Physical Co-Location: An Intersection of Problem-Solving and Vicarious Learning

Autor/inn/en	Venkat, Radhika; Gupta, Amit; Banerjee, Jayanta; Chellappan, Ramesh Babu
Titel	Physical Co-Location: An Intersection of Problem-Solving and Vicarious Learning
Quelle	In: Action Learning: Research and Practice, 18 (2021) 3, S.211-226 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Venkat, Radhika) ORCID (Banerjee, Jayanta) ORCID (Chellappan, Ramesh Babu)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-7333
DOI	10.1080/14767333.2021.1954879
Schlagwörter	Problem Solving; Experiential Learning; Informal Education; Foreign Countries; Workplace Learning; Praxis; Learning Processes; Feedback (Response); India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problemlösen; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Ausland; Learning process; Lernprozess; Indien
Abstract	Scholars have examined Revans' problem-solving praxeology in many contexts but have not fully explored the concept in the case of physical co-location. Hence, we focussed on investigating Revans' conceptualisation in a co-located context by paying particular attention to the 'different forms of learning' that emerged from it. The research setting for this study involved two coworking spaces in Bangalore, India, whose constituents were co-located start-ups and established enterprises. Held from January to March 2020, the study involved conducting exploratory, semi-structured interviews with twelve firms. The findings suggested that in a co-located environment, a) firms learnt 'vicariously' from a rich, external knowledge base during the enquiry-led Alpha phase b) firms learnt 'experientially', through learning by doing and reflecting in the implementation-focussed Beta phase c) firms learnt through the process of 'emergence' that resulted from personal reflection and team interaction, in the revelatory Gamma phase. This study lends a novel direction in acknowledging that vicarious learning, that is, learning through the experience of others, serves as a starting point for problem-solving in a co-located context. We demonstrate that firms gain familiarity with the problem through vicarious sources, that is, from those experienced co-located firms who had journeyed on a similar path. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01