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Jane McGonigal is the Director of Games Research and Development at the Institute for the Future ... Read More

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Jane McGonigal is the Director of Games Research and Development at the Institute for the Future and a New York Times bestselling author. Her work has been featured in The Economist, Wired and The New York Times, and on MTV, CNN and NPR. She teaches a course on 'How to Think Like a Futurist' at Stanford University, and has taught game design and theory at UC Berkeley and the San Francisco Art Institute. She regularly speaks to global audiences and has had over 15 million views of her TED talks.Jane McGonigal is unusually adept at anticipating events that most of us can't even fathom. In this eye-opening, actionable book, she teaches you how to widen your peripheral vision, extend your imagination farther into the future, and conceive of the inconceivable.Reading this book is like sitting down with a creative, optimistic friend-and getting up as a new version of yourself. Jane McGonigal has long been a visionary. Now she teaches the rest of us how to be one too.In Imaginable, Jane McGonigal teaches us to bring soul-stirring imagination to our daily lives. As she persuasively demonstrates, imagination training is more than just a skill set: It's a creativity boost, a mindset shift, and an emotional uplift, all rolled up in one. The life-changing techniques you'll learn in this science-packed book will help you choose your future and feel more in control of what happens next.Imaginable is a delightful and actionable antidote to apocalypse: an invitation to play with the future as if it were limited by nothing but our own imaginative capacity. An inspiring read.Expertly blending practical advice and big-picture thinking, this is a stimulating guide to preparing for the future. Readers will be inspired to put their imaginations to use.

World-renowned future forecaster, game designer, and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jane McGonigal gives us the tools to imagine the future without fear.

How can we be confident about making plans?
How might we feel secure despite the future being unknown?
How do we learn to feel at peace with the unexpected?

Today it feels more challenging than ever to feel unafraid, hopeful, and equipped to face the future with optimism. How do we map out our lives when it seems impossible to predict what the world will be like next week, let alone next year or next decade? What we need now are strategies to help us recover our confidence and creativity in facing uncertain futures.

By learning to think the unthinkable and imagine the unimaginable you can better plan for a future you'd like to see. And by seeing what's coming faster, you can adapt to new challenges, reduce anxiety, and build hope and resilience.


'An accessible, optimistic field guide to the future.'-San Francisco Chronicle

'Jane McGonigal is unusually adept at anticipating events that most of us can't even fathom. In this eye-opening, actionable book, she teaches you how to widen your peripheral vision, extend your imagination farther into the future, and conceive of the inconceivable.' Adam Grant, #1 Bestselling Author of Think Again
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'Top 10 innovators to watch' Business Week

10 most powerful women to watch' Forbes

'Top 100 creative people in business' Fast Company

Product Details

Title: Imaginable
Author: Jane McGonigal
SKU: BK0446721
EAN: 9781787635623
Language: English

About Author

Jane McGonigal is the Director of Games Research and Development at the Institute for the Future and a New York Times bestselling author. Her work has been featured in The Economist, Wired and the New York Times, and on MTV, CNN and NPR. She teaches a course on 'How to Think Like a Futurist'at Stanford University, and has taught game design and theory at UC Berkeley and the San Francisco Art Institute. She regularly speaks to global audiences and has had over 15 million views of her TED talks. A former New Yorker, she now lives in San Francisco.

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