This book is motivated by the simple hope that the cloud of the global financial crisis may yet have a silver lining-that political leaders, economists, and management scholars might seize this opportunity to reflect critically on the assumptions, practices, and infrastructures that have...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction - Paul Shrivastava and Matt Statler -- Creatively -- 1. Truth, Beauty, and the Financial Crisis: Evaluating What Works - Robert Richardson and Matt Statler -- 2. Aesthetic Leadership: Walking Toward Economic Recovery - Ralph Bathurst and...

An increased understanding of art and art-based-methods is needed to address the behavioral and cultural change in the sustainability transition. This edited collection explores ways to engage people in their citizen, consumer, employer, employee and entrepreneurial roles, as they grapple with...