Wicked and Wise : How to Solve the World's Toughest Problems

A groundbreaking new series explores hotly debated issues and offers some intelligent, challenging, and wise ways forward that may be able to break through the current intractable position—the first is coauthored by the author of A Brief History of Everything

Each book in this series is coauthored by leading leadership consultant Alan Watkins and a hand-picked expert in the relevant subject field—in this case, one of the most widely read and influential American philosophers of our time. This first entry looks at some of the most pressing and topical issues affecting the world today, from the clash of religions and cultures in a globalized world to the growing dominance of technology. The book sets the scene for debating the key challenges facing current and future generations, and sets possible agendas for how leaders, and potential leaders, can solve challenges through the wise application of multi-tiered multi-channel, multi-organizational intervention lead in a highly developed, enlightened, and selfless way.

Ken Wilber is a writer, a public speaker, the founder of the Integral Institute, and the most widely translated academic writer in America. He is a prolific author whose works include A Brief History of Everything, The Integral Vision, No Boundary, and A Theory of Everything. Cultural figures as varied as Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Deepak Chopra, and Billy Corgan have mentioned his influence. He lives in Denver. Alan Watkins is a leadership consultant and the author of Coherence: The Secret Science.