Wisdom in Health Care

     "... we are ready for wisdom in health care. ... for leadership that fosters the capacities for wisdom in our healthcare organizations, capacities described in Monika Ardelt’s three-dimensional framework for wisdom (Ardelt M. “Empirical assessment of a three-dimensional wisdom scale.” Research on Aging 2003; 25(3): 275–324). 

     The cognitive dimension includes the capacity to see the deeper meaning of things, to understand complexity and tolerate ambiguity, to avoid over simplification of complex situations. It also includes awareness of the limitations of our knowledge, and avoidance of hubris. 
     The reflective dimension includes the capacity to see things from many perspectives, requiring self-examination, self-awareness and self-insight. 
     Finally, the affective dimension is compassion, and requires transcendence of self-centeredness. Fostering these capacities can be thought of as the wise leader’s virtuous cycle."

Are we ready for wisdom in health care?

By Margaret Plews-Ogan, MD, MS and Gene Beyt, MD, MS

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       Margaret Plews-Ogan, Gene Beyt.  "Are we ready for wisdom in health care?" 
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we are ready for wisdom in health care. Specifically, we are ready for wisdom leadership. What does that mean? We are ready for leadership that fosters the capacities for wisdom in our healthcare organizations, capacities described in Monika Ardelt’s three-dimensional framework for wisdom (Ardelt, 2003). The cognitive dimension includes the capacity to see the deeper meaning of things, to understand complexity and tolerate ambiguity, to avoid over simplification of complex situations. It also includes awareness of the limitations of our knowledge, and avoidance of hubris. The reflective dimension includes the capacity to see things from many perspectives, requiring self-examination, self-awareness and self-insight. Finally, the affective dimension is compassion, and requires transcendence of self-centeredness. Fostering these capacities can be thought of as the wise leader’s virtuous cycle. - See more at: http://wisdomresearch.org/forums/t/1362.aspx#sthash.jyMoIpZk.dpuf