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Wisdom Links and Resources
Web Resources
Copthorne MacDonald
The Wisdom Page: http://www.wisdompage.com and also www.copmacdonald.com
"Cop" is a true ambassador of wisdom. He writes passionately on the subject and maintains The Wisdom Page -- a rich site devoted to wisdom resources, ideas, people, and projects.
www.elderwisdomcircle.org
Looking for a Cyber-Grandparent? Younger generations from all over the globe consult the EWC. A widely diverse group of wise volunteer Seniors aged 60-105 create our Circle. Elders participate individually from their home computers or collectively at a senior community.
Robert J. Sternberg
http://pace.tufts.edu/
Robert Sternberg proposes the “balance theory of wisdom” that describes
a wise person as one who uses practical intelligence to balance the needs of
self, others and the environment over the short and long terms; mitigated by
values; in order to adapt to, shape, and select environments—all for a common
good. Dr.
Sternberg is Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University in Medford/Summerville
MA, and Director of the Pace Center.
Society for Organizational Learning
This is the main site for books, ideas and people from the field of organizational learning.
www.solonline.org
The Omega Institute
www.eomega.org
Since 1977, The Omega Institute has offered workshops, retreats and other programs to awaken the best in the human spirit. Their diverse program offers something for everyone and includes guest teachers such as Maya Angelou, Pema Chodron, Tama Kieves, Bobby McFerrin, Rabbi David Cooper to name a few!
Pema Chodron
www.pemachodron.org
Pema Chodrom is the resident teacher at Gampo Abbey, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,
the first Tibetan monastery for Westerners. She has authored several books
and articles, including: When Things Fall Apart, The Places that Scare
You and No Time to Lose. Recently, she was interviewed by Bill
Moyers on the television program “"Faith and Reason".”
Margaret Wheatley
www.margaretwheatley.com
Author, teacher, consultant, speaker, poet, photographer—Margaret Wheatley draws on ideas from science, history, literature, organizational behavior and others in order to teach others and “re-weave the world.” She is co-founder & President of the Berkana Institute, a global charitable foundation founded in 1992 and dedicated to serving life affirming leaders.
Mind and Life Institute
The Mind and Life Institute is an independent, non-profit collaboration between Neuroscience and Buddhism.
Women of Wisdom
Women of Wisdom is a non-profit organization for the empowerment of women through programs that offer healing, spiritual awareness, personal development and community.
www.womenofwisdom.org
The Sophia Institute
www.TheSophiaInstitute.org
Located in beautiful Charleston SC, The Sophia Institute offers workshops, retreats
and programs taught by renown wise women and men such as Jean Shinoda Bolen,
Lee Irwin, and Gloria Karpinski.
Print Resources
On Wisdom
Ardelt, M. (2003). Empirical Assessment of a Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale.
Research on Aging, Vol. 25, No. 3. 275-324.
Bluck, S., and Gluck, J. (2004). Making things better and learning a lesson:
Experiencing wisdom across the lifespan. Journal of personality, 72:3, 543-572.
Gluck, J., Bluck, S., Baron, J., and McAdams, D. (2005). The wisdom of experience:
Autobiographical narratives across adulthood. International journal of behavioural development 29:3, 197-208.
Holliday, S., & Chandler, M. (1986). Wisdom: Explorations in adult competence. Basel, Switzerland: Karger.
Macdonald, C. (1996). Toward wisdom: finding our way to inner peace, love and
happiness. Charlottesville, Va.: Hampton Roads.
Merriam, S.B., and Caffarella, R.S. (1999). Learning in adulthood: a comprehensive
guide (2nd Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Mezirow, J. (2000). Learning to think as an adult: Core concepts of transformation
theory. In Learning as transformation (PP. 3-34). Mezirow and Associates (Eds.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Norman, A. P. (1996) Teaching wisdom. In Lehrer, K., Lum, B.J., Slichta, B. A.,&
Smith, N.D. (Eds.). Knowledge, teaching and wisdom. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Ozlec, A. and Mischel, W. (2002). When smart people behave stupidly. In Sternberg, R.J.
(Ed.), Why smart people can be so stupid (pp. 86-105). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
Randall, W. L., & Kenyon, G. M. (2001). Ordinary wisdom: Biographical aging and the
journey of life. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Sternberg (ED) (1990) Wisdom: Its nature, origins, and development . Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
Sternberg, R.J., (2000a). Intelligence and wisdom. In Sternberg, R.J., (Ed.). Handbook of
Intelligence (pp. 631-650). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Sternberg, R. J., Forsythe, G.B., Hedlund, J., Horvath, J.A., Wagner, R.K., Williams, W.,
Snook, S., & Grigorenk, E.L. (2000b). Practical intelligence in everyday life. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Sternberg, R.J. (Ed.). (2001). Why smart people can be so stupid. New Haven, CT: Yale
University Press.
Webster, J.D., (2003) An exploratory analysis of a self-assessed wisdom scale. Journal
of adult development, 10, 13-22.
Yeshe, L., & Rinpoche, Z. (1982). Wisdom and energy. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
On Loss and Transformational Change:
Bolen, J. S. (2003). Crones don't whine. Boston: Conari Press. Also see: www.jeanbolen.com.
Brehony, K.A. (2000). After the darkest hour: How suffering begins the journey to wisdom. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Bridges, W. (1980). Transitions. New York: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.
Chodron, Pema. (2001). The places that scare you: A guide to fearlessness in difficult times. Boston, MA: Shambala Publications, Inc.
Chodron, Pema, (1997). When things fall apart. Boston, MA: Shambala Publications, Inc.
Chodron, Pema. (1994) Start where you are: A guide to compassionate living. Boston, MA: Shambala Publications, Inc.
Habermas, J. (1970). Knowledge and human interests. Boston: Beacon Press
Jung, C. G. (1964). Man and his symbols. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.
Kastenbaum, R. J. (1998). Death, society, and human experience (6th ed.). Boston:
Allyn and Bacon.
Kegan, (1994). In over our heads: The mental demands of modern life. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Press.
Kieves, T. (2006 2nd Edition). This Time I Dance. New York: Tarcher-Penguin Group.
Kubler-Ross, E. (1969). On death and dying. New York: Touchstone
Lesser, E. (2004). Broken open. New York: Villard
Merriam, S.B., and Caffarella, R.S. (1999). Learning in adulthood: a comprehensive
guide (2nd Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Mezirow, J. (2000). Learning to think as an adult: Core concepts of transformation
theory. In Learning as transformation (PP. 3-34). Mezirow and Associates (Eds.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Peck, M.S. (1985). The Road less Traveled. New York: Simon & Shuster.
Pinkola-Estes, C. (1992). Women who run with the wolves: Myths and stories of the wild
women archetype. New York: Ballantine Books.
Ricard, M. (2006). Happiness. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company.
Turner, D.S.; & Cox, H. (2004). Facilitating post- traumatic growth. Health and Quality
of Life Outcomes, 2, 200-216.
Viorst, J. (1986). Necessary losses: The loves, illusions, dependencies, and impossible
expectations that all of us have to give up in order to grow. New York: Fireside.
On Emotional Intelligence:
Cherniss, C., & Goleman, D. (Eds.). (2004). Emotional intelligence: Issues in paradigm building. In The emotionally intelligence workplace (p.13-26). New York: Basic Books Publishing.
Cooper, R.K. (1997). Applying emotional intelligence in the workplace. Training and
Development, 51, 12, (December), p. 31(8).
Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than I.Q.. New York:Bantam Books.
Goleman, D. (2000). Working with emotional intelligence. New York: Bantam Books.
Goleman, D., McKee, A., & Boyatzis, R. (2002). Primal leadership: Realizing the
Power of Emotional Intelligence. Boston: Massachusetts. Harvard Business School Press.
Goleman, D. (Editor, 2003). Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on mindfulness, emotions and health. Boston, MA: Shambala Publications, Inc.
Goleman, D. (2004). Destructive emotions. How can we overcome them? A scientific
dialogue with the Dalai Lama. New York, New York: Bantam Books.
Bocchino, R. (1999). Emotional literacy: To be a different kind of smart. Thousand
Oaks, California: Corwin Press.
On Organizational Learning:
Boverie, P.E., & Kroth, M. (2001). Transforming work. Cambridge, MA: Perseus
Publishing.
Burlingham, B. (2005). Small giants: Companies that choose to be great instead of big. New York: Penguin Group.
Conklin and Weil (1997). Wicked problems: Naming the pain in organizations. White
paper of group decision support system, inc.
Costa, A. & Garmston, R. (1994). Cognitive coaching: A foundation for renaissance schools. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishing.
Jaworski, J. (1998). Synchronicity: the inner path of leadership. San Francisco, CA:
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Kahane, A. (2004). Solving tough problems: An open way of talking, listening, and creating new realities. San Francisco: Berrett-Kohler Publishers, Inc.
Kilburg, R.R. (2006). Executive Wisdom: Coaching and the Emergence of Virtuous Leaders.
Maruska, D. (2004). How great decisions get made. New York: AMACOM.
Owen, Harrison (2005) The Practice of Peace, Human Systems Dynamics Institute (HSDI).
Owen, Harrison (2000). The Power of Spirit: How Organizations Transform, glmorgan@seattleschools.org San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.
Owen, Harrison (1999). The Spirit of Leadership. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.
Owen, Harrison (1997). Open Space Technology: A User's Guide. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.
Owen, Harrison (1997). Expanding Our Now: The Story of Open Space Technology. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler
Pfeffer, J & Sutton, R. (2006). Hard Facts, Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-Based Management.
Scott, S. (2002). Fierce conversations: Achieving success at work & in life, one conversation at a time. New York: Berkley Books.
Senge, P.M., Ross, R., Smith, B., Roberts, C., & Kleiner, A. (1994). The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization. (pp. 242-293). New York: Doubleday.
Senge, P., Scharmer, C.O., Jaworski, J., Flowers, B. S. (2005). Presence: An exploration of profound change in people, organizations, and society. New York: Currency/Doubleday.
Soeng, Mu (1991). Heart Sutra: Ancient Buddhist wisdom in the light of quantum reality. Cumberland, RI: Primary Point Press.
Surowiecki, J. (2005). The wisdom of crowds. New York, NY: Anchor Books.
Wheatley, M. (2005). Finding our way: Leadership for an uncertain time. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Wheatley, M. (2002). Turning to one Another: Simple conversations to restore hope to the future. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc
Wheatley, M. (1999). Leadership and the new science: discovering order in a chaotic
world. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Whitworth, L. Kimsey-House, H. & Sandahl, P. (1998). Co-Active coaching. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black Publishing.
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