Includes bibliographical references (p. 509-523) and index.

Introduction : beginner's mind / Sarita Chawla -- Part One. Guiding ideas -- Communities of commitment : the heart of learning organizations / Fred Kofman and Peter Senge -- Managing the dream / Charles Handy -- Ahead of the wave : valuing gender perspectives in learning cultures / Marilynne Anderson -- Mastering change / Rosabeth Moss Kanter -- The renaissance of learning in business / John W. Thompson -- The transformational leader : the wellspring of the learning organization / Jayme Rolls -- Why smart organizations don't learn / Lisa J. Marshall, Sandy Mobley, and Gene Calvert -- Part Two. Theories/methods/processes -- Stories for learning : exploring your circumstance / Diane Cory and Paula Underwood -- The seventh story : extending learning organizations far beyond the business / Barbara Shipka -- Dialogue : capacities and stories / Judy Brown -- Mindshift : strategic dialogue for breakthrough thinking / Sherrin Bennett and Juanita Brown -- Language as action : linking metaphors with organization transformation / Susan J. Bethanis -- Generative coaching : a surprising learning odyssey / Kendall Murphy -- Building learning laboratories to create more effective distributed decision making / W. Brian Kreutzer -- FASTBreak : a facilitation approach to systems thinking breakthroughs / David P. Kreutzer -- The DNA of the learning organization / Robert Dilworth -- Wisdom at work : an inquiry into the dimensions of higher order learning / Joel Levey and Michelle Levey -- Part Three. Infrastructure -- Learning communities : an alternative to the "expert model" / Stephanie Ryan -- Learning out of context / Eric Edwards Vogt -- Vitalizing work design : implementing a developmental philosophy / Carol Sanford -- Development strategies for the knowledge era / Linda E. Morris -- The faster learning organization (FLO) / Bob Guns -- Managerial practice fields : infrastructures of a learning organization / Daniel H. Kim -- Learning as an organization : a journey into chaos / David R. Schwandt -- Part Four. Arenas of practice -- The challenge of stewardship : building learning organizations in healthcare / Alain Gauthier -- Restructuring education : designing tomorrow's workplace / John H. Wood -- Transforming mental models through formal and informal learning : a guide for workplace educators / Robert Weintraub -- Leadership, quality and the U.S. Navy / Robert L. Masten -- Organizational learning : medical metaphor and corporate practice / Alan K. Graham -- Shared values : nutrients for learning / Frank Hoffmann and Bill Withers -- Creating a learning organization by accident / Mary Byrd -- Beyond ego to wisdom : the Eicher experience / Dinesh Chandra -- Conclusion : reflections of learning from a gathering / Sarita Chawla

Learning Organizations: Developing Cultures for Tomorrow's Workplace contains essays by thirty-nine of the most respected practitioners and scholars on this topic. This definitive collection of essays is rich in concept and theory as well as application and example.