Action learning, like the person calling clearness committee, starts in
‘not knowing’, or as Revans often said, unless we understand and acknowledge
our own ignorance in the face of diffi cult problems, then we are not
able to seek questions and learning. And there are other parallels between
action learning and Quaker beliefs and practices: Quaker values include
pacifi sm, equality, standing up to injustice and ‘speaking truth to
authority’; Quaker practice focuses on the importance of doubts and of
the posing of questions and holds that quietness and refl ection are essentials.
Finally the strong belief in community resonates with Revans
‘Comrades in adversity’.
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