The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

***THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER***

"AN INCREDIBLE BOOK" - Brené Brown

"A MUST-READ!" - Chris Anderson, curator of TED

"AN URGENT MANIFESTO" - Seth Godin

"FANTASTIC" - Forbes

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Gatherings in our lives are often disappointing and unproductive, but they don’t have to be . . .
At a time when coming together is more important than ever, Priya Parker offers a human approach to gathering that will help you create meaningful, memorable experiences, large and small, for work and for play.

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

[A] remarkable new book about how we spend our time together, at work, at home, and beyondIf you want to get more out of every event, whether it's with your boss and co-workers or friends and family, The Art of Gathering can help * Bustle *
[A] fantastic book . . . . Good things happen when people connect. Especially when we follow Priya's sage advice * Forbes *
Enthusiastically delivered formulas for better get-togethers... useful to those whose job it is to plan meetings, conferences, and the like and a worthy survival manual for consumers of the same * Kirkus Reviews *
This clear and engaging book sets down many things you thought you knew, until you find yourself remembering that you did not attend to its simple rules at the last significant event you hosted.... A passion for successful encounters enlivens every page -- Sherry Turkle * author of Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age and Alone Together *
A brilliant and eminently practical guide! The Art of Gathering will open your eyes to just how often we gather - and how we can turn those mundane events into dazzling opportunities for meaning, dreaming, and doing. This book should be mandatory reading for everyone from the business executive to the community activist, the conflict resolution specialist to the dinner host. Concrete advice that will forever change the way you gather -- Daniel L. Shapiro * founder of the Harvard International Negotiation Program and author of Negotiating the Nonnegotiable *

Priya Parker is a facilitator, strategic advisor and the acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering. Trained in the field of conflict resolution, Parker has worked with colleges, corporations, museums, non-profits, political movements, and family businesses in moments of change.

Most recently, she advised the Zohran Mamdani campaign on their gathering strategy for a successful New York City mayoral bid. On her popular Substack, GROUP LIFE, Parker teaches practical skills in conflict and connection. She studied organizational design at MIT, public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and political and social thought at the University of Virginia.

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ISBN 13	9780241973844
ISBN 10	0241973848
Title	The Art of Gathering
Author	Priya Parker
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2019-05-16
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.