Outwardly it would seem that adult-developmental theory is doing “alright”. But that is not the case. Adult developmental theory has failed to pursue its mandate in three fundamental ways: it has distinguished social-emotional development from cognitive development NOT in order to link them, but to keep them permanently disconnected. It has not developed an acceptable… [Read More]
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Living Through Four Eras of Cognitive Development (2012)
I came upon an earlier piece of writing of mine entitled as above and thought it might be worth pointing to. It was published in Integral Leadership Review, and is found at http://integralleadershipreview.com/7499-living-through-four-eras-of-cognitive-development/. Here I only republish the article’s abstract. My interest in this article of 8 years ago was renewed by reading Iain McGilchrist’s… [Read More]
Laske Social Science Archive, Section VI: German Writings (2004-2019), Texts and Slides
The Laske Social Science Archive gathers Otto Laske’s writings on organizations written between 1999 and 2019, many of which have retained their value vis a vis new fashions of management thinking. Its sections are numbered chronologically. The Archive makes available both texts and slides, the latter for pedagogical purposes. The articles gathered are bundled according… [Read More]
Laske Social Science Archive, Section V: Writings (2015-2019) on DTF, the Dialectical Thought Form Framework
The Laske Social Science Archive gathers Otto Laske’s writings on organizations written between 1999 and 2019, many of which have retained their value vis a vis new fashions of management thinking. Its sections are numbered chronologically. The Archive makes available both texts and slides, the latter for pedagogical purposes. The articles gathered are bundled according… [Read More]
Laske Social Science Archive, Section III: Teaching Slides (2005-2016) on Developmental and Cognitive Coaching
The Laske Social Science Archive gathers Otto Laske’s writings on organizations written between 1999 and 2019, many of which have retained their value vis a vis new fashions of management thinking. Its sections are numbered chronologically. The Archive makes available both texts and slides, the latter for pedagogical purposes. The articles gathered are bundled according… [Read More]
Announcement of the ‘Otto Laske Archive of Social Science’, Parts 1 and 2
Over the next month, due to increasing demand, Otto Laske will make available a large number of his unpublished social-science papers on this site. The majority of papers is unpublished, but some important papers published more than 10 years ago will also be made available. Only very few papers are incomplete. The Archive is divided… [Read More]