Systems thinking, learning and values in evaluation
In this article, the breakdown of loop interactions of learning comes into scope. The values relate to the purpose of the outcome, either embedding relatable system thinking or building a sustainable practice.
Reading this, I questioned where I would set myself and my students in this scenario. Personally, I feel my practice is somewhere between double loop systems and triple looped, I bridge the effectiveness of doing things right but in the journey to get there, i encourage trials and errors to help students work more efficiently with the abled study times.
It is interesting to see how the triple loop is hierarchical and how these loops build onto one another, visualising your personal teachings and reflecting in such a short article is challenging but diluting your average practice or systems, it could be achievable to grow and learn from this short piece of evidence.
Where do I see the current cohort in students, we currently still have “covid” students coming closer to the end of their degree, I would say they would still be in a single-loop mindset, still afraid to take risks or challenge themselves. Yet with BA2 we are seeing glimmers of inspiration or negotiation in their creative practice in understanding what is set, and performing a series of effective small run tests to bring an awareness of teaching machine handling to creativity. Yet on the other side; they still rely on workshop-provided materials and this can be creatively damaging to the final appearance of their hard work.
So I can see and evaluate the growth and breaking of barriers, now it’s valuable that we incorporate more transitions of mindsets from a single loop to double/triple loop teaching practices.
System thinking is a new topic for me to think about and relate to, in comparison one of the ways I can bring an understanding to this ‘process’ is by finding it in other formats. In textiles, we are considering new ways of thinking, and new systems and building upon our knowledge to change the future.
Eliminating textile waste requires new ways of thinking.
