Samenvatting

Let us assume that organizations want to blossom in order to achieve their goals in the best possible manner. Why, then, does this fail to occur so often, despite major efforts in HRM such as education, development of competencies, and management training?
This article deals with learning obstacles in organizations. These obstacles inhibit the use of available capacities and ideas. In addition to individual learning, learning in organizations also principally means collective learning. This type of learning is important so that we do not have to continually reinvent the wheel and do not repeat the same mistakes, but it is also crucial in developing the ability to approach change effectively. This article focuses on what a manager or consultant can do, and provides guidelines for detecting learning obstacles in organizations based on a fresh way of looking at organizational development. These guidelines provide selection criteria for methods of obstacle prevention or removal. Some interactive methods will be further elaborated, in order to contribute to more effective collaboration in meeting the challenges of organizations and society.