1. the learning circle of experience
genuine, personal experience
observation and reflection time
testing implications
in new situations
forming ideas
& generalizations
Kurt Lewin’s model in
Kolb, D. “Experiential learning”
Englewood Cliffs, N.J:
Prentice Hall, 1984
note the particular importance of here-and-now concrete experience in generating and testing out ideas, and also the importance of the feedback loop in checking whether one is really on track; ineffectiveness is often due to an imbalance between active experience and reflective observation