Stanford d.school Executive Director Sarah Stein Greenberg shares lessons and ideas from her new book Creative Acts for Curious People with Stanford Professor and New York Times best-selling author Bob Sutton.

Sarah Stein Greenberg, Executive Director of the Stanford d.school

Join Sarah Stein Greenberg, the Executive Director of Stanford's Institute of Design (fondly known as the d.school) as she shares lessons and ideas from her new book, Creative Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways. 

The book teaches how to have both an inquisitive mind and the ability to act with intention, which is extraordinarily important in an era of ambiguous, messy problems—as well as extraordinary opportunities for positive change.

Bob Sutton, Stanford Professor and New York Times Bestselling Author

Sarah will be interviewed by Stanford Professor, organizational researcher, and New York Times best-selling author Bob Sutton. Having authored books including The No Asshole Rule and Good Boss, Bad Boss, we're excited to have Bob lead the discussion to connect Sarah's latest work to his 40 years of research in organizational behavior and management science.

Creatives Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways

The book is filled with 80 assignments hand-picked from throughout the d.school’s history. It features work from a huge community of designers and faculty and each assignment is accompanied by delightful illustrations. 

You’ll find it to be a timely and highly visual resource for people who seek to choose curiosity in the face of uncertainty. We're seeing the content resonate with people in many fields of work who seek creative and unconventional approaches to the complex, ambiguous challenges that face us all.

For many years here at the d.school, we’ve been asked about our classes and how to use the methods we teach at Stanford. This session will give you a small taste of our classroom experience and a few exercises from the book.

What others are saying…

“. . . a dazzling array of practical, thoughtful exercises designed to spark creativity, help solve problems, foster connection, and make our lives better.”

—Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author and host of the Happier podcast

“. . . to build empathy and creativity, you have to break out of habits and patterns to see the world in new ways. This book is packed end to end with ways to do just that. . .”

—Mike Krieger, Co-Founder of Instagram

“The experiences inside this book teach both the hard and soft skills that we all need to navigate today’s world with agility, resilience, and imagination.”

—Lorraine Twohill, Chief Marketing Officer at Google