Reg Revans – an appreciation: The life of a learning guru

Abstract

The death of Reg Revans earlier this year, at the age of 95, was a sad event. He was one of the most important thinkers ever in the field of management and organizational learning. I always enjoyed engaging with his wonderfully sparky style and his direct manner and he will be sadly missed by those of us who knew him. It left me wondering, though, if it could be an important landmark in the field of organizational learning and development. The question is – will his work become more recognized after death, as can happen with artists? Or will he be gradually forgotten, as he is no longer around to prod and stimulate people with his trenchant and thought‐provoking ideas? Even worse, as Reg was quick to recognize, will his action learning approach be increasingly mechanized and distorted from his original ideas such that it becomes a debased notion?

Citation

(2003), "Reg Revans – an appreciation: The life of a learning guru", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 4-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777280310795810