The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

Parker, Priya

ISBN 10: 1594634939 / ISBN 13: 9781594634932

Verlag: Riverhead Books, 2020

Beschreibung

Former library copy, with stamps on first leaf and title page; light edgewear.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 25102402

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
• Verlag: Riverhead Books
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1594634939
• ISBN-13: 9781594634932
• Einband: Soft cover
• Zustand: Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Economics
  • Psychology

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Inhaltsangabe

"Hosts of all kinds, this is a must-read!" --Chris Anderson, owner and curator of TED
 
From the host of the New York Times podcast Together Apart, an exciting new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend our time together—at home, at work, in our communities, and beyond.

In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive--which they don't have to be. We rely too much on routine and the conventions of gatherings when we should focus on distinctiveness and the people involved. At a time when coming together is more important than ever, Parker sets forth a human-centered approach to gathering that will help everyone create meaningful, memorable experiences, large and small, for work and for play.

Drawing on her expertise as a facilitator of high-powered gatherings around the world, Parker takes us inside events of all kinds to show what works, what doesn't, and why. She investigates a wide array of gatherings--conferences, meetings, a courtroom, a flash-mob party, an Arab-Israeli summer camp--and explains how simple, specific changes can invigorate any group experience.

The result is a book that's both journey and guide, full of exciting ideas with real-world applications. The Art of Gathering will forever alter the way you look at your next meeting, industry conference, dinner party, and backyard barbecue--and how you host and attend them.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

PRIYA PARKER works to help people create collective meaning in their lives through gatherings. She is a master facilitator, strategic advisor, acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters, and the host and executive producer of the New York Times podcast, Together Apart. Trained in the field of conflict resolution, Parker has worked on race relations on American college campuses and on peace processes in the Arab world, southern Africa, and India. She studied organizational design at M.I.T., public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and political and social thought at the University of Virginia. She lives with her husband and two children in Brooklyn, NY. @priyaparker