Just because we are not isolated does not mean we are not insulated.

Change, progress, movement, improvement, growth happens when we ensure we are not isolated as well as not insulated.

Exposure. Reflection. Conceptualization. Application. Repeat. This is the route to growth. Any isolation or insulation will only slow/limit this growth.

David Kolb’s learning styles as well as Tara Fenwick’s practice-based-learning talks more deeply about this concept. Ed Batista summarizes and adds to Kolb’s Learning Cycle.