Integral Development

Realising the Transformative Potential of Individuals, Organisations and Societies
Neuauflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4094-2353-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 592 Seiten, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 1410 g

Reihe: Transformation and Innovation

Alexander Schieffer and Ronnie Lessem introduce a groundbreaking development framework and process to address the most burning issues that humanity faces. While conventional top-down, outside-in development has reached a cul-de-sac, a new, integral form of development is emerging around the world. Integral Development uniquely articulates this emergent approach, and invites us to fully participate in this process. The integral approach has been researched and framed over decades of in-depth experience in transformative development education and practice all over the world. It uniquely combines four mutually reinforcing perspectives: nature and community; culture and spirituality; science, systems and technology; and enterprise and economics. Conventional development theory and practice has prioritized the latter two perspectives, neglecting the former two. This has caused massive imbalances in today’s world. The four interconnected perspectives allow for a transformative and integrated engagement with core development issues in a way that is locally relevant and globally resonant. Throughout, the practical impact of Integral Development is brought to life through highly innovative cases from around the globe, drawing on the authors` first-hand experience. This makes the book a living demonstration of the power of this pioneering approach. Integral Development shows how individual, organizational and societal developments need to be interconnected to release a society’s full potential. It shifts the responsibility for large-scale development from often-distant experts and organizations to each individual, community, enterprise and institution within the society. It is essential reading - and a call to action - for everyone concerned with the current state of local and global development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schieffer, Dr. Alexander

Schieffer, Alexander

Lessem, Professor Ronnie

Lessem, Ronnie

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Berufe, Ausbildung, Karriereplanung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I: Divided World: The Need for Renewing Human Development; 1: Development – Quo Vadis?: Turning Point in Human Development; 2: Looking Back and Current Trends: A Critical Review of Human Development; 3: Deconstruction – Reconstruction: Steps towards Renewing Human Development; II: Integral Worlds: A New Integral Perspective on Human Development; 4: The Integral Perspective: Holistically Renewing Development; 5: A New Approach: The Integral Development Framework; 6: Compass and Map: The Integral Development Journey; III: The Southern Realm of Integral Development: Restoring Life in Nature and Community; 7: Know Your Self and Your Context: A Southern Individual Perspective; 8: The Ecosystemic Organisation: A Southern Organisational Perspective; 9: Embeddedness in Society: A Southern Societal Perspective; 10: Southern Integration via a Communiversity: The Cases of Chinyika and First Peoples Worldwide; IV: The Eastern Realm of Integral Development: Regenerating Meaning via Culture and Spirituality; 11: The Journey of the Self: An Eastern Individual Perspective; 12: Organisational Co-Evolution: An Eastern Organisational Perspective; 13: Evolutionary Stages in Society: An Eastern Societal Perspective; 14: Eastern Integration via a Developmental University: The Cases of Sarvodaya, Om Creations and Aravind; V: The Northern Realm of Integral Development: Reframing Knowledge via Science, Systems and Technology; 15: Transdisciplinary Learning and Research: A Northern Individual Perspective; 16: Organisational Knowledge Creation: A Northern Organisational Perspective; 17: The Knowledge and Network Society: A Northern Societal Perspective; 18: Northern Integration via a Renewed Research University: The Cases of Mondragon and a Future University for Africa; VI: The Western Realm of Integral Development: Rebuilding Infrastructure and Institutions via Enterprise and Economics; 19: The Full Life: A Western Individual Perspective; 20: Enterprise as a Force for Good: A Western Organisational Perspective; 21: Societal Wealth and Well-being: A Western Societal Perspective; 22: Western Integration via a University of Life: The Cases of Interface, TIGE and Global Creative Experimentation; VII: Unity in Diversity: Fully actualising Integral Development via the Integral University; 23: We Have Come a Long Way!: Reviewing the Integral Development Journey; 24: Integral University Pioneer: Sekem and Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development; 25: Co-Creating the Integral University: Fully Realising the Transformative Potential of Individuals, Organisations and Societies

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander Schieffer co-founded, with Ronnie Lessem, TRANS4M Center for Integral Development (Geneva), designed to (r)evolutionize education, research and development. Trans4m’s cutting edge programs provide innovative culture-specific responses to burning socio-economic issues. Born in Germany, Schieffer got his PHD from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, where he lectures in International Development. Formerly, he was CEO of First Asia Publishing (Singapore), Founder of CELL Center of Excellence for Leadership and Learning (Munich), an internal Management Consultant with the Bertelsmann Group (London) and worked in Investment Banking (Frankfurt). Ronnie Lessem was born in Zimbabwe of central European parentage, and graduated from Harvard Business School and the London School of Economics. He has written some 30 books, the last six together with Alexander Schieffer, on self, organizational and societal development from a transcultural, transformational perspective. He has also been an international management consultant in Europe and America, India and Africa for three decades.