The Next Big Idea Daily S31 E3: "Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything―Even Things That Seem Impossible Today" by Jane McGonigal
Sep 6, 2023
Jane McGonigal, author who draws on the latest scientific research in psychology and neuroscience, shows us how to train our minds to think the unthinkable and imagine the unimaginable. Topics include expanding imagination and preparing for future possibilities, recognizing signals of change, and unlocking the power of imagination and urgent optimism.
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10-Year Timeline
- Focus your imagination ten years out to lift the ceiling on your imagination.
- Thinking on a 10-year timeline gives you the feeling of time spaciousness to achieve transformative change.
Ridiculous Possibilities
- Useful statements about the future should initially seem ridiculous.
- It's the seemingly impossible possibilities that we must take seriously.
Imagination Blind Spots
- Dismissing scenarios as impossible reveals imagination blind spots.
- Focus on unimaginable futures to prepare for disruptive changes.