Art as Human Infrastructure

Aesthetics, Creativity, and Meaning in Economy 5.0 and ESG
2026
ISBN: 978-3-95743-362-6
Verlag: Mentis Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

In an age shaped by artificial intelligence and technological acceleration, the most important infrastructure of Economy 5.0 is human. This book shows how art – through aesthetics, creativity, narrative, and meaning – develops the human capacities that make ethical and sustainable societies possible.
Art as Human Infrastructure argues that art is not a cultural addition to the economy but a formative force that shapes imagination, ethical sensitivity, and relational understanding. Through interdisciplinary chapters on aesthetic leadership, narrative leadership, communication ethics, creative labour, cultural diplomacy, spatial design, and human-AI interaction, the book demonstrates how artistic and aesthetic practices translate ESG values into lived organisational and social realities. By linking art, leadership, and sustainability, the volume offers a humanistic framework for understanding Economy 5.0 as a system grounded in meaning, dignity, and human flourishing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Szostak, Michal

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik

Über Autor(innen)

Michal Szostak is Vice-Rector for Scientific and International Affairs and Head of the Institute for Management Research at Civitas University. He conducts research in the intersection of management, art, and aesthetics, teaching activities in Polish and foreign universities. He is also a business practitioner in an international environment in the industrial sector and holds a doctorate in musical arts (organ) and performs recitals worldwide. More: www.michalszostak.org