ShuHaRi
The way people learn skills changes as their ability in the skill grows.
Aug 22, 2014
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Learning
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Summary
Martin Fowler talks about Shu-Ha-Ri, an interesting learning technique coined from the Japanese martial arts style Aikido, citing that the technique involves three stages where a student first masters a task, then the task's underlying principles, and lastly creates his own approaches and adapts to what he has learned. He also notes that the same concept is also applied to learning techniques and methodologies for software development. Check the article to learn about ShuHaRi and apply it in your daily life.
Takeaways
- Shu-Ha-Ri is a way of thinking about how you learn a technique. The name comes from Japanese martial arts (particularly Aikido).
- Shu-Ha-Ri was introduced as a way of thinking about learning techniques and methodologies for software development by Alistair Cockburn.
- The Shu-Ha-Ru learning technique involves three stages where a student first masters a task, then the task's underlying principles, and lastly creates his own approaches and adapts to what he has learned.
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