- About: Dr. Paul Wildman Learning for kids and adults, Pedagogical design, Local Area/Community Economic Development ... moreAbout: Dr. Paul Wildman
Learning for kids and adults, Pedagogical design, Local Area/Community Economic Development and Design, (Bush Mechanics), as co-Director with his wife, Annette in their family company which is seeking to combine kids and adults learning.
For info on the Bush Mechanic/Artificer Learning project please see http://www.kal.net.au/home/ and click on the top right button called ‘Adult Learning’ and you’re away. You will see the Bush eBook series 1, 2, &3 as well as heaps of other public domain resource material. These may take a minute or so to load as some are up to 400 pages. You will also find heaps of public domain stuff on Adult Learning inc. background and ancillary reports and articles on the bush mechanic and the overall action research project.
In 2011, Paul co-founded CRAFT* an eZine celebrating hands on learning see www.crafters-circle.com with the three latest issues http://www.crafters-connect.com/ .
Academically: Dr Wildman has worked as a tutor and guest/lecturer at UQ, Griffith Uni, QUT, SCU and IMC.
Careerwise: From Manpower Planning Officer he became deputy Commissioner for Training and subsequently Director (Labour Market) Employment and Training Programs (1989-1993) for the Department of Employment and Training Queensland. Then becoming Lecturer (Social Science) Southern Cross University 1998-2001 developing the then only on-line Masters in Futures Studies Course in the world. Subsequently he served as Manager New Apprenticeship Centre and subsequently as Director KIDS Pty/Ltd. 2001-present he and co-director wife Annette, specialising in Early Childhood Learning, and Adult Learning Development. [ http://www.kal.net.au/ ].
Publications: publishes the eZine CRAFT, three books, 4 CD’s, 65 articles inc. contributed chapters (many refereed). He is interested in cycle riding (bi-cycle and motor-cycle), healthy diet, bush mechanic/artificer/practical engineering exemplar, by building a boat & trailer & outfitting a tow truck (4years), presenting papers and workshops thereon demonstrating today that change towards a better world tomorrow, is possible.
Paul is deeply involved in Futures and with Dr Dick formed the Brisbane Hot Futures Circle some 16years ago. We continue to meet and discuss futures issues and support one anothers futures praxis. As part of his deep futures interests he is actively involved in 'spiritual' or as he calls them 'soulual' esp. the overlap between Christianity and Wicca, as well as indigenous religious paths and ways of knowing.
Qualifications: 2001 Cert IV in Workplace Assessment and Training,
1997 Doctorate in Management (Community Economy Futures) Southern Cross University Lismore & IMC
1985 Masters Social Administration (Social welfare planning) Queensland University Brisbane Qld
1975 BA Econ (Hons – Regional Economics - Hons) University of Queensland.
Overseas experience: in management development and futures includes USA, Tonga, India, Malaysia, Africa and Singapore and Papua New Guinea.
Contacts: paul@kalgrove.com +61 7 32667570 (@ 11/2016) PO 73 Northgate 4013 Brisbane Qld Australia. Skype: phwildman
*CRAFT – Community Resiliency through Action for Futures Transitions– this is the big picture version of craft (seen as individual art objects by individual craftists – often hobbies) and includes craftivism, craftineers, archaic skill celebration, hand crafted life, handy (wo)man, head-heart-hand psychological and spiritual development.edit - Dr Bob Dick bd@bigpond.net.au edit
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Here we explore the possibilities and potential of old made new again. Today we often hear the term ”futuring” used to refer to bringing proactive concrete responses to futures issues into present-day operation. This article sees such a... more
Here we explore the possibilities and potential of old made new again. Today we often hear the term ”futuring” used to refer to bringing proactive concrete responses to futures issues into present-day operation. This article sees such a process as a post industrial form of what in times of old was called ”artificing”, and then seeks to explore some aspects of this Middle Age precursor to today technician. The article examines important aspects of today's ”artificer” such as rebraiding thinking and doing and explores how this can be codified in futuring's ”exemplar projects” or the artificers ”master piece”. The Artificer Learner still surviving, though only just, is today called a ”bush mechanic” and is then situated with various types of action learning. This renewed approach is found to be suitable to certain particular present day challenges that derive from the global problematique are explored. In this way we can help demonstrate how such an ancient approach to futuring...
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Since the early 1990's the convergence of telecommunications and computer technologies and their relative cost reduction, has created a range of opportunities for the development of new teaching and learning environments. These new... more
Since the early 1990's the convergence of telecommunications and computer technologies and their relative cost reduction, has created a range of opportunities for the development of new teaching and learning environments. These new educational environments can be linked ...
Research Interests: Computer Science, Teaching and Learning, Educational Technology, Computer Science Education, Higher Education, and 15 moreMultimedia, Futures Studies, Entertainment, Curriculum and Instruction, Teaching, Instructional media design, Hardware, Higher Education Administration, Educational Environment, Technological Development, Service provision, Cost Reduction, Telephony, Futures Contract, and Internet
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ABSTRACT Survey of 22 rural Australian youth, aged 12-18 and not attending school or work, found that youth were strongly motivated towards creative, practical, and life skills learning. Describes a model of the phenomenon of... more
ABSTRACT Survey of 22 rural Australian youth, aged 12-18 and not attending school or work, found that youth were strongly motivated towards creative, practical, and life skills learning. Describes a model of the phenomenon of "street kids" at the intersection of youth unemployment, homelessness, and truancy. Recommends establishment of pilot programs providing extended work experiential opportunities. Contains 33 references. (TD)
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Wildman, P. (2021). Key Reflexive Praxis terms and concepts. Brisbane, The Kalgrove Institute: 10 pgs. NB: Unless otherwise indicated illustrations are sourced from Wiki and Google and, to the best of my knowledge, are in the public... more
Wildman, P. (2021). Key Reflexive Praxis terms and concepts. Brisbane, The Kalgrove Institute: 10 pgs. NB: Unless otherwise indicated illustrations are sourced from Wiki and Google and, to the best of my knowledge, are in the public domain. If they are not then let me know and I will remove straightaways.
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Wildman, P. (2021). Key Global Collapse Awareness. Through the application of Emerging Issue Analysis and Causal Layered Analysis, The Kalgrove Institute: 10pgs.
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Towards a Resto Mod Design Language and epistemological positioning for the journey with my 1984 DFI Kawasaki 6cylinder Z1300 from Mrs Scruffy to Mrs Scrumptious. Including extracts and notes from: Buszek, M., Ed. (2011). Extra/ordinary:... more
Towards a Resto Mod Design Language and epistemological positioning for the journey with my 1984 DFI Kawasaki 6cylinder Z1300 from Mrs Scruffy to Mrs Scrumptious. Including extracts and notes from: Buszek, M., Ed. (2011). Extra/ordinary: craft and contemporary art. London, Duke University Press. 350pgs.
This interview provides insight into the career and mindset of action researcher Bob Dick. Over the years, Bob has worked as a consultant, facilitator, and independent scholar in Australia. We believe that the mindset Bob uses to guide... more
This interview provides insight into the career and mindset of action researcher Bob Dick. Over the years, Bob has worked as a consultant, facilitator, and independent scholar in Australia. We believe that the mindset Bob uses to guide his practice and research has great value for practitioners and academics alike. This interview is one in a series that introduces influential thinkers in the field of AR. It is our hope that this conversation will benefit the theory and practice of current action researchers.
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In this, the third in a series of two-yearly reviews (see also Dick, 2004, and Dick, 2006), I identify some of the action research literature that has appeared in books and edited collections over approximately the past two years. After... more
In this, the third in a series of two-yearly reviews (see also Dick, 2004, and Dick, 2006), I identify some of the action research literature that has appeared in books and edited collections over approximately the past two years. After an overview of the general action research literature I gather together other relevant literature under the following headings: action learning; community-based participatory research; youth work; educational action research; appreciative inquiry; and action science. I conclude the review with a very brief ...
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A fourth year university course in social consultancy provides an example of a course designed specifically to help intending change agents develop consultancy skills. Set up as an informal action research study, the course has improved... more
A fourth year university course in social consultancy provides an example of a course designed specifically to help intending change agents develop consultancy skills. Set up as an informal action research study, the course has improved slowly over almost two decades. Its present form reflects this development over time. Thecoursemakeuseofsystemsconcepts and the concepts of process consultation and action research, as well as the processes and models of Argyris and Schön. By encouraging high levels of interaction it also helps in the ...
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This is my second submission to the Australian Royal Commission. Here we explore in some detail alternatives to the corporate business model that commodifies people and insists on Big Pharma has the answers. This model is ubiquitous in... more
This is my second submission to the Australian Royal Commission. Here we explore in some detail alternatives to the corporate business model that commodifies people and insists on Big Pharma has the answers. This model is ubiquitous in Australia today
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Powerpoint presenting the challenges of TH for PC and how TH forces us to ask the question 'what then is fully human) . Presented as a service for the Brisbane Unitarian Universalists Fellowship (BUUF) Brisbane TH Transhumanity PC... more
Powerpoint presenting the challenges of TH for PC and how TH forces us to ask the question 'what then is fully human) . Presented as a service for the Brisbane Unitarian Universalists Fellowship (BUUF) Brisbane
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State: QLD Do you live in a remote, rural or regional area? : I do not live in a remote, rural or regional area Previous submission: This submission is on behalf of : Myself The submission is about : General feedback on aged care services... more
State: QLD Do you live in a remote, rural or regional area? : I do not live in a remote, rural or regional area Previous submission: This submission is on behalf of : Myself The submission is about : General feedback on aged care services not made on behalf of an aged care service provider or another person or organisation Specify what your submission is about : Are you a person who is or who identifies as a member of one or more of the following groups? People from non-English speaking (culturally and linguistically diverse) background About your submission Which of the Royal Commission's terms of reference is your submission about?: Challenges and opportunities to deliver accessible, affordable and high quality aged care services to those who wish to remain living at home and/or those living in remote, rural and regional Australia;Challenges and how to ensure aged care services are person-centred (including by allowing people to exercise choice, control and independence of care and improving engagement with family and carers);Challenges about understanding what care is available, the assessment process, how to get care, and at the level of care needed;Challenges and how to best deliver aged care services in a sustainable way (including through innovative models of care, use of technology and investment in the aged care workforce and infrastructure);Challenges about what to do with your home and your relationships when you enter residential care What, if any, specific concern/s does your submission relate to? Dignity;Independence, choice and control over care;Medication management;Loneliness, disengagement, disconnection and/or boredom;Personal care What type of aged care services does your submission address? Entry level help or care in people's own home (such as help getting dressed, transport, or help with meals and cooking);Short term care to help older people get their independence back after a setback Your Submission What would you like to tell the Royal Commission?
Sociocracy its explication and relevance to the governance of a post-christian group of Unitarian Universalists (BUUF) in Brisbane Australia. Presented at a church service in late 2017. Brisbane Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (BUUF).
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Why are we so averse to social change yet embrace technological change at breakneck speed. To answer this we have to look deeper. Here we explore the links between these two and the Status Quo. This is a deeper look to accompany the... more
Why are we so averse to social change yet embrace technological change at breakneck speed. To answer this we have to look deeper. Here we explore the links between these two and the Status Quo. This is a deeper look to accompany the paper on the Status Quo.
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Directed towards the children from intentional communities in Australia who when they finish secondary education have no where to go but to leave home and move to the 'big smoke' i.e. cities for further education. These are our brightest... more
Directed towards the children from intentional communities in Australia who when they finish secondary education have no where to go but to leave home and move to the 'big smoke' i.e. cities for further education. These are our brightest hope, the crafters of our future and they slip through our fingers like trying to hold water. We have to do better.....
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Exploring collaborative alternatives to corporate residential care in Australia
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The Status Quo Unpacked: Learning Insights from my personal experience of life 'failures' through the application of Reflexive Praxis inc. Grounded Theory, in order to explicate how, the systems aspects of the Status Quo work to maintain... more
The Status Quo Unpacked: Learning Insights from my personal experience of life 'failures' through the application of Reflexive Praxis inc. Grounded Theory, in order to explicate how, the systems aspects of the Status Quo work to maintain itself inc. outlining several change points within the SQ for Personal and Social Action. Brisbane, The Kalgrove Institute: 16pgs. The Status Quo Unpacked: Learning Insights from my personal experience of life 'failures', through the application of Reflexive Praxis inc. Grounded Theory, in order to explicate how the systems aspects of the Status Quo work to maintain itself inc.
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ABSTRACT Generally, Australians consider that small towns are declining and there is not much that can be done about This paper argues that only certain sorts of towns (largely inland) are declining and that a lot can be done about it,... more
ABSTRACT Generally, Australians consider that small towns are declining and there is not much that can be done about This paper argues that only certain sorts of towns (largely inland) are declining and that a lot can be done about it, provided there is the will. A small town in South-Western Queensland is used as a case study over a five year period and key issues are identified which can assist small towns to help themselves revitalise.
