"Liminal Thinking is a book about how to be mentally healthy, how to be present, and how to be a positive force in the world. But more simply, and more importantly, it's a book about how to be."
—Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and To Sell Is Human

"In the best sense of the word, this is popularization of the obvious, of the space between things, of seeing things you've always seen but never seen and pulling them into your own personal library, for getting through the morass, the flotsam and jetsam of all the stuff that's around us"
—Richard Saul Wurman, founder, TED conference, and author of Information Anxiety

"In a time of increasing complexity and change, Dave Gray's Liminal Thinking provides a much needed blueprint to help us clarify our own thinking, make connections with others, and communicate powerfully our ideas in a way that is both deeply human and profoundly impactful."
—Lisa Kay Solomon, co-author, Moments of Impact: How to Design Strategic Conversations That Accelerate Change<

"Dave Gray has taken the brilliantly simple germ of an idea (how to think across the borders of belief) and written it into a potent virus. Dave's timing couldn't be better. As the world slips again into splintered conflicts of belief, I hope and pray his virus spreads.”
—Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin

Part I. How Beliefs Shape Everything

• Principle 1. Beliefs Are Models
• Principle 2. Beliefs Are Created
• Principle 3. Beliefs Create a Shared World
• Principle 4. Beliefs Create Blind Spots
• Principle 5. Beliefs Defend Themselves
• Principle 6. Beliefs Are Tied to Identity

Part II. What to Do About It

• Practice 1. Assume You Are Not Objective
• Practice 2. Empty Your Cup
• Practice 3. Create Safe Space
• Practice 4. Triangulate and Validate
• Practice 5. Ask Questions, Make Connections
• Practice 6. Disrupt Routines
• Practice 7. Act As If in the Here and Now
• Practice 8. Make Sense with Stories
• Practice 9. Evolve Yourself