Learning in Shared spaces

Learning in Shared spaces - A Journey

This post is a list of my perspective and questions on my journey in shared spaces.

My first experience of learning in shared spaces was back in my MBA days - Where we learn , experiment , fail and reflect as a team. It has been a long time and I got 2 opportunities to do the same in a shared space.

Learning in Shared spaces - A Journey

The first was a moderated learning space on Systems thinking - specifically System archetypes.

The second is my journey in ThoughtWorks as a leader. It is the most important opportunity that I was looking for.

Some of the things that I enjoy in this space:

An accelerated learning on more complex topics
Having a forum to reflect and receive perspectives
Being called out on the assumptions and stereotypes that I had

Some questions that still remain:

How scalable is this model?
What group size is the best? I have typically been in group sizes that are 10-20. Not sure if a bigger size is scalable
How do we make sure that the group is in equilibrium with respect to every individual - Every person gets and receives enough to be invested in that group?
is it possible for me to unlearn and relearn when I participate in shared learning sessions?

I would also love to understand and learn how we can amplify learnings more than what I have today in some of these sessions.

What would I need to do personally to be able to amplify my learnings better?
How can I learn to facilitate and get a more active group equilibrium? Can I make every person contribute more and learn more as a result?

Some of these questions seem to be similar to how you would manage an online open-source community.

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