Fifteen Paths: How to Tune Out Noise, Turn on Imagination, and Find Wisdom
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Fifteen Paths: How to Tune Out Noise, Turn on Imagination, and Find Wisdom
By (Author) David Weitzner
ECW Press,Canada
ECW Press,Canada
5th March 2019
Canada
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Physical Properties
Paperback
296
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
Prescriptions for imaginative living in today's noisy and ever-narrowing world.
Our social conversation has gone awry. We are surrounded by noise and retreating to social media bubbles. As conversations across ideological divides become increasingly difficult, we as a society need to rethink what it means to listen, to think, to create, and to be democratically engaged citizens.Fifteen Pathsdocuments the journey of a disillusioned business professor who came to realize that to transcend the noise, we need more imaginative expressions and fewer argumentative ones.
David Weitzner sought the counsel of 14 iconoclastic artists, including Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band), Mike Mignola (Hellboy), Lydia Lunch, and Del the Funky Homosapien. The book offers 15 concrete courses of action to reimagine a socially engaged life and an afterword documenting the surprising outcome of the author's personal journey.
Reviews
"Fifteen Paths truly is a conversation, and it's an enlightening one. This book is an important read for business people, and for anyone who wants to be provoked and challenged to think differently about the world." -- All About Work blog
Author Bio
David Weitzner (PhD, MBA) is at heart a philosopher who briefly became a music industry executive and has now spent over a decade as a professor of strategy. Davids research takes a critical stance on decision making in capitalist environments, leading to publication in top academic journals like the Academy of Management Review, Organization Studies and the Journal of Business Ethics. David has presented at a host of international conferences, including Business as an Agent of World Benefit co-sponsored by the U.N. Global Compact. His work has appeared in popular media outlets as diverse as Tablet Magazine, The Forward and Quillette. David lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and three kids.
