Explore the fascinating world of learning through the lens of driving in Alabama! Discover the three crucial types of learning: knowledge, methods, and skills. Hear about how knowledge shapes our understanding and methods enhance our toolkit. Dive into real-life examples, including a mishap while driving that highlights the gaps in these areas. The discussion emphasizes the necessity of practice to bridge the gap between knowledge and performance, setting the stage for deeper insights in future discussions!
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Knowledge As A Map Not Just Facts
Knowledge is our internal model or map of the world, not just facts.
Jeffrey Fredrick warns that poor knowledge leads teams to build the wrong thing.
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Methods Are Transferable Techniques
Methods are the techniques and tools you add to your toolkit.
Jeffrey Fredrick links methods to coaches teaching swimmers new techniques that improve performance.
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Skill Is Applied Practice
Skills are your ability to apply methods, which requires practice.
Jeffrey Fredrick stresses that hearing a method doesn't make you competent at executing it.
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What can we learn about learning from driving in Alabama? On this episode of Troubleshooting Agile, Squirrel and Jeffrey discuss the challenges and rewards of learning and focus on three times of learning - knowledge, methods and skills - and how Squirrel applied all of them (but not quite well enough) when he had to drive in Alabama to visit family.
Links:
- CFAR workshop: https://www.rationality.org/workshops/upcoming
- Mundanity of Excellence paper: https://fermatslibrary.com/s/the-mundanity-of-excellence-an-ethnographic-report-on-stratification-and-olympic-swimmers
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About Your Hosts
Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication.
Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html
Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/
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