An Expanding Collection of 90+ of My Top Energizers, Exercises & Sources for Meaningful Collaboration & Personal Growth
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Nose Jousting
Nose Jousting is controlled chaos by design: tape on noses, hands off, dignity optional. It works by making everyone ridiculous together — flattening hierarchy, releasing inhibition, and igniting collective energy fast.
Human Chair
Human Chair challenges a group to do something that feels slightly impossible — together. By leaning on one another, teams experience trust, coordination, and collective success in a very literal way.
Regrets of the Dying
A short, sobering reflection on what people most often regret at the end of life. It cuts through noise and ambition to remind us that authenticity, relationships, and the courage to choose happiness matter more than anything else.
A Guide to the Good Life
A remarkably clear and practical guide to Stoicism as a way of living — not abstract theory. Irvine shows how disciplined judgment, attention, and restraint can help us live a calmer, more intentional life.
Meditations
A private notebook turned timeless guide to self-leadership under pressure. Meditations offers clear, grounded reminders for acting with calm, integrity, and perspective — especially when the world doesn’t cooperate.
Man’s Search for Meaning
A powerful book about finding meaning when circumstances strip everything else away. Frankl reminds us that even in suffering, we retain the freedom to choose our attitude.
Ninja · Hunter · Bear
Ninja · Hunter · Bear is a loud, physical twist on Rock–Paper–Scissors designed to unlock play and collective energy. It replaces self-consciousness with laughter, momentum, and instant group bonding.
Road to Self-Renewal
Gardner’s timeless reflection on lifelong learning challenges the idea that growth ends once we “arrive.” It shows that meaning and leadership depend on our willingness to keep learning and committing beyond the self.
Creativity, Inc.
A masterful exploration of how leadership, culture, and trust shape creativity — drawn from Ed Catmull’s experience building Pixar as its co-founder and President.
The Fearless Organization
A classic, research-based guide to creating psychological safety at work so people can speak up, learn, and innovate without fear.
Right Kind of Wrong
A research-based guide to understanding different kinds of failure and why learning depends on failing intelligently rather than avoiding mistakes. Edmondson shows how leaders can create the conditions for experimentation without blame.
Creative Confidence
A practical guide to reclaiming creativity by overcoming fear and building confidence through action, experimentation, and empathy.
The Achievement Habit
A practical, design-inspired guide to turning intention into action through small experiments, responsibility, and behavioral change.
Testing with Humans
A practical guide to testing assumptions through small, real-world experiments, helping teams reduce uncertainty and make better decisions early.
Talking to Humans
A practical guide to customer discovery that emphasizes learning through real conversations rather than assumptions. Giff Constable shows how talking to humans early can prevent costly mistakes later.
The Fifth Discipline
A foundational work on systems thinking and organizational learning, this book shows how deep-seated structures and mental models shape behavior and outcomes over time.
Reinventing Organizations
A landmark book exploring how organizations can evolve toward greater autonomy, purpose, and human-centered ways of working.
The Anxious Generation
A research-driven exploration of how digital technologies and changing childhood norms are reshaping mental health in younger generations.
Attention Span
A research-based examination of how modern work fragments attention — and what individuals and organizations can do to restore balance and focus.

