In the midst of finalizing our soon-to-be-released wise democracy pattern language website, I edited five previously unpublished essays into a book entitled Participatory Sustainability: Notes for an Emerging Field of Civilizational Engagement. Here’s its official description:
Participatory Sustainability introduces the idea that sustainability cannot be achieved merely through top-down government policy or economic activity. Sustainability requires the participation of all people and all parts of society, working with each other and with nature. The book provides dozens of approaches for doing this, including guidance for generating collective wisdom, participatory leadership, inclusive participatory forms of power, and six expanded dimensions of intelligence we can use together to address the depth and complexity of the challenges we face. Recognition of the intrinsic participatory nature of both sustainability (co-creating a good life for our grandchildren) and non-sustainability (co-creating disaster) provides both motivation and direction for making a better world, starting immediately.
Participatory Sustainability is available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions, priced low to encourage folks like you to buy it, read it, give it to friends and contribute it to local libraries. I would love any reviews, blurbs, or endorsements you wish to contribute to send it on its way in the world!
Teaser photo credit: Wise Democracy website.