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Our philosophy

How real change actually happens.

We believe lasting change comes from questioning the assumptions beneath our behaviours, freeing us from the constant effort of forcing new ones to stick. This idea has a name — Triple Loop Learning.

Leadership is communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly, that they are able to see it in themselves.
Stephen Covey
The starting point

We make sense of the world through the stories we tell ourselves.

Triple Loop Consulting's philosophy is grounded in social construct theory — the idea that people strive to make sense of the world, and of themselves, by developing personal theories built on their own experiences and perceptions.

Those constructs are powerful. They shape what we notice, how we respond, and what we believe is possible. And real learning and change only happen when we are able to understand — and challenge — them.

A red thread wound around smooth black stones on linen Threads we weave
The model

Three loops of learning.

Most learning corrects what we do. Deeper learning questions why we do it. The deepest learning of all reshapes how we decide what matters in the first place.

Single loop

Doing things right

“Are we doing things right?”

We adjust our actions to get a better result — correcting course within the assumptions we already hold. Useful, but limited.

Double loop

Doing the right things

“Are we doing the right things?”

We step back and question the assumptions and mental models driving our actions — reframing the problem itself, not just the response.

Triple loop

Learning how we learn

“How do we decide what is right?”

We critically and purposefully reflect on our own constructs of the world, and consciously choose a response. This is Triple Loop Learning — the foundation of transformational, sustainable change.

What it unlocks

When people are mindfully engaged in Triple Loop Learning, the way they work together changes.

Effective questioning Deeper listening Clearer communication Better decision-making

The result is heightened morale and better performance — for individuals, teams and the organisations around them.

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