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# Chris Argyris

**Profile.** Organizational theorist known for the concept of **double-loop learning** and foundational work on organizational learning.

**Role in this source.** His double-loop learning framework is adapted to build formal channels for both daily reflection and periodic system improvement in structured empowerment.

**Attributed contribution to this vault:** the theoretical basis for [[concept-double-loop-learning]].

> **Enrichment.** Canonical reference is Argyris's body of work on double-loop and organizational learning; the provided research confirms the concept's use here but not a primary-source page.