He strives for authenticity, using many concrete examples as well as a rich array of wisdom gleaned from cultural mentors and role models. Though his talks are both entertaining and filled with content, he especially enjoys spontaneous interaction with the audience. Every crisis is fertile with opportunity. Dave Wann has spent thirty years pondering a qualitatively better, more sustainable future. His research and reflection has produced four books, more than a hundred articles, and twenty videos.
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He has taught at the college level, worked as a policy analyst for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for more than a decade, and helped design and build the cohousing village in which he now lives. In that accessible, example-rich book, Wann proposed an economy based on natural reality and human nature, rather than abstract, obsolete goals. The individual s role in making choices and driving sustainable design was the focus. In his book Deep Design , Wann took a more comprehensive, systems-wide look at design. It is based on the popular PBS programs, and it offers an escape route to a new American Dream that will be much healthier and much more satisfying.