Monday, August 05, 2013

Monkeys and Bananas

Did you ever wonder how things develop to the point of, "We don't do it that way here?"  This phrase often works as the stop sign that impedes process improvement.

Well, here's one cogent explanation, in the form of a video entitled "Monkeys and Bananas."


Thanks for this lead go to Australia's Sarah Dalton, a Fullbright Scholar studying the development of clinical leadership programs at Anne Arundel Medical Centre and throughout the US.

5 comments:

George said...

Brilliant experiment!

e-Patient Dave said...

Wow wow wow!

e-Patient Dave said...

Googling produces many matches, including this, which cues the original (1967!), cites a nursing example, and ties in Ed Schein's view.

http://attheintersectionblog.com/2013/03/06/the-monkey-experiment-and-edgar-schein/

Tom said...

Sounds like a lot of medical and nursing staff comments.

Jane said...

Oh, yes. Very true. Showed this at a nursing leaders meeting today.