Whole Person Learning - Bryce Taylor (2008)

Bryce Taylor's 2008 manual, published by GRLI Press in 2010, presents Whole Person Learning (WPL) as a transformative approach to developing globally responsible leaders. The work argues that contemporary complexity and interconnectedness demand fundamentally new ways of learning and relating that extend beyond conventional intellectual training.

Taylor establishes three foundational laws for globally responsible leadership: respect for natural systems as the ultimate foundation, recognition of interconnectedness across all systems, and active engagement in solving systemic dilemmas. WPL responds to these imperatives by integrating intellectual, emotional, and embodied dimensions of human development, requiring congruence between how learning is conceived, undertaken, assessed, and reviewed.

The manual provides practical guidance for facilitators implementing WPL in organisational settings, addressing group dynamics, trust-building, conflict resolution, and interpersonal development. It emphasizes dialogue, vulnerability, shared experience, and collaborative partnership over competitive hierarchies. By engaging learners as whole persons rather than passive recipients of information, WPL cultivates the self-awareness, relational capability, and systemic thinking essential for leaders navigating global interconnectedness and environmental responsibility.