Many companies fall into the trap of single-loop learning, where they fix immediate issues without questioning the underlying assumptions that led to those problems.

Double loop learning is essentially a form of forced self-examination where you look critically at what you've done and your plan for achieving goals: ...

Intermediate Level: Again, deepen skills. Detect operational inefficiencies (single-loop learning) and critically analyze and reframe foundational policies and strategies (double-loop learning).

Christo Fabricius ¹, Georgina Cundill ², Learning in Adaptive Management, Ecology and Society, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Mar 2014) ...

The basketball player’s early career illustrates a learning strategy that produces conflict -- and innovation.