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Cranmore Foundations - Why Wisdom Traditions?

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'Wisdom traditions' are a distinct class of knowledge, providing new opportunities for creating deeply sustainable business.

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on wisdom traditions inspiring new vitality for sustainable business why wisdom traditions? Cranmore Foundation
why wisdom traditions? today’s serious challenges require deeper quality solutions creating outstanding solutions requires mankinds’ deepest source of knowledge: wisdom traditions
why wisdom traditions? wisdom traditions are repositories of deep knowledge about universal principles that govern reality
why wisdom traditions? wisdom traditions aim to create exemplary living they describe universal principles that govern harmonious, prosperous and sustainable existence these principles, reformulated as ‘design principles’ are at the heart of truly sustainable business
where are wisdom traditions found? religions wisdom traditions are the expression of universal principles wisdom traditions they are at the heart of religions and cultures expressed as moral precepts, rituals and social customs universal principles
where are wisdom traditions found? a resurgence in books and magazines creates awareness such original wisdom texts stimulate reflection and interest in the traditions and its practices when this happens in a culture, what does it mean and what responsibility does it entail?
what do we know of about wisdom traditions? in western culture our attention has been focused on measurement and study of the material world wisdom traditions’ attention has been elsewhere: experiencing and expressing vital universal principles governing all aspects of existence Large Hadron Collidor, CERN Switzerland
what do we know about wisdom traditions? contrary to popular belief wisdom traditions are evidence based: their knowledge is structured, predictable, replicable, transferable and has observable results most often seen applied to personal, individual development but might also be applied to create successful organizations and societies
how can we re-connect with wisdom traditions? •become aware of their possible contribution •understand the fundamental principles •reformulate as ‘design principles’ •identify possible application domains develop, research and test practical applications in business and society
how do we realize the opportunity of wisdom traditions? create a dialogue between business and wisdom traditions rephrasing wisdom’s possible contribution rethinking business as a wisdom endeavour
cranmore foundation the foundation recognizes the oppportunity that wisdom knowledge provides for business it stimulates awareness and research by bringing together business and wisdom traditions to develop modern practical applications of ancient knowledge cranmorefoundation.org
on wisdom traditions new vitality for deeply sustainable business Cranmore Foundation This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.

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Cranmore Foundations - Why Wisdom Traditions?

  • 1. on wisdom traditions inspiring new vitality for sustainable business why wisdom traditions? Cranmore Foundation
  • 2. why wisdom traditions? today’s serious challenges require deeper quality solutions creating outstanding solutions requires mankinds’ deepest source of knowledge: wisdom traditions
  • 3. why wisdom traditions? wisdom traditions are repositories of deep knowledge about universal principles that govern reality
  • 4. why wisdom traditions? wisdom traditions aim to create exemplary living they describe universal principles that govern harmonious, prosperous and sustainable existence these principles, reformulated as ‘design principles’ are at the heart of truly sustainable business
  • 5. where are wisdom traditions found? religions wisdom traditions are the expression of universal principles wisdom traditions they are at the heart of religions and cultures expressed as moral precepts, rituals and social customs universal principles
  • 6. where are wisdom traditions found? a resurgence in books and magazines creates awareness such original wisdom texts stimulate reflection and interest in the traditions and its practices when this happens in a culture, what does it mean and what responsibility does it entail?
  • 7. what do we know of about wisdom traditions? in western culture our attention has been focused on measurement and study of the material world wisdom traditions’ attention has been elsewhere: experiencing and expressing vital universal principles governing all aspects of existence Large Hadron Collidor, CERN Switzerland
  • 8. what do we know about wisdom traditions? contrary to popular belief wisdom traditions are evidence based: their knowledge is structured, predictable, replicable, transferable and has observable results most often seen applied to personal, individual development but might also be applied to create successful organizations and societies
  • 9. how can we re-connect with wisdom traditions? •become aware of their possible contribution •understand the fundamental principles •reformulate as ‘design principles’ •identify possible application domains develop, research and test practical applications in business and society
  • 10. how do we realize the opportunity of wisdom traditions? create a dialogue between business and wisdom traditions rephrasing wisdom’s possible contribution rethinking business as a wisdom endeavour
  • 11. cranmore foundation the foundation recognizes the oppportunity that wisdom knowledge provides for business it stimulates awareness and research by bringing together business and wisdom traditions to develop modern practical applications of ancient knowledge cranmorefoundation.org
  • 12. on wisdom traditions new vitality for deeply sustainable business Cranmore Foundation This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.