Pep Talks and Storytelling
Prescribed education aside, experiential learning for employers is typically a short induction program, usually little more than the provision of a descriptive pamphlet of the organization, a pep talk or tour by a senior executive, or a mentoring program for more senior employees. When some form of reflection is used to examine performance, some organizations use a technique known as storytelling, where individuals are encouraged to relate their experiences through narrative witness, usually in some theatrical way, or through the use of the linguistic framework of metaphor (Denning, 2004; Klein, 1998). Alongside this is a branch of experiential learning that concentrates on others’ experiences. Called benchmarking, ...
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