Global HealthChris ArgyrisDouble-loop LearningHealth Systems ResearchKabir SheikhEducational Sciences
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Author Reda Sadki
Argyris (1976) defines double-loop learning as occurring “when errors are corrected by changing the governing values and then the actions.” He contrasts this with single-loop learning, where “errors are corrected without altering the underlying governing values.” Double-loop learning involves questioning “not only the objective facts but also the reasons and motives behind those facts”. It requires becoming aware of one’s own “theories-in-use” –