Treading lightly : the hidden wisdom of the world's oldest people / Karl-Erik Sveiby and Tex Skuthorpe.

ISBN:

9781741148749

Titre:

Auteur:

Sveiby, Karl Erik.

Auteur personnel:

Sveiby, Karl Erik.

Informations de publication:

Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2006.

Description physique:

xxi, 262 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Note générale:

Includes index.

Contenu:

Nhunggabarra stories -- Paintings by Tex Skuthorpe -- Tex's story -- 1. In the beginning ... -- 2. The country is a story -- 3. The knowledge is in the story -- 4. Learning the story : the education system -- 5. Knowledge economy -- 6. Leadership : all have a role -- 7. The fourth level -- 8. The spirit of death arrives ... -- 9. The Nhunggabarra 'recipe' for sustainability -- 10. Sustain our world!

Terme sujet:

Sustainable development.

Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs.

Traditional ecological knowledge -- Australia.

Human ecology -- Australia.

Terme géographique:

Australia -- Social life and customs.

Australia -- Environmental conditions.

Auteur ajouté:

Skuthorpe, Tex.

Format:

Livres

Date de publication:

2006

WAIT_PUBINFO:

Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2006.

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Résumé

Australian Aboriginals taught themselves thousands of years ago how to build a sustainable society in our fragile landscape. In a unique collaboration, a Swedish knowledge management professor finds out from an Aboriginal cultural custodian how they did it, and what we can learn from them.

Notes de l'auteur

KARL-ERIK SVEIBY has for several years been Professor of Knowledge Management at Hanken Business School, Finland, and Honorary Professor at Griffith Graduate School of Management, Brisbane, and at Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Sydney. He is the author of twelve books in business and management.

TEX SKUTHORPE is a Nhunggabarra man from Nhunggal country in northwestern New South Wales and a painter, educator and custodian of traditional law and stories. He was awarded Aboriginal Artist of the Year by NAIDOC in 1990/1991 and currently works with young Aboriginal offenders in Kariong Correctional Centre, New South Wales.

Table des matières

Tex Skuthorpe

Nhunggabarra Stories	p. vii
Paintings	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Tex's Story	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
1 In the Beginning...	p. 1
2 The Country is a Story	p. 15
3 The Knowledge is in the Story	p. 40
4 Learning the Story: the Education System	p. 59
5 Knowledge Economy	p. 72
6 Leadership: All Have a Role	p. 95
7 The Fourth Level	p. 147
8 The Spirit of Death Arrives...	p. 162
9 The Nhunggabarra 'Recipe' for Sustainability	p. 169
10 Sustain Our World!	p. 184
Yuwaalayaay/Yuwaalaraay Glossary	p. 210
Further Reading and Research Notes	p. 214
References and Sources	p. 246
Index	p. 252