Objectives of learning communities:

Expanding thinking, not necessarily expanding goals, maybe just a path or framework the group agrees upon. Idea of goals might, in fact, reflect reductionist thinking.

Let expand and generate - stay away from "cookie cutter" answers.

Provides a more democratic and creative form for learning - more accessible and free - expanding thinking.

More about process than reductionist thinking.

Learning community is a container - no value judgement.

About cultivating collaborative capacity and new relationships.

Think differently at level that will create and sustain the change.

How do you incorporate all the wisdom, etc. from past to generate new knowledge.

Expanding thinking; cultivating collaborative capacity and new relationships; continuity piece - group memory; expanding not only thinking, but feeling.

Expanding our thinking and feeling: honor whole person, systems approach.

Alternative, democratic learning environment.

Practice informs theory, and theory informs practice.

Cultivate capacity for new relationship, collaboration, and ongoing group learning "group memory."