List of Figures.........................................................................................xvii

List of Tables...........................................................................................xxv

Preface....................................................................................................xxvii

Acknowledgments.................................................................................xxxi

Authors...................................................................................................xxxv

Book Structure....................................................................................xxxvii

Section 1 APPLIED PHILOSOPHY

1 Science and Theory Precede Practice: A Scientific

Framework for the Applied Philosophy Approach in

Management and Leadership

Executive Summary.....................................................................................3

2 Delphic Maxims’ Ontology-Based Taxonomies for Applied

Philosophy: An Interpretation of the Ancient Hellenic

Philosophy in Business and Governance Management and

Leadership..................................................................................21

3 Visualization of the Wisdom Cube: Wisdom Space for

Management and Leadership......................................................41

4 The Company Democracy Culture: Understanding Culture

and Dynamics.............................................................................57

5 Dimensions in Company Performance: The Power of

Co-Evolution................................................................................79

6 Managing and Leading Democratically: Achieving

Democratic Balance....................................................................97

Executive Summary...................................................................................97

SECTION 2 HUMAN FOCUS IN LIVING SYSTEMS

7 The Holistic Concept of Man in the Business Environment:

The Concepts We Live By.......................................................... 119

8 The Circles of Mind Metaphor: Actors on the Stage of

Consciousness...........................................................................131

9 Harnessing Modern Knowledge Systems: Applying

Knowledge Frameworks........................................................... 151

10 The Cross-Scientific Approach for Human-Compatible

Systems: Acting with Modern Decision Tools...........................169

11 Agility Application, Ontology, and Concepts in a Technology

Company Context: Agility Boosts Collective Wisdom................... 185

SECTION 3 THE COMPANY DEMOCRACY MODEL

12 The Company Democracy Model for Organizational

Management and Leadership Strategies: Democratic

Innovation for Competitiveness and Extroversion....................207

13 The Levels of the Company Democracy Model: A Spiral

Co-evolution..............................................................................231

14 Human Perception, Interpretation, Understanding,

and Communication of Company Democracy: Building

Co-opetitive Ecosystems...........................................................259

15 The Company Democracy Model for Human Intellectual

Capitalism and Shared Value Creation: Toward Added

Value and Circular Economies..................................................277

16 Maturity Spaces for Company Democracy: The Seven

Clouds of Glory.........................................................................293

17 The Dynamics of Company Democracy Culture:

Enlightening the Black Hole in Knowledge Management........313

Executive Summary................................................................................. 313

18 Applying the Company Democracy Model: From Theory

to Practice.................................................................................337

19 Repetition Is the Mother of Studying, Learning,

and Internalization: Concluding Remarks for the

Company Democracy Model and Applied Philosophy for

Management and Leadership....................................................363

Glossary...........................................................................................381

Index...............................................................................................387