Works
- Theory in Practice: Increasing Professional Effectiveness, Jossey-Bass (with Chris Argyris), 1974
- Organizational Learning: A Theory of Action Perspective, Addison-Wesley (with Chris Argyris), 1978
- The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action, Basic Books, 1983
- The Design Studio: An Exploration of Its Traditions and Potentials, RIBA Publications, 1985
In Thinking Tools
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An MIT philosopher of professional practice. With Chris Argyris he distinguished single-loop from double-loop learning, which questions the governing assumptions behind an action, and in his own work he described reflection in action and reflection on action, using the architecture studio critique as a model.