Liminal Thinking
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"Why do some people succeed at change while others fail? It's the way they think! Liminal thinking is a way to create change by understanding, shaping, and reframing beliefs. What beliefs are stopping you right now?
You have a choice. You can create the world you want to live in, or live in a world created by others. If you are ready to start making changes, read this book."
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DAVE GRAY is a leader and manager with a background in design. He has worked with many of the world's largest companies, as well as mid-sized businesses, start-ups, executives, and individuals. He is the founder of XPLANE, a strategic design consultancy, and co-founder of Boardthing, a collaboration platform for distributed teams. He has written two previous books on design, change, and innovation: Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rule-Breakers, and Changemakers and The Connected Company. His area of focus is the human element of change and innovation, specifically:
- What makes people embrace new ideas, especially when it involves changing deeply embedded habits and behaviors?
- How can you take plans, ideas, and strategies-things that sound like good ideas-and bring them to life, in the real world?
Content
Part I. How Beliefs Shape Everything
- Principle 1. Beliefs Are Models
- Principle 2. Beliefs Are Created
- Principle 3. Beliefs Create a Shared World
- Principle 4. Beliefs Create Blind Spots
- Principle 5. Beliefs Defend Themselves
- Principle 6. Beliefs Are Tied to Identity
- Practice 1. Assume You Are Not Objective
- Practice 2. Empty Your Cup
- Practice 3. Create Safe Space
- Practice 4. Triangulate and Validate
- Practice 5. Ask Questions, Make Connections
- Practice 6. Disrupt Routines
- Practice 7. Act As If in the Here and Now
- Practice 8. Make Sense with Stories
- Practice 9. Evolve Yourself
