East-west approaches to wisdom: thinking and practice in the knowledge economy

The current paper is used to address a range of issues associated with the concept of the 'pyramid of wisdom' to enable progressive organisations to implement knowledge management systems that capture and apply personal and organisational intellect. A brief examination of what constitutes...

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Main Authors: Dickie, Laurence, Dickie, Carolyn
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Irish Academy of Management 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34388
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description The current paper is used to address a range of issues associated with the concept of the 'pyramid of wisdom' to enable progressive organisations to implement knowledge management systems that capture and apply personal and organisational intellect. A brief examination of what constitutes wisdom in the Western and Eastern traditions is followed by a series of hierarchies associated with a postulated model of the pyramid of wisdom. It is argued that understanding the development of wisdom in an organisation can lead to new approaches to strategic reflection, to alternative notions of leadership and to more holistic and democratic ways of expressing authority. Without understanding of, and practice within, the pyramid of wisdom, the personal and organisational roads to success are likely to be bleak, illusions overpowering and accomplishments short-lived.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-343882017-01-30T13:43:07Z East-west approaches to wisdom: thinking and practice in the knowledge economy Dickie, Laurence Dickie, Carolyn knowledge Wisdom intuition pyramid of wisdom The current paper is used to address a range of issues associated with the concept of the 'pyramid of wisdom' to enable progressive organisations to implement knowledge management systems that capture and apply personal and organisational intellect. A brief examination of what constitutes wisdom in the Western and Eastern traditions is followed by a series of hierarchies associated with a postulated model of the pyramid of wisdom. It is argued that understanding the development of wisdom in an organisation can lead to new approaches to strategic reflection, to alternative notions of leadership and to more holistic and democratic ways of expressing authority. Without understanding of, and practice within, the pyramid of wisdom, the personal and organisational roads to success are likely to be bleak, illusions overpowering and accomplishments short-lived. 2007 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34388 Irish Academy of Management fulltext
spellingShingle knowledge
Wisdom
intuition
pyramid of wisdom
Dickie, Laurence
Dickie, Carolyn
East-west approaches to wisdom: thinking and practice in the knowledge economy
title East-west approaches to wisdom: thinking and practice in the knowledge economy
title_full East-west approaches to wisdom: thinking and practice in the knowledge economy
title_fullStr East-west approaches to wisdom: thinking and practice in the knowledge economy
title_full_unstemmed East-west approaches to wisdom: thinking and practice in the knowledge economy
title_short East-west approaches to wisdom: thinking and practice in the knowledge economy
title_sort east-west approaches to wisdom: thinking and practice in the knowledge economy
topic knowledge
Wisdom
intuition
pyramid of wisdom
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34388