An Interdisciplinary Approach on Wisdom Transfer in Work and Learning Environments Using Storytelling to Inspire Positive Change

Satinder Dhiman

Chapter 8 in Business Administration Education, 2012, pp 145-157 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract From a time immemorial, all the wisdom and spiritual traditions of the world have been involved with passing on learning to the next generations via parables, tales, and stories. No matter what God we pray to or what ethnicity we belong to, teaching stories have been (and continue to be) an abiding part of our common heritage. As folkways of learning, stories and parables represent the distilled wisdom of humanity and deserve to be studied and widely disseminated. The purpose of this chapter is to explore moral, psychological, and developmental dimensions of stories as wonderful learning tools and demonstrate their power in inspiring positive change. As such, the chapter will draw upon the wisdom traditions of the world such as Zen, Buddhism, Sufism, Hasidism, Hinduism, and others and present a working template to understand and foster change within the context of higher education and workplaces. To bring it full circle, this chapter will also draw upon some modern stories to illustrate the perennial power of stories as a learning tool of unmatched tenor.

Keywords: Chief Executive Officer; Good Story; Harsh Criticism; Spiritual Tradition; Wisdom Tradition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137087102_8

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