An Integrative Literature Review to Introduce Socio-Networked Learning

Abstract

Human resource development (HRD) practitioners have a critical role to play in understanding interdisciplinary learning among cross-sector stakeholders addressing large-scale social issues. Recent trends within philanthropic and governmental grant making agencies reveals a movement toward prioritizing and funding large-scale social change rather than the historical focus on individual project solutions. This shift has precipitated a need for cross-sector collaborative organizations dedicated to social innovation to learn from each other, lending themselves to study by HRD professionals. The purpose of this paper is to discuss Peter Senge’s shared vision discipline as applied to an inter-organizational learning context of multiple stakeholders working toward social innovation. A new model and theoretical HRD understanding will be introduced hereafter referred to as socio-networked learning to identify the learning across organizations dedicated to social innovation. Socio-networked learning is therefore learning across organizations (public and private) dedicated to addressing large-scale social issues.