David A. Kolb
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Sep 28, 2026
John HunterHOST
You were there, you did the thing, surely that counts.
John HunterHOST
Back in 1984, a researcher named David Kolb mapped out how learning from experience actually works.
John HunterHOST
Here's what he found.
John HunterHOST
Experience is only the first step in a four-stage cycle.
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And this is where AI comes in.
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For decades, academics have pointed to David Kolb's experiential learning cycle.
speaker_0GUEST
Which sounds academic, but it's really just how humans naturally learn.
speaker_0GUEST
Exactly.
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So it gives them a script? Not a script.
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It gives the leader a precise, observable action step right in the flow of their actual day.
speaker_1GUEST
Well, let's break Kolb down a little further, because his model really isn't the end of the story here.
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Research by a scholar named Russ Vince expanded on Kolb's learning cycle, and I think this is crucial for anyone trying to understand why AI falls short.