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We learn and share
Why is it important?
People learn from their experience to improve their actions. And if people connect to exchange their experiences than an exponential amount of people will improve their competence to deal with life concerns.
Learning from our Experiences
Experience is the basis for all learning. This is our working hypothesis.
Communities and facilitators do an After-Action-Review (AAR) to learn from their own action. It provides the opportunity to reflect on their performance IMMEDIATELY after ANY activity. At an AAR the group considers 4 questions:
What was supposed to happen?
What actually happened?
Why were there differences?
What can we learn from this?
Learning and sharing with others
1. Peer assist
If you are facing a challenge, it is almost certain that others have faced similar challenges. During a Peer Assist, a group of people who are committed to sharing their experiences come together so that you can respond effectively to your challenge.
2. Knowledge assets
During a Peer assist, people share their experiences. While those experiences may come from different contexts, there are often common principles which underly these experiences.
A Knowledge Asset is a systematic collection of these principles together with the material which supports and illustrates them.
3. Knowledge Fairs
A Knowledge Fair is a joyful event where people come together to learn and share their experiences. The ban of PowerPoint presentations and experts makes space for human interaction. Participants share their stories and experiences in small groups, in the form of a peer assist. They then capture knowledge assets.
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Jane Macharia, from Aga Khan Development Network, explains that it was certainly not the normal way of working: "So we got a rude shock at the Knowledge Fair where instead of having PowerPoints, we were now encouraged to just have conversations. As the ball rolled, we just had to role with it. And that was how we got the hang of it."Tools and downloads
The tools used by the Constellation are described in the book "Learning to Fly" by Chris Collison and Geoff Parcell, Capstone Publishing Ltd, 2004.
More about the Community Life Competence Process in the Blended Learning course
