How is your organization designed? Is it more focused on efficiency and performance or learning? Or is it a combination of both? If it is not, should it be? The differences between organizations designed for efficient performance and one that is focused on learning is that in a learning organization everyone is involved and active in identifying and solving problems. In an organization when efficiency and performance is the most important sometimes quality gets left out. In a learning environment people are constantly able to build on not only what they are learning but what others around them are learning because it opens up doors for communication across levels within the organization.