Books

With several books including “A Future So Bright”, “Tech Humanist”, “Pixels and Place”, and her latest title, “What Matters Next”, Kate O’Neill brings depth, breadth, humor, and humanity to data, technology, and business topics, and bridges the gap between business interests and human needs.

What Matters Next

A Leader's Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That's Moving Too Fast

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A Future So Bright

How Strategic Optimism Can Restore Our Humanity and Save the World

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Tech Humanist

How You Can Make Technology Better for Business and Better for Humans

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Pixels and Place

Connecting Human Experience Across Physical and Digital Spaces

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What Matters Next

A Leader's Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That's Moving Too Fast.

The power of technology for the betterment of humanity only materializes with the help of strategic clarity resulting in good leadership decisions. Discover practical tools for decision-making that empower you to navigate the complexities of tech and make more informed choices that benefit your business and society.

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Hear from Kate as she shares how the Now-Next Continuum moves you forward without betting everything on a single leap.

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The Weirding

Why the World Seems Stranger Than Ever, and How to Make Sense of It Anyway.⁠⁠

It’s challenging to get people to agree about much of anything, but there’s one near‑consensus:

things are increasingly weird.

Whether you’re:

we seem to be living in a new kind of world.

This book treats the weirding as something that can be studied, named, and navigated—not just endured.

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What Matters Next

A Future So Bright

Tech Humanist

Pixels and Place

Description

Start making future-ready decisions with more confidence

Learn to navigate the complex and uncertain present for a better future

Learn to make tech decisions that are best for business and humanity

Learn to design experiences that are more connected and more meaningful

For whom?

Leaders of large companies and organizations

Leaders of all kinds

Business Leaders, City Leaders

Experience Designers, Strategists

Keywords

Decision-making, Technology, Humanity, Leadership

Future, Optimism, Strategy

Tech Human, Humanization of Tech

Connected, Integrated, Experience

The human experience of…

…deciding which choice to make and the impacts that come with it

…navigating ambiguity and uncertainty, retaining optimism

…encountering the world in tech-transformed ways

…place, home, integration, meaning

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Lessons from Los Gatos

How Working at a Startup Called Netflix Made Me a Better Entrepreneur (and Mentor)

As one of the movie giant’s first 100 employees, Kate O’Neill describes in this quick read the early culture and lists a few of the lessons she took away to start and run her own companies and advise others.

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Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a Fast-Paced World

including how to understand technology acceleration, make ethical decisions, align business, and more.

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Strategic Optimism for an Uncertain Future

including topics related to the future of work and a brighter future for cities, education, or your industry.

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Data, AI, Technology, and the Impact on Humans

including human-centric digital transformation, humanity at scale, and more.

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Human Experience in the Metaverse

including integrated human experience design, metaverse strategy, and more.

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Books

What Matters Next

A Future So Bright

Tech Humanist

Pixels and Place

What Matters Next

A Leader's Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That's Moving Too Fast.

Want to start making better tech decisions?

BOOK IN DEVELOPMENT

The Weirding

Why the World Seems Stranger Than Ever, and How to Make Sense of It Anyway.⁠⁠

things are increasingly weird.

Join the movement for early access.

Scroll through the table below to find out which book is best for you.

Where should you start?

What Matters Next

A Future So Bright

Tech Humanist

Pixels and Place

Lessons from Los Gatos

Accompanying Keynotes

Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a Fast-Paced World

Strategic Optimism for an Uncertain Future

Data, AI, Technology, and the Impact on Humans

Human Experience in the Metaverse

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Books

What Matters Next

A Future So Bright

Tech Humanist

Pixels and Place

What Matters Next

A Leader's Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That's Moving Too Fast.

Want to start making better tech decisions?

BOOK IN DEVELOPMENT

The Weirding

Why the World Seems Stranger Than Ever, and How to Make Sense of It Anyway.⁠⁠

things are increasingly weird.

Join the movement for early access.

Scroll through the table below to find out which book is best for you.

Where should you start?

What Matters Next

A Future So Bright

Tech Humanist

Pixels and Place

Lessons from Los Gatos

Accompanying Keynotes

Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a Fast-Paced World

Strategic Optimism for an Uncertain Future

Data, AI, Technology, and the Impact on Humans

Human Experience in the Metaverse

Navigate

Contact

Resources

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