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Immersion for organisational learning in Tanzania

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  • Rinus van Klinken

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This article shares the approach and experiences of a joint immersion of two organisations in Tanzania. Immersions have a profound effect on individuals and strongly stimulate individual learning. Wishing to go beyond that, an immersion was designed with the aim of also contributing to organisational learning. With an increasingly complex and dynamic situation, organisational approaches and strategies need to closely fit within the local context. Immersions are good tools for development practitioners to appreciate this context and form an important part of the organisational learning demanded from development organisations.« Immersion » pour la formation organisationnelle en TanzanieCet article présente l'approche et les expériences de l'immersion conjointe de deux organisations en Tanzanie. Les immersions ont un effet profond sur les personnes et stimulent fortement l'apprentissage individuel. Pour aller plus loin, une immersion a été conçue dans le but de contribuer aussi à l'apprentissage organisationnel. Dans une situation de plus en plus complexe et dynamique, les approches et stratégies organisationnelles doivent s'inscrire étroitement dans le contexte local. Les immersions constituent de bons outils pour permettre aux praticiens du développement d'apprécier ce contexte et de former une partie importante de l'apprentissage organisationnel exigé aux organisations de développement.Imersão para aprendizado organizacional na TanzâniaEste artigo compartilha a abordagem e as experiências de uma imersão conjunta de duas organizações na Tanzânia. As imersões têm um efeito profundo sobre os indivíduos e estimulam fortemente o aprendizado individual. Desejando ir além disto, uma imersão foi proposta com o objetivo de também contribuir para o aprendizado organizacional. Com uma situação cada vez mais complexa e dinâmica, as abordagens e estratégias organizacionais precisam adequar-se organicamente ao contexto local. As imersões são boas ferramentas com as quais os profissionais da área de desenvolvimento podem apreciar esse contexto e são parte importante do aprendizado organizacional requerido por organizações de desenvolvimento.La inmersión para el aprendizaje organizacional en TanzaniaEste ensayo analiza el método y las experiencias de una inmersión que realizaron conjuntamente dos organizaciones de Tanzania. Las inmersiones tienen efectos profundos en las personas y estimulan el aprendizaje individual. Con el objeto de obtener más datos, se diseñó una inmersión para fomentar el aprendizaje organizacional. Dado que las condiciones son cada vez más complejas y dinámicas, los métodos y las estrategias organizacionales tienen que adecuarse al contexto local. Las inmersiones son buenas herramientas para que los profesionales del desarrollo aprecien mejor el contexto y son una parte importante del aprendizaje institucional en las organizaciones de desarrollo.

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  • Rinus van Klinken, 2012. "Immersion for organisational learning in Tanzania," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(7), pages 921-931, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:22:y:2012:i:7:p:921-931
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.696579
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