Past Events
Inkfish Books Presents: The Gifts of Uncertainty
December 21st, 2024
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Inkfish
488 Main Street
Warren, RI
Join Maggie for a holiday book-signing for Uncertain at Inkfish, a renowned woman-owned bookstore in the heart of beautiful Warren, Rhode Island. As we close out a volatile year with no end to the rising unknowns, Maggie's popular scientific adventure tale offers eye-opening revelations on how to thrive in an age of angst. She will offer tips on how you can wield unsureness as a leader or parent without appearing weak and how simple lessons in improving your “uncertainty tolerance” can elevate your mental well-being.
Refreshments served. Free, register here.
Symposium Books Presents: The Hope and Inspiration of Uncertainty
December 14th, 2024
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Symposium Books
240 Westminster Street
Providence, RI
Why does a restful pause seed insight? How can unsureness help us stand up for what's right while also healing the divisions of our day? How does ambivalence make us more resourceful? Maggie will be meeting readers and signing books at Symposium Books in historic downtown Providence. This holiday season, tap into the timely, inspiring, and hopeful gifts of uncertainty.
Refreshments served. Free!
The Acosta Institute Presents: Capacity-Building in Times of Rapid-Change
December 7 - 8th, 2024
Time TBD
An International Healing-Centered Education Conference (Virtual)
The Acosta Institute is a global organization that explores healing-centered education at the intersection of social justice, mindfulness, and resilience. To celebrate its five-year anniversary, the Institute is holding an international conference on capacity-building. Maggie will speak on skillful uncertainty as a driver of resilience, adaptability, and curiosity, the cognitive skills most urgently needed in times of flux and angst. How can we teach not-knowing in a world of quick, facile answers? How does our uncertainty enable us to navigate both thorny problems and people w/ whom we disagree - with equity and compassion? Nurturing a capacity for productive unsureness is critical today. Sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Sold out. Register for waitlist here.
A Global Event: Uncertainty as a Boost to Lean Thinking and Toyota Kata
November 21st, 2024
12:00 - 12:30 pm ET
Virtual
In this Main Stage session of the popular Lean Global Connection conference, Maggie will be in conversation with Toyota Kata coach Tracy DeFoe on the importance of cultivating skillful uncertainty in an era of flux. They will discuss why not-knowing fuels adaptability, how to cultivate productive uncertainty, and how Maggie's groundbreaking book Uncertain aligns with and can augment the popular management tools Lean Thinking and Toyota Kata. Lean Global Connection is a 24-hour marathon virtual confab that attracts 10,000 attendees annually. Space is limited!
Register here.
A Deep Dive into the Wisdom of Uncertainty at the Cos Club
November 18th, 2024
4:30 - 6:00 pm
122 E. 66th St.
New York, NY
How can an ‘uncertainty mindset’ equip us to dwell skillfully in a space of possibilities and adapt to a fast-changing world? What does it mean to ‘lean into’ unsureness and how does this cognitive skill fuel insight, clarity, resilience, and vision? How can unsureness help us stand up for what's right and heal the divisions of our day? Maggie appears at New York’s venerable Cosmopolitan Club to discuss the unexpected gifts of being unsure in an era of flux and angst. Based on cutting-edge reporting around the globe and deep multidisciplinary research, Uncertain is a must-read for our times.
Books will be available for purchase. For more information, contact the Cos Club.
A Timely Conversation on the Wisdom of Uncertainty with Artist Sarah Jane Lapp
November 7th, 2024
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Wanskuck Library - Downtown
233 Veazie Street
Providence, RI
In an age of tumult, quick-fix answers and neat bullet points seem the ticket to success. We fear not-knowing and equate being unsure with weakness. But an urgent rethink is due: the uncertainty that we shun turns out to be the mindset most needed today. In this interactive evening, pioneering author Maggie Jackson draws on her acclaimed new book Uncertain to discuss why we should seek not-knowing in an age of flux and angst. In our politics, workplaces, relationships, and inner lives, uncertainty is the missing link to thinking and relating well. Maggie will be in conversation with renowned local artist Sarah Jane Lapp. Light refreshments served. Books available courtesy of Heartleaf Books. Presented by The Artists Loop and the Providence Library System.
Free, but spots are limited so registration is recommended.