Sep 15

Tobi Lütke: AI Agents, Better Decisions, and the Future of Work

Shopify founder and CEO Tobi Lütke joins Shane Parrish to discuss AI agents, better decision-making, and the future of work. He explains how he uses an AI council to examine his hardest decisions and why taste, judgment, and responsibility become more valuable as AI becomes more ... Show More

1h 5m

Sep 1

What 12 Years of Failure Taught Steve Jobs About Success

We all know the Steve Jobs who came back in the late 1990s and saved Apple from becoming a footnote. And we've all heard the story of how, in 1985, he was pushed out of the company he'd created. What we don't know is what happened in between. Geoffrey Cain spent years reconstruct ... Show More

1h 3m

Aug 18

Make Better Decisions by Fixing Yourself First

David Baszucki is the co-founder and CEO of Roblox, a platform built around a simple idea: give people the tools and incentives to create together. In this short conversation we discuss how a health decision saved his son's life and how it changed how he eats, why bureaucracy com ... Show More

46m 33s

Sep 2018

96: Jane McGonigal | Gaming Your Way to Health and Happiness

Jane McGonigal (@avantgame) specializes in designing games that challenge players to tackle real-world problems, and is the bestselling author of Reality is Broken. Her new book is SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver, and More Resilient -- P ... Show More

1h 13m

May 2022

76. Is Gaming Good for You?

Jane McGonigal designed a game to help herself recover from a traumatic brain injury — and she thinks playing games can help us all lead our best lives. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for informat ... Show More

41m 49s

Jan 2022

Smologies #9: GAMING with Jane McGonigal

ANNOUNCEMENT: SMOLOGIES NOW HAS ITS OWN FEED! <a href="https://pod.link/1746567248">SUBSCRIBE</a> FOR NEW EPISODES EVERY THURSDAY. Subscribe to Smologies: <a href="https://pod.link/1746567248">https://pod.link/1746567248</a>Game ... Show More

30m 48s

Oct 2015

16. Jane McGonigal (Game Designer) – Game On!/Death to "Gamification"

Fantasy can save your life but how much is too much? This week on Big Think's podcast we discuss three surprise ideas with game developer and researcher Jane McGonigal, author of the new book SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resi ... Show More

21m 31s

Sep 2024

Gaming for Good

Megan Nollet and Andrew Devis share about video games and how they help people manage mental health. They also discuss about the possible dangers of video games.https://spotlightenglish.com/your-life/gaming-for-good/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidD ... Show More

15m 25s

Mar 2022

Jane McGonigal || Playing Games with the Future

Today we welcome Jane McGonigal. She is a world-renowned game designer who challenges players to tackle real-world problems such as poverty, depression, and climate change through collaboration. Jane is also a future forecaster, serving as the current Director of Games Research & ... Show More

58m 3s

Sep 2024

Gaming for Good (Advanced Program)

Megan Nollet and Andrew Devis share about video games and how they help people manage mental health. They also discuss about the possible dangers of video games. https://spotlightenglish.com/your-life/gaming-for-good/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androi ... Show More

10m 46s

Feb 2024

How video games can help kids learn and grow, with Susan Rivers, PhD

Video games get a bad rap -- but the right games can be a tool to reach kids and teach them important social emotional and academic skills. Susan Rivers, PhD, chief scientist at the nonprofit iThrive Games, talks about how to design games that are both entertaining and educationa ... Show More

30m 52s

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