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 mè€tis / 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.
Summary:
"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 have brought their thinking to various aspects of this existential challenge using the lenses of Wisdom and Wise Practice, in an effort to explore ideas by which society might make choices in planning and acting for a wiser future. Wisdom practices have developed over millennia to assist people in approaching and managing life experiences and difficulties. While such practices were originally considered the purview of academic and religious scholars; at this important time in history, it must become everyone's responsibility to wisely look ahead if we are to achieve a sustainable future for society. The authors of this book comprise international future-oriented leaders, scholars, practitioners, community members and commentators with a commitment to social justice, human service and development. The book explores the place of wisdom and wise living practices alongside other ways of knowing and acting, for shaping positive futures for people and the world we inhabit. The chapters examine major challenges across political, physical and social life worlds, aiming to promote a quantum shift in discourse and decision making to address current and future challenges. The four parts of the book follow forward thinking ideas of wise professional practice: Facing future challenges, Exploring practice pathways, Examining options and Future possibilities"-- Provided by publisher.
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