Graham, you wrote:
"In fact I view all institutions as potentially educational, which is why
business, and other non-schooling institutions are of particular interest
to me."
I think you are correct, and that one reason so many organizations,
businesses, institutions, etc. languish is that they don't see that they
have to continually "educate" their customers, employees, supporters,
public, community, et.al. about who they are and what they do. The
business as educational institution approach requires constant attention
to the type of critical reflection which supports them being a learning
organization. This is one of the points that I stress with the groups
with whom I work.
BTW, welcome to the list.
Ed Brenegar
Leadership Resources
brenegar@circle.net
--"Edwin R. Brenegar III" <EdB3@msn.com>
Learning-org -- An Internet Dialog on Learning Organizations For info: <rkarash@karash.com> -or- <http://world.std.com/~lo/>