DANIEL GOLEMAN is the author of the international bestsellers "Emotional Intelligence," "Working with Emotional Intelligence," and "Social Intelligence," and the co-author of the acclaimed business bestseller "Primal Leadership." He was a science reporter for the "New York Times," was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and received the American Psychological Association's Lifetime Achievement Award for his media writing. He lives in the Berkshires.
"Goleman's critiques are scathing, but his conclusion is
heartening: a new generation of industrial ecologists is mapping
the exact impact of every production process, which could challenge
consumers to change their behavior in substance rather than just
show."
-- Publishers Weekly "A convincing case that information
alone-provided that it's easy for shoppers to access-can spur an
ecological revolution."
-- Kirkus Reviews "Former "New York Times" columnist Goleman
("Emotional Intelligence")... persuasively argues that radical
transparency-which includes environmental, social, biological, and
worker safety and health impacts-will better enable consumers to
make decisions based on what matters most to them. Goleman's
discussion of individual shopping habits is particularly
interesting, including the need to be aware of superficial service
and product claims...Although individual decisions are important,
he asserts that group action and institutions can create market
pressure to shift to sustainable practices and that digital tools
can play an effective role in shaping collective awareness and
creating coordinated action. Recommended for readers interested in
business or environmental issues."
-- Library Journal ""Ecological Intelligence" is a fascinating
whodunit revealing the intricate processes that create our material
world. Written by the acknowledged master on how to be a truly
intelligent human being, Goleman reveals the complex web of impacts
everyday products have upon people and habitat and how a new form
of intelligence can radically alter consumption patterns from
destructive to constructive."
-- Paul Hawken, Author of the" Ecology of Commerce" and" Blessed
Unrest""
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"The eight hundred pound gorilla behind virtually all of the
'sustainability challenges' is you, and me, the consumer. The
problem is not that we are bad but that we have been blind to the
impacts of our every-day choices.
""Ecological Intelligence" is a fascinating whodunit revealing the
intricate processes that create our material world. Written by the
acknowledged master on how to be a truly intelligent human being,
Goleman reveals the complex web of impacts everyday products have
upon people and habitat and how a new form of intelligence can
radically alter consumption patterns from destructive to
constructive."
-- Paul Hawken, Author of the" Ecology of Commerce" and" Blessed
Unrest""
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"The eight hundred pound gorilla behind virtually all of the
'sustainability challenges' is you, and me, the consumer. The
problem is not that we are bad but that we have been blind to the
impacts of our every-day choices - which is about to change. As
Goleman shows, new information technologies and growing public
concern are awakening our intrinsic desire to do what is right to
shape a healthier world for our children and grandchildren."
--Peter Senge, Director of the Center for Organizational Learning
at the MIT Sloan School of Management and author of "The Fifth
Discipline," "The Dance of Change," "Presence," and "The Necessary
Revolution" "Drawing on his capacious intelligence Daniel Goleman
dissects the issues involved in the attainment of long term
sustainability and details promising and intriguing solutions. Once
again, he has written an essential book."
--Howard Gardner, author and Hobbs Professor of Cognition and
Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education" ""
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"Our civilization faces a sobering, momentous challenge, one of the
most profound in its history: the ominous possibility of ecological
collapse, and Dan Goleman provides fresh insight and the most
intelligent, thoughtful plan to confront it. Goleman skillfully
weaves together his argument, through a masterful combination of
logic and persuasion, about how we can apply our intelligence to
this pressing question. Goleman makes a powerful and compelling
case that how we answer this question will determine not just our
fate, but the fate of our children and even life on this planet.
This book should be required reading for every politician, policy
maker, and citizen of this planet. It should sit on the desk of
everyone who is concerned about making the best, most intelligent
choices for our destiny."
--Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics, author of "Physics
of the Impossible" and "Parallel Worlds"
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""The market place is a democratic voting booth, if we chose to
make it so -- we the consumer get to decide which companies will
succeed and which ones fail. Dan Goleman's "Ecological
Intelligence" provides tools for voting consciously and rationally.
An eloquent "must read" bridge between business and consumer that
crosses generational gaps and lights the path to an environmentally
sustainable and socially just destination."
--John Perkins, bestselling author of "Confessions of an Economic
Hit Man""
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