Video Games: The Defining Medium of the 21st Century

Film became the literature of the 20th century. Likewise, video games will take over in this coming century, especially once they learn to listen to us.

March 30, 2011

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Film became the literature of the 20th century. Likewise, video games will take over in this coming century, especially once they learn to listen to us.

Jesse Schell

Video Game Designer

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Productivity for Mortals

Oliver Burkeman

Author, “Meditations for Mortals”

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AI and the Future of Civilization

Yuval Noah Harari

Historian and Philosopher, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Best-Selling Author

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The 6 Disciplines of Strategic Thinking

Michael Watkins

Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change, IMD Business School, and Author, “The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking”

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Radical Respect at Work

Kim Scott

Co-Founder, Radical Candor, and Author, Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better

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No-Nonsense Leadership

Ben Horowitz

Founding Partner, Andreessen Horowitz and Author, The Hard Thing About Hard Things

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A Primatologist’s Guide to Human Behavior

Frans de Waal

C.H. Candler Professor Emeritus at EMORY University, Atlanta, GA

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