Make Possibilities Happen
Make Possibilities Happen: How to Transform Ideas into Reality (BOOK)
(Stanford d.school Library)
Ten Speed Press/Penguin Random House
Ink, pulp, words, initiative
5.56 x 0.53 x 7.25 inches
Possibility is the ability to see something in your imagination and materialize it in real life. You already possess (almost) everything you need to make things happen—this book helps you find your way. Content of this book is based on 30+ years of entrepreneurship, classroom teaching and scientific research.
“Hawthorne lays out an operator’s manual to design thinking instead of the regular ‘creativity’ blah blah. She aptly frames the fact that organizations and individuals work at different speeds—and first gear definitely isn’t the only mode for everyone or every task. Make Possibilities Happen is the ten speed bicycle workout for the mind that humanity needs right now.”
—John Maeda, Vice President of Design and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft
“Buy this book. Read it. Do the exercises. What you’ll learn will pay you back a hundred-fold.”
—Stefan Sagmeister, designer
“Make Possibilities Happen is the boost your brain needs to transform your thoughts into action. The ideas and hacks in this book will help you sidestep invisible landmines and move from creation to completion with ease. It will be a helpful asset for anyone trying to bring new possibilities to life.”
—David Kelley, founder, IDEO and the Stanford d.school
Project
Collaborator
Book author
Stanford d.school, Celia Leung
Year
2023/2024
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A handheld creativity crash course on how to link your ideas to action distilled from decades of teaching, research and launching harebrained ideas.
The book exposes inherent mind traps and shares tips and tricks to supercharge your brain to transform your possibilities to life.
