Beautiful Brains change tomorrow... today: Honest conversations with change-makers leading heartful ventures to transform business and society

by Thy-Diep Ta, Amie McCracken (Editor)

Overview

Beautiful Brains change tomorrow… today is a collection of personal conversations with young and old change-makers from business and society. Diving into their personal transformation stories, this book goes beyond the ever-present call for more compassion and globalized ethics in today’s world full of chaos and fear. It provides first hand insights from radical and humble leaders, who focus their energy on tangible actions, because they have understood that extraordinary problems need extraordinary problem solving. They act as pioneers and role models in their functions as caring executives, entrepreneurs, professors, students, and family members to foster an environment of well-being in their spheres of influence. Aspiring to be a mindfulness manifesto to living a life where waking up in the morning is fun and meaningful, this book contains practical life hacks from finding purpose in life to courageous decision-making and compassionate leadership.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783982084626
Publisher:	Thy-Diep Ta
Publication date:	09/20/2019
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.58(d)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Yip’s welcome letter 11 About how Yip met the co-creators 13 Foreword: An introduction to beautiful brains Enrico Amiotti, executive vice-chairman, Enrica Amiotti Foundation 19 Introduction: Mindfulness as a roadmap for a well-rounded life Dat Phan-Angevin, founder at Cèdres Bleus 25 Part One: How to Become Your Own Best Friend Sometimes just a little twist to your perspective can move mountains Mika Schwarz, artist and lecturer at Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig #learning #feedback #arts 32 How we can transform our fears Sylvie Barbier, founder at Art / Earth / Tech #courage #community #communication 41 Why don’t we brush our brains in the way we brush our teeth? Philipp Heiler, founder at brainboost #entrepreneurship #habits #neurofeedback 54 Make happiness work for positive change Dr. Kerstin Humberg, founder of Yunel #positivepsychology #socialentrepreneurship #courage 66 Level up your game: from Mindmastery to Soulmastery Julia Merkt and Michael Lubomirski, founders of Soulmastery and Soulartist #meditation #transformation #well-being 77 Balance as a life philosophy Karishma Adatia, PhD student in polymer chemistry and managing director of Akram #values #inclusion #identity 87 Every minute on Twitter should be a minute well spent Dr. Tu-Lam Pham, founder of DigitalIQ #learning #digitization #parenting 97 Part Two: How to Become Good Contributors Courage and curiosity: leadership in the Digital Age must drive a cultural revolution Dr. Hans Werner Hagemann, founder of Munich Leadership Group and co-author of the book The Leading Brain: Powerful Science-based Strategies for Achieving Peak Performance #ethics #integrity #newwork 112 Establish mindful collaboration through technology Urs Merkel, founder at MatchManao #learning #inclusion #technology 125 Learning is about translating a new concept into your own language Nikolas Schriefer, founder at Stagelink #arts #entrepreneurship #learning 135 Mastery of human relationship building: Every criticism is an opportunity to learn Jan Dzulko, founder of Everphone #collaboration #communication #feedback 144 Cybersecurity: An ode to human irrationality Karsten Nohl, founder and chief scientist of Security Research Labs #technology #regulation #systemschange 156 Healthcare 101: When empathy meets conviction Veronika Schweighart, founder at Climedo Health #entrepreneurship #values #technology 163 Contemplation on a system called life… not more, not less Cem Dinc, doctoral student in medicine and former player of the Turkish national basketball team #identity #systemschange #passion 175 Part Three: How to Become Good Earthlings Explore your intuition, and you can become a master Edward Sizzerhand Obika, founder of sizzerbees and DJ/Producer at Square One #nature #passion #learning 186 We need a new contract between society and nature Dr. Martin R. Stuchtey, founder and managing partner of SYSTEMIQ #values #systemschange #passion 194 In nature lies the answer to climate change Luca Urbano, founder at Food From Forest #nature #socialentrepreneurship #learning 206 We need mindfulness and kindness to thrive in complex systems Dr. Ralf Schneider, group CIO of Allianz SE #values #curiosity #collaboration 217 Holistic decision-making in interconnected social systems Xiaowei Rose Luo, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD #ethics #culture #entrepreneurship 228 What do you really, really want in life? Luis Hanemann, partner at e.ventures #newwork #investing #impact 240 Further reading 253 About Yip 254

Editorial Reviews

Readers’ voices “All too often you see yet another ‘how to’ book and you just can’t be convinced to spend your time absorbing that information. This book, however, combines hardliners and daydreamers, stimulating new ideas about the missing link: beautiful evocations to convert your brain.” (Stephan J. Wirtz, professor for business at Corvinus University of Budapest)

“Beautiful Brains is filled with wonderful wisdom for everyone interested in becoming a better human being and making a significant impact on society. The advice of her contributors is on point, and I love how Thy-Diep solidifies their lessons in for the reader with her brain brush exercises. I do not doubt that her contribution will help us change how we work together so we can change how we live together.” (Michael O’Brien, executive coach, speaker and author of My Last Bad Day Shift: How to Prevent Bad Moments from Turning into Bad Days)

“Reading Beautiful brains change tomorrow…today, I welcomed each interview like a unique flower making up a beautiful and diverse bouquet of stories, experiences, and concrete recommendations for self-development. Thank you, Thy-Diep, for the co-creation of this inspiring dive into the topic of leadership at an individual, business, and societal level! May it touch the hearts and minds of many leaders and leaders-to-be around the world!” (Katrin Grunwald, organizational development consultant and founder of The Globe Team)

“With Beautiful Brains, Thy-Diep took me on a ‘heartfulness’ journey, filled with opportunities to candidly learn from execs, founders, artists, and other change-makers of our society, as to what mindfulness means to them. It has not only taught me the meaning of mindfulness but also helped me define my own inner peace.” (Chul Kwon, growth product management at Turing)

“A truly wonderful book, that inspires you to learn from the lives of others.” (Nikolas Kanonis, senior operations manager at Burger King)

“This book connected me to ideas, stories, and worldviews that left me happy and inspired. Human beings looking for uplifting models of a more fulfilling life will find much nourishment here.” (Marc Macaluso, screenwriter)

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