This document discusses Quarriers, a 130-year-old social care charity in the UK, becoming a learning organization from 1996-2008 through organizational development, greater diversity, and adapting to external regulation. It defines a learning organization as having a culture that promotes openness, creativity, sharing information, innovation, and learning from mistakes. Quarriers embraced these principles by focusing on person-centered values, involvement from all levels, diversity, effective communication, continuous improvement, and supportive leadership and management.

1. QUARRIERS A Learning Organisation 1996 -2008

2. A Time of Change A Social Care Charity 130 years old Grown 5-fold since 1996 Greater diversity Organisational Development External Regulation

3. What is a Learning Organisation?

4. “Learning organisations have strong cultures that promote openness, creativity and experimentation among members. They encourage members to acquire, process and share information, nurture innovation and provide freedom to try new things, to risk failure and learn from mistakes.” Social Care Institute for Excellence - 2004

5. Learning Organisations Structures Culture Information systems People Management Leadership

6. Quarriers Person Centred Values in Practice Involvement of All Diversity Communication Commitment to Improvement Leadership & Management Support

7. Case Studies Voices in Projects Equalities network