Dr. David R. Schwandt

Dr. Schwandt is the Director of the Center for the Study of Learning, the research branch of the Human and Organizational Learning Program. Before being hired at The George Washington University, Dave served as the Director of Organizational and Human Development for the U.S. General Accounting Office for eleven years. He has presented the Schwandt Organizational Learning Model at various national and international conferences and workshops and has published more than sixty articles and chapters in scholarly works. Recently, he provided the chapter "Learning as an Organization: A Journey Into Chaos" in the book, Learning Organizations. Dave utilizes a multidisciplinary approach (drawing from the fields of sociology, management, anthropology, the hard sciences, and psychology) in analyzing organizational structures and processes. His current thinking centers around sensemaking and cognition in organizational settings.

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