As I was reading Tamara’s post about breaking tradition using
Lewins’ Organizational Change Theory, all I could think of was the movie
Frozen. Anyone who lives with a little girl right now, has been so inundated
with this movie that they probably relate many things to it. In the movie, Arendelle has been inadvertently frozen by
Queen Elsa using powers she cannot control.
I compare this to how we learn. We learn through and by our experiences.
This information is “frozen” as a part of us much like the town is frozen.
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Once new information is introduced to use, we see a
difference between what we already know and this new information. This requires
us to “unfreeze” our previous knowledge so that we can change it using this new
information. This is much like the kingdom of Arendelle. Once the knowledge of
Queen Elsa’s freezing power is known and she “learns” how to control it, she
can unfreeze Arendelle.
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After we acquire this new learning and we have changed our
knowledge and thinking, the information can be refrozen. This allows us to update
our older knowledge on a subject. This new updated form, then become a part of
us. Since Queen Elsa can now control her
powers, she can refreeze the parts of Arendelle that she chooses to because of
the control that she has learned.
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This theory can be used in many types of organizations. The
video below gives a brief overview of the theory.
As teachers of adults or children I feel like this theory
can be very helpful. Using various teaching techniques allows instructors to
reach more students. The traditional sit in the class, read the book, take a
test, teaching is becoming a thing of the past. Even in my daughter’s
elementary school, I see the teachers employing new strategies that are more
interesting and even “fun” for the kids. I have seen them implement many of the
Innovations that are shown in Tamara’s post.
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