Toward a New Paradigm of Health and Human Potential. Issue 2 (17th February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Siddique, Julene
• Is Part Of: World futures. Volume 74:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 116
• Page End: 133
• Publication Date: 2018-02-17
• Subjects: Healthcare Reform -- holistic -- social medicine; Philosophy -- Periodicals; Forecasting -- Periodicals; 303
• DOI: 10.1080/02604027.2018.1427334
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0260-4027

Abstract

Abstract : In today's highly dynamic and changing industries there are an incredible array of things converging, all of which are signalling a significant need for a new paradigm in health and medicine. Scientific revolutions have brought forward new forms of knowledge, which fundamentally oppose the premises on which the majority of our traditional medical institutions are based. Through my CIRR framework (Critique, Insight, Re-Define, Re-Structure) I will bring forward the key elements and principles of what this paradigm shift is and what would be involved in bringing it into fruition. There are 3 key elements of a paradigm shift which I will review through the CIRR framework these are a) structural and systemic elements b) dynamics of social constituents and pathologies and c) shifts in thinking that have given rise to new forms of knowledge that enable new forms of research and practice. I will demonstrate that the key elements involved in a genuine paradigm shift are here, however it's up to us to bring it into fruition. I hope to inspire both researchers and practitioners towards this new paradigm in health and human potential.