Lessons

From Salish Sea Wiki


Lessons are Knowledge Creation Efforts and their Products that aim to learn from the experiences of field practitioners. This kind of learning is faster and more efficient than Research or Monitoring, borrowing the processes of craft and place-based knowledge. It has a role in Best Professional Judgement which is relevant in Funding and Regulation. Academic studies may lack the nuance and field experiences to generate these lessons.

Notes

  • There are no formal improvement systems in the Salish Sea
  • Coordination workgroups often serve as a locus for lessons, but formal improvement processes are rare.
  • Kaizen is a collection of practices from Japanese manufacturing focused on increase the value of lessons learned through practice.
  • The structure of institutions may affect the ability of our social systems to learn lessons.


Efforts and Products in Lessons