Liminal Thinking

“Liminal Thinking is a book about how to be mentally healthy, how to be present, and how to be a positive force in the world. But more simply, and more importantly, it’s a book about how to be.” –Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and To Sell Is Human“Dave Gray has taken the brilliantly simple germ of an idea (how to think across the borders of belief) and written it into a potent virus. Dave’s timing couldn’t be better. As the world slips again into splintered conflicts of belief, I hope and pray his virus spreads.” –Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin“In a time of increasing complexity and change, Dave Gray’s Liminal Thinking provides a much needed blueprint to help us clarify our own thinking, make connections with others, and communicate powerfully our ideas in a way that is both deeply human and profoundly impactful.” –Lisa Kay Solomon, co-author, Moments of Impact: How to Design Strategic Conversations That Accelerate Change“In the best sense of the word, this is popularization of the obvious, of the space between things, of seeing things you’ve always seen but never seen and pulling them into your own personal library, for getting through the morass, the flotsam and jetsam of all the stuff that’s around us” –Richard Saul Wurman, founder, TED conference, and author of Information Anxiety

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?