Learning is more than just memorizing new stuff

Making progress is what is commonly referred to as “learning”. Learning involves much more than just memorizing information. One might memorize things, and yet one might not comprehend them at the same time. As an example, one might learnt a mathematical formula, but isn’t able to apply it mathematical operations, let alone in everyday situations.

Learning cycles in Scrum

One of the things I love most about Scrum is the learning cycles it provides. Every Sprint is a single learning cycle. The team gets feedback in two respects: the one concerning the product and the second one referring to the process itself. Both aspects rely on empiricism, which means decision-making is based on facts, and these are determined by inspecting the artefacts. As opposed to opinions, facts are indisputable, corresponds to the actual state of affairs, and might be proven or falsified by experience that learning starts with. A great way to explain how people learn is David Kolb’s learning Cycle Model. I’ve been applying this model in teaching. It encompasses four stages.

Kolb’s learning cycles