Sensuous Learning for Practical Judgment in Professional Practice: Volume 1: Arts-based Methods

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The first volume of this ground-breaking book critically examines how and why arts-based methods such as choir conducting workshops and dialogue improvisation can make a difference in improving professional practice. Taking a ‘human-centred’ approach, it delivers an insightful account of what these approaches do differently to achieve a new mode of learning – ‘sensuous learning’ – that cultivates professional judgment to serve the common good, simultaneously supporting personal and collective growth. The chapters present cutting edge examples of multiple ways arts-based methods underpin learning arenas for expanding leadership and improving professional practice. The reflexivity cultivated through these learning arenas has the unique potential to improve professional practice, not merely by enhancing competence but also by cultivating character and conscience, which is central in making judgments that serve the common good. These benefits are relevant for professional practitioners sharpening the skills and behaviours needed in organisations, including creativity, diversity, imagination, and improvisation. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Sensuous Learning Through Arts-Based Methods: An Introduction (Steven S. Taylor, Elena P. Antonacopoulou)....Pages 1-12 Sensuous Learning: What It Is and Why It Matters in Addressing the Ineptitude in Professional Practice (Elena P. Antonacopoulou)....Pages 13-43 Using Music to Activate and Develop Leader Character (Mary Crossan, Cassandra Ellis, Corey Crossan)....Pages 45-69 Using Choir Conducting to Improve Leadership Practice (Niina Koivunen, Tamar Parush)....Pages 71-96 Using Choral Singing to Improve Employee Well-Being and Social Cohesion in the Norwegian Public Sector (Fay Giæver)....Pages 97-115 Using Body Sounds as a Coaching Tool to Promote Individual Growth in Brazil (Isabella Sacramento, Frode Heldal, Ricardo Cariello de Almeida)....Pages 117-138 Using Arts-Based Inquiry as a Way to Communicate Creatively in Uncovering the Future (Cecilie Meltzer)....Pages 139-166 Using Epic Poems and Creative Drama to Develop Realistic Optimism Among Undergraduate Students in Greece (Irene Nikandrou)....Pages 167-193 Using “The Staged Cocktail Party” to Improve Leaders’ Social Interaction in the Norwegian Military (Kristian Firing, Kåre Inge Skarsvåg, Tatiana Chemi)....Pages 195-219 Learning from Arts: Using Abstract Painting to Discover New Understandings and Approaches That Are Relevant for Both Personal Development and Consulting Practice (Pleuntje Van Meer)....Pages 221-244 Using Arts-Based Methods to Explore Learning in an Individual with Systemizing Bias (Andrew Mountfield)....Pages 245-266 Conclusion—Arts-Based Methods for Sensuous Learning: Questions and Quality (Steven S. Taylor, Elena P. Antonacopoulou)....Pages 267-279 Back Matter ....Pages 281-282