Contributions of Anthroposophy to organizational management: an analysis of the social phenomenon Turmalina Waldorf Rural School
Anthroposophy, Organization Management, Waldorf School Rural.
The present research approaches the vision of Anthroposophy, as a ''Spiritual Science'', co-created by the
Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner in the beginning of the 20th century, for the spiritualization of
organizational management, contributing to be more free, fair and fraternal. In this perspective, there is an
encouragement of the members of the living organism to self-develop and be more altruistic, cooperative
and solidary. Exercising the constant search for self-knowledge, as it assumes responsibility and carries
out activities that are in the interest of the community. The emphasis shifts to the Social through a
strengthened, full, authentic Individual. The organizational guidelines are based on self-management, on
group and collegiate decision-making and on an incipient sociocracy. The study is based on the ideal of
Social Trimembership based on Freedom in the cultural sphere, on Equality in legal-political relations and
on Fraternity, the basis of an economy based on more solidary and fraternal exchange relationships.
Rudolf Steiner advocates that Social Trimembering only comes to be first practiced and understood in the
social initiative of the Waldorf school. Forming children and young people with the soul food they need.
Thus, the life cycles of human development are characterized by periods markedly every 7 years. From 0
to 7 years old, there is a formation of the human being that the world is good. From 7 to 14 years old, the
world is beautiful. And from 14 to 21 years old, the world is thrue.