Bøger af Adam Lerner

America was once dominated by either pragmatists or professionals, people who aspired formaterial success or people who sought respectability through a set of external standards definedby a field. Today, another attitude is taking over, an attitude in which everyone from chefs toentrepreneurs is seeking to connect with the creative force within. This drive to questionprescribed paths and make things authentically one's own is evidence of the new artistic personashaping the future of the American economy and society. The Artistics explores how theartistic persona has taken hold in America, and how this new breed of artistics is changing ourrelationship to work and leisure and transforming our long-held concept of art.

This book advances organic public engagement methods based on ecological thinking. Through this combination of ecology theory and case studies, this book provides both the conceptual foundations and the proven practical applications of public engagement grounded in ecological thinking.