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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Emotional Awareness
A thoughtful dialogue between the Dalai Lama and world-renowned psychologist Paul Ekman on emotional awareness, balance, and the cultivation of compassion.
Hyper Island Toolbox
An experiential learning and facilitation toolkit from Hyper Island, focused on collaboration, reflection, and learning through action.
Liberating Structures
A facilitation toolkit offering simple interaction patterns that help groups work more inclusively, effectively, and intelligently together.
IDEO.org Design Kit
A human-centered design toolkit from the legendary design firm focused on applying design thinking to social, public, and community-based challenges.
Stanford d.school Bootleg
A foundational design thinking toolkit bringing together practical tools for human-centered innovation. Widely used across universities, startups, and organizations to navigate ambiguity through empathy, experimentation, and iteration.
Google’s Aristotle Project
Google’s research revealed that great teams aren’t built on talent alone, but on psychological safety — the shared belief that it’s safe to speak, risk, and be human at work.
Seeing with The Heart’s Eye
How we see is never neutral. This text explores why truly meeting another person requires a form of attention grounded in care, vulnerability, and ethical responsibility.
Perceiving Needs
Needs aren’t objective facts waiting to be discovered — they are perceived. This essay shows why seeing what’s missing requires empathy, intuition, and a willingness to question how we look at the world.
The Anthropologist
Innovation doesn’t begin with better ideas, but with better attention. This reading shows why observing people in real contexts often reveals more than analysis, surveys, or expert opinion ever could.
Meditation’s Impact on the Brain
Compelling neuroscience showing that attention and emotional regulation are not fixed traits but trainable skills, with measurable brain changes appearing after just weeks of consistent practice.

