The Fifth Discipline

The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization (Senge 1990) is a book by Peter Senge (a senior lecturer at MIT) focusing on group problem solving using the systems thinking method in order to convert companies into learning organizations. The five disciplines represent approaches (theories and methods) for developing three core learning capabilities: fostering aspiration, developing reflective conversation, and understanding complexity.

The Five Disciplines

The five disciplines of the learning organization discussed in the book are:

• 1) Personal mastery
• 2) Mental models
• 3) Building shared vision
• 4) Team learning
• 5) Systems thinking
  

(Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fifth_Discipline)