Illinois Technology and Leadership for Change (ITLC) | Illinois State University | (Originally supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
Theory of Change
Our work is based in the seminal work of Chris Argris who focuses his change theory in both personal and organizational change. He maintains that "single loop" learning leads individuals and organizations to work harder and longer with the same premise and still expect different results. He maintains that "double loop" learning starts in core values and visioning which then direct behavior or performances in meaningful learning experiences to in fact produce deep change. Peter Senge has based his Fifth Discipline in this theory and names personal mastery, team learning, shared vision, mental models, and systems thinking as the disciplines that take individuals and organizations into deep change through double loop learning. The work of Learning Communities follows this same theory of change and focuses its actions in continuous improvement through data-driven decision making of stakeholders.
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