Disequilibrium is the door to learning, not a failure of it.

principle — attributed to Arthur Pearson

Pearson cites Piaget. Learning is an iterative process of thinking how something works, discovering that the understanding is inadequate, and readjusting. The discomfort that arrives is the moment when learning becomes possible. The discipline is to let participants sit in it long enough for the new understanding to integrate.

For program designers and facilitators.

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