▁the ▁shared ▁learning ▁experiences ▁of ▁individuals ▁as ▁a ▁basis ▁for ▁a ▁larger ▁network ▁of ▁education ▁that ▁exists ▁formally ▁and ▁inform ally ▁( sch ools , ▁univers ities , ▁job - training , ▁support , ▁collaboration , ▁feedback ▁etc .). ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁theoretical ▁framework ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁learning ▁society ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁through ▁the ▁chron ological ▁development ▁of ▁its ▁theoretical ▁framework . ▁As ▁the ▁framework ▁has ▁developed ▁over time , ▁so ▁has ▁the ▁s oph istic ation ▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁learning ▁society ▁as ▁it ▁applies ▁to ▁an ▁inter - connected ▁ 2 1 st - century ▁model , ▁particularly ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁shift ▁from ▁state - based ▁educational ▁institutions ▁to ▁more ▁decent ral ised ▁organis ations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Donald ▁Schön ▁developed ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁change ▁is ▁constant ▁in ▁a ▁modern ▁state ▁( ‘ loss ▁of ▁the ▁stable ▁state ’ ) ▁and ▁thus ▁to ▁adapt ▁to ▁this ▁change , ▁there ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁constant ▁state ▁of ▁learning ▁within ▁the ▁society ▁of ▁that ▁state . ▁Further , ▁Robert ▁May n ard ▁H utch ins ▁also ▁argued ▁that ▁given ▁the ▁ever - ch anging ▁nature ▁of ▁states , ▁particularly ▁in ▁business ▁organis ations , ▁it ▁wasn ’ t ▁possible ▁for ▁educational ▁institutions ▁to ▁keep ▁up , ▁or ▁even ▁be ▁expected ▁to . ▁ ▁Later , ▁Tor sten ▁Hus én ▁and ▁Stewart ▁R anson ▁emphas ise ▁that ▁learning ▁has ▁a ▁certain ▁‘ fl uid ity ’ ▁( with ▁no ▁start ▁or