Thrivability : Breaking Through to a World That Works

Jean Russell's inspiring and visionary new book challenges the 'breakdown thinking' that focuses only on defensive reactions to the economic, social, political, and environmental crises we face. In its place she proposes 'breakthrough thinking' an approach that recognizes the gritty reality we face but enables us to envision and co-create a world of wellbeing and health.

Part I looks at the stories we tell about our world and our limited ways of perceiving it.

Part II outlines new tools for understanding ourselves and the social and data revolutions we are part of.

Part III sets out ways we can take action together to create the world of the possible, a thriving world, a world that works.

Jean Russell is a facilitator and social ecosystem designer. She works with clients internationally to take them through the crucial questions of creating and nurturing teams and networks to develop healthy and productive collaborations. Her quest to understand how groups operate and be useful has led her to explore: motivation, persuasion, and influence (trained in neuro-linguistic programming and coaching) flows and risk analysis (via international finance), how to make a difference (specifically philanthropy - as co-founder of donor education leader, Inspired Legacies, as well as social entrepreneurship coach and advisor) methods of collaboration (facilitation of small groups and in the tech world designing online community spaces with game dynamics). As a founder of the thrivability movement and expert on collective thriving, Jean speaks to and with change agents, innovators, builders, and edge-riders around the world. She curated "Thrivability: A Collaborative Sketch" in 2010.