Liminal Thinking
by Dave Gray
View on GoodreadsDave Gray's compact framework book on "liminal thinking" — the practice of recognizing that beliefs are constructions built on incomplete information, and developing the capacity to operate at the threshold between competing belief structures.
Core ideas
- The "pyramid of belief" — beliefs sit at the top of a pyramid of information that's incomplete by definition; everyone's pyramid is different, and most disagreement is actually about underlying pyramids rather than about the top-level beliefs being argued.
- The nine practices (assume you're not objective, empty your cup, create safe space, listen for unsaid things, etc.) are the book's operational tools, applicable to negotiations, organizational change, and personal-belief work.
- The book is short and graphic-rich (Gray is a visual thinker) — designed to be returned to as a reference rather than read once narratively, with the diagrams doing significant load-bearing work.
Published2016
Pages224
ISBN9781933820460
ReadMar 2021
