Comparison Of The Challenger And Columbia Accidents

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Although the design flaws that contributed to the Challenger and Columbia accidents were different, the accidents themselves were similar. The CAIB during the investigation of the root causes of the accidents, identified contributing organizational problems that played a factored in both cases. NASA had received early warnings of safety issues, however, they failed to take them seriously and resolve them. “What we find out from [a] comparison between Columbia and Challenger is that NASA as an organization did not learn from its previous mistakes and it did not properly address all of the factors that the presidential commission identified.” - Dr. Diane Vaughan.
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“Environments that generate radical, discontinuous change require organizations that are effective in enacting double loop learning.” (PENN STATE LESSON) Organizations, such as NASA, are good at single loop learning, whereas, double loop learning is a difficult practice for any organization to move towards. Organizations shy towards practices and create norms that hinder double loop learning. An organization typically will not incorporate double loop learning into their process unless faced with a transformation from within or a disaster. An organization needs to create information and knowledge, not simply use and process …show more content…

Edward W. Rogers. This office is responsible “for assuring that the Center operates as a learning organization. It is responsible for policy and guidance on Lessons Learned, Knowledge Management and Learning Practices. The OCKO provides the Center with knowledge management services and support facilitating the application of knowledge and enhancing Goddard’s development as a learning organization.” (NASA)
“The role of the OCKO is to design, develop and deploy meaningful learning activities that augment individual learning, sharing and collaboration. The focus of OCKO initiatives is local learning practices that benefit NASA personnel in tangible ways through enlarging the understanding of how NASA works, presenting case studies that make for effective learning across multiple projects, facilitating reflective learning from current experiences and sharing acquired knowledge with Goddard, NASA and the public.” (NASA) The OCKO has a unique method, when it comes to documenting and communicating lessons learned and other forms of knowledge. They utilize a storytelling approach utilizing case studies which for the most part are available to the public. “Finally, the OCKO developed the Pause & Learn (PaL) process as a facilitated team meeting for reflective learning. PaLs are often used to informally transfer individual lessons about a specific

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