Creativity, ethics and transformation: key factors in a transdisciplinary application of systems methodology to resolving wicked problems in sustainability
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Creativity, ethics and transformation: key factors in a transdisciplinary application of systems methodology to resolving wicked problems in sustainability |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2304 |
Book Title | Systemic development: local solutions in a global environment |
Authors | Palmer, Jane (Author), Smith, Tanzi (Author), Willetts, Juliet (Author) and Mitchell, Cynthia (Author) |
Editors | Sheffield, James |
Page Range | 69-78 |
Chapter Number | 7 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2009 |
Publisher | ISCE Publishing |
Place of Publication | Goodyear, Arizona, USA |
ISBN | 9780981703275 |
Abstract | Sustainability is a wicked problem that requires a transdisciplinary approach. The defining characteristics of transdisciplinarity include collaborative, creative, higher order thinking which transcends discipline boundaries, the explicit contribution of an ethical or moral perspective to problem resolution, and the generation of new knowledge and new resolutions not available in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary environments. These characteristics align well with theories on transformative learning and Wilber’s theories on consciousness evolution. However we need ways to translate this thinking into practice. |
Keywords | trandisciplinarity, transformative learning, ethics, systems, sustainability |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 441006. Sociological methodology and research methods |
500199. Applied ethics not elsewhere classified | |
520402. Decision making | |
441004. Social change | |
410499. Environmental management not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Technology Sydney |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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