Sensuous Learning for Practical Judgment in Professional Practice

Chapter 1 Sensuous Learning through Arts-Based Methods: An Introduction.- Chapter 2 Sensuous Learning: What it is and why it Matters in Addressing the Ineptitude in Professional Practice.- Chapter 3 Using Music to Activate and Develop Leader Character.- Chapter 4 Using Choir Conducting to Improve Leadership Practice.- Chapter 5 Using Choral Singing to Improve Employee Wellbeing and Social Cohesion in the Norwegian Public Sector.- Chapter 6 Using Body Sounds as a Coaching tool to Promote Individual Growth in Brazil.- Chapter 7 Using Arts-based Inquiry as a Way to Communicate Creatively in Uncovering the Future.- Chapter 8 Using Epic Poems and Creative Drama to Develop Realistic Optimism among Undergraduate Students in Greece.- Chapter 9 Using "The Staged Cocktail Party" to Improve Leaders' Social Interaction in the Norwegian Military.- Chapter 10 Learning from Arts: Using Abstract Painting to Discover New Understandings and Approaches that are Relevant for Both Personal Development and Consulting practice.- Chapter 11 Using Art-Based Methods to Explore Learning in an Individual with Systemizing Bias.- Chapter 12 Learnings about Learning with Arts-Based Methods.

Steven S. Taylor is Professor of Leadership and Creativity at the Foisie School of Business, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA. His research is focused in two areas: organizational aesthetics and reflective practice. The former applies art-based scholarship and practice to management and organizations. The latter focuses on the ability to analyse our own actions and learn how to be more effective, ethical, and artful as managers and leaders.




Elena P. Antonacopoulou is Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Management School at the University of Liverpool, UK, where she leads GNOSIS - a research initiative advancing impactful collaborative research in management and organization studies. Her principal research expertise lies in the areas of organisational change and learning and knowledge management, with a focus on the leadership implications. Her research continues to advance cutting edge ideas and thought leadership, as well as new methodologies for studying social complexity.