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Lisa Kay Solomon Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Futures + Design at Stanford d. school. Co-author WSJ Bestseller Moments of Impact, and Design A Better Business.

15 books
Book Cover for: Certain Uncertainty: Leading with Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World, Des Dearlove

Certain Uncertainty: Leading with Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Des Dearlove
Lisa Kay SolomonLisa Kay Solomon

Lots of EXCITING updates coming this week... including launch of new @thinkers50 book by Des Dearlove, "Certain Uncertainty," from @WileyGlobal featuring a chapter I wrote called "Leading like a Futurist." https://t.co/bjYC1CXC1F https://t.co/gBqmfPJuVE

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Why Play Works: Big Changes Start Small, Jill Vialet

Why Play Works: Big Changes Start Small

Jill Vialet
Lisa Kay SolomonLisa Kay Solomon

Love this so much: "Play is where we learn the changemaking skills— the everyday, inclusive leadership skills—that this moment so desperately requires." @jillvialet @Playworks brilliant & urgent call for us all to bring more play into our lives in her new book, "Why Play Works." https://t.co/4zftnWoiKG

Paperback, 2021

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Terraformers, Annalee Newitz

The Terraformers

Annalee Newitz
Lisa Kay SolomonLisa Kay Solomon

Congrats @Annaleen on your latest sci/cli fiction book, The Terraformers! We'll celebrating your book & the uplifting visions of many other artists, writers, musicians, designers working towards a more abundant and sustainable planet at @stanforddschool Climate Futures event! https://t.co/UcEtRkoz0x https://t.co/9xbpFBh360

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company, Whitney Johnson

Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company

Whitney Johnson
Lisa Kay SolomonLisa Kay Solomon

So how are you going to foster growth and learning for the future? @Levine_Alison makes a very compelling case on why we should pick up @johnsonwhitney's brand new book Smart Growth! @thinkers50 #DisruptYourself https://twitter.com/Levine_Alison/status/1481028579219546114

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre, Keith Johnstone

Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre

Keith Johnstone
Lisa Kay SolomonLisa Kay Solomon

"The people (dogs) that say 'yes' are rewarded by the adventures they have. And the people (dogs) that say 'no' are rewarded by the safety they obtain." - Keith Johnstone, Impro https://t.co/JEsFvf2kOJ

Paperback, 1987

$54.95$29.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Office Shock: Creating Better Futures for Working and Living, Bob Johansen

Office Shock: Creating Better Futures for Working and Living

Bob Johansen
Lisa Kay SolomonLisa Kay Solomon

Really looking forward to this conversation with futurist Joseph Press about how to reimagine how we work and live related to themes in his new book Office Shock w/ @iftf's Bob Johansen! Feels fitting to be sharing stories from @AllVoteNoPlay on the day March Madness kicks off! https://t.co/dnxpeGZT2M

Paperback, 2023

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: We Are as Gods: Back to the Land in the 1970s on the Quest for a New America, Kate Daloz

We Are as Gods: Back to the Land in the 1970s on the Quest for a New America

Kate Daloz
Lisa Kay SolomonLisa Kay Solomon

A couple of weeks ago, we hosted a screening of the award-winning documentary of @stewartbrand's life, Structure Film’s “We Are As Gods,” at @stanforddschool, followed by a lively panel w/ @markoff @meganjpalmer & @friendofdurutti. Read about it here! https://medium.com/@lisakaysolomon/the-man-who-saw-and-sparked-the-future-again-and-again-and-again-55a279ce1d02

Hardcover, 2016

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Creative Hustle: Blaze Your Own Path and Make Work That Matters, Olatunde Sobomehin

Creative Hustle: Blaze Your Own Path and Make Work That Matters

Olatunde Sobomehin
Lisa Kay SolomonLisa Kay Solomon

Design is for you. Design is for everyone. Next batch of @stanforddschool Designer's Guide books drop next week, featuring Creative Hustle by @husslington & @CoachTunde, This is a Prototype by @scaevolae, and You need a Manifesto by Charlotte Burgess-Auburn. https://t.co/n4TtoCNuX3

Paperback, 2022

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Navigating Ambiguity: Creating Opportunity in a World of Unknowns, Andrea Small

Navigating Ambiguity: Creating Opportunity in a World of Unknowns

Andrea Small
Lisa Kay SolomonLisa Kay Solomon

Looking to learn more about Navigating Ambiguity, Designing for Belonging, and Communicating with Data? Join today's @stanforddschool #LiuLectures series w/ authors @snowflyzone @susiewise @dresmall and Kelly Schmutte w/ @scottdoorley. https://t.co/Iv8w2hebBU

Paperback, 2022

$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking, Roman Krznaric

The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking

Roman Krznaric
Lisa Kay SolomonLisa Kay Solomon

Are we being good ancestors? Today. At this moment. Are we making choices that will be good for our children and our children’s children, and our children’s children’s children? My latest reflections on @romankrznaric brilliant book: The Good Ancestor https://bit.ly/BecomingGoodAncestors

Hardcover, 2020

$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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