The infinite game : how to live well together / Niki Harré.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harré, Niki, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carse, James P--Influence.

Carse, James P.

Social interaction.

Conduct of life.

Interpersonal relations.

Self-realization.

Psychology--Popular works.

Psychology.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Genre:

Popular works.

Physical Description:

211 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, 2018.

Summary:

"Is life really a finite game - a game of selection and rules, winners and losers, players and spectators? What if we are all part of a different type of game entirely - a game in which playing matters more than winning, a game that anyone can join at any time, a game in which rules evolve as new players turn up - an infinite game?"--Publisher information.

Contents:

Introduction

Welcome to the infinite game

Part 1. Society and the infinite game: Overarching principles: Continuing the play versus winning

Infinite and finite values

The difference between finite games that are inside or outside the infinite game

People: Invitation versus selection

People versus allies, pawns, spectators or competitors

Open-ended versus restricted expression

Connection versus guarded emotions

Freedom versus obligation

Setting: A network versus discrete entities

Diversity versus sameness

Awe versus control

Knowledge: Seeking information versus claiming knowledge

Understanding versus training

Time: Looking to the future versus replicating the past

Changing the rules versus maintaining the rules

Part 2. The infinite player: Hold finite games lightly

Seek and express authenticity

Strive for radical cooperation

Beware the trickster

Reflect and learn

Postscript: Welcome to the infinite game

Author's note

Appendix

Infinite game workshop outline.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781869408787

1869408780

OCLC:

1030339772