Shaping Wise Futures : : A Shared Responsibility /

Shaping Wise Futures : : A Shared Responsibility / / edited byJoy Higgs, Janice Orrell, Diane Tasker, Narelle Patton.

We are poised at a crossroads between a past that is outgrown and a future we must choose. This book examines the multiple ways that wisdom, grounded in life experience, science and theoretical knowledge, can contribute to positive and sustainable local and global futures. The authors in this book h...

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Superior document:Practice Futures ; 5
TeilnehmendeR:
Higgs, Joy,
Tasker, Diane,
Orrell, Janice,
Patton, Narelle,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Practice Futures ; 5.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Valuing wise futures / Joy Higgs
  • Building a wise and sustainable future : moral purpose and challenged assumptions / Geoff Scott
  • Linking science, spirituality, ethics and philosophy in creating wise futures / Narelle Patton
  • Social movements within the Australian context for wiser futures / Anne Fitzgerald and Diane Tasker
  • Practice dimensions and drivers shaping wise futures / Joy Higgs
  • Restoring the balance : wisdom and the spirit of the age / John Wattis, Melanie Rogers, Stephen Curran and Gulnar Ali
  • Wisdom and spirituality / Norman Habel
  • Professional practice and knowledgeable action in turbulent times : rediscovering mètis / Peter Goodyear
  • Living practices : moving from the past towards a wiser future / Tania De Bortoli and Diane Tasker
  • Future oriented practice spaces : creating socially and environmentally responsible workplaces / Margot Cairnes and Rosemary Leonard
  • Realising positive futures where there appears to be little hope / Janice Orrell and Anjali Habel-Orrell
  • Yarning and wisdom / Simon Munro and Diane Tasker
  • Recognising the practical wisdom of people from fefugee communities / Jeanette Lawrence, Mardi Stowe and Giovanna Citta
  • Practical wisdom of shaping futures for communities at the margins of society : collaborative development and evaluation of community programs / Agnes Dodds, Ida Kaplan and Jeanette Lawrence
  • Leadership in uncertain futures / David Giles
  • Wisdom and the university : two rival modes and a resolution of sorts / Ronald Barnett
  • Towards practice wisdom in politics : developing a leadership framework through dispute resolution values and skills / Rachael Field and Laurence Boulle
  • Carving out new spaces for journalists and political leaders to make better nations / Janice Orrell and Lauren Novak
  • Wise futures in ageing societies / Janice Orrell and Lilly Xiao
  • Young people shaping wise futures / Skye Tasker and Philippa Collin
  • The essential roles of ethics, humanity and social justice in any future worth living / Andrew Dutney.

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