Abstract
The world is in a constant phase of change and organizations today are embracing disruptive innovations and digital transformations. This has changed how we are working in this virtual and globally diverse world; the way we connect with people and communities, the manner in which we co-create knowledge and share our learnings. Given the transformative AI landscape and its inherent impact on organizational design, functions, processes, and behaviour, it is imperative to adopt a mindset that is open, aware, inquisitive, reflective, empathetic, innovative, resilient, and risk taking. Learning agility is the individuals ability and willingness to learn from their earlier experiences and apply that learning to perform better in newer situations. Individuals who exhibit learning agility help create an organization that is agile in every aspect. As we meander the Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) World, Learning Agility is a core capability that will determine the journey from self-awareness to self-immersion. This chapter will explore the impact of AI (automation and digitization) on core organizational components; the need for an agile ecosystem to respond to the digital transformations at the organizational level; learning agility, i.e., the key enabling capability to survive and thrive in the VUCA world; and the dimensions and enablers of learning agility and the role of the individual as they move from self-awareness to self-immersion.
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Das, M. (2024). Learning Agility: The Journey from Self-Awareness to Self-Immersion. In: Menon, S., Todariya, S., Agerwala, T. (eds) AI, Consciousness and The New Humanism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0503-0_9
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