Five Disciplines
What are the Five Disciplines?
The "Five Disciplines" refers to the five core disciplines of organizational learning and development as outlined by Peter Senge in his book "The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization."
These disciplines are:
- Systems Thinking: understanding the interrelationships between different parts of an organization and how they affect each other, rather than looking at each part in isolation.
- Personal Mastery: the process of continually learning, growing and developing oneself, to achieve one's full potential.
- Mental Models: understanding one's own underlying assumptions and worldviews that shape the way we see and interact with the world.
- Shared Vision: creating a shared sense of purpose and direction for an organization, which inspires people to work towards a common goal.
- Team Learning: creating a culture of learning, where teams work together to solve problems and improve performance.
By mastering these five disciplines, organizations can create a learning culture that enables them to be more adaptive, innovative, and successful in the long term.
These disciplines are interconnected, and their successful integration fosters a self-sustaining process of continuous improvement and learning. They rely on individuals, teams, and the entire organization committing to learning and fostering a culture of openness and trust, where new ideas and perspectives are welcome.
The Five Disciplines are a set of tools and practices aimed at fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement within an organization, which enables it to be more adaptive, innovative, and successful in the long term. They encompass the mindset, skills, and processes needed to build a "Learning Organization" that can continuously improve its performance over time.
See Also
- IT Strategy (Information Technology Strategy)
- IT Governance
- Enterprise Architecture
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- IT Sourcing (Information Technology Sourcing)
- IT Operations (Information Technology Operations)
- E-Strategy