January 17, 2025

Learning

'How to Talk to Strangers' and 80 other tools to help navigate uncertainty with resilience and purpose

"In an era of ambiguous, messy problems—as well as extraordinary opportunities for positive change—it’s vital to have both an inquisitive mind and the ability to act with intention. Creative Acts for Curious People is filled with ways to build those skills with resilience, care, and confidence.

"In an era of ambiguous, messy problems—as well as extraordinary opportunities for positive change—it’s vital to have both an inquisitive mind and the ability to act with intention. Creative Acts for Curious People is filled with ways to build those skills with resilience, care, and confidence. 

"At Stanford University’s world-renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, aka “the d.school,” students and faculty, experts and seekers bring together diverse perspectives to tackle ambitious projects; this book contains the experiences designed to help them do it. A provocative and highly visual companion, it’s a definitive resource for people who aim to draw on their curiosity and creativity in the face of uncertainty. Teeming with ideas about discovery, learning, and leading the way through unknown creative territory, Creative Acts for Curious People includes memorable stories and more than eighty innovative exercises." - Publisher's blurb

PUBLISHER'S WEBPAGE: Creative Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways

Learning

Don’t be afraid of the dark.

ARTICLE: In a culture obsessed with positive thinking, can letting go be a radical act?

Learning

Design history as a “practice of freedom”

INTERVIEW: The Daily Heller: The Growth of New Design History Ecosystems

Learning

Equanimity is something you do, not something you have; it is a lived way of moving through the world.

ARTICLE: Equanimity is Not Stillness – It is a Mobility of the Mind

Learning

"The society capable of continuous renewal not only is oriented toward the future but looks ahead with some confidence."

BOOK: Self-Renewal: The Individual and the Innovative Society