Upshift

From a leading crisis management expert, a breakthrough book about performance under pressure that will change the way you think about stress Upshift 1.a movement of a variable to a higher level e.g. of performance, growth, frequency. When we experience too much stress, we often feel like shutting down and escaping the source. Neurologists call this ''downshifting'', where your thinking shifts from the cognitive and creative areas in the brain to the domains associated with survival. But with too little stress, we become disengaged and apathetic. So what happens in the middle zone - when we experience what psychologists call positive stress - and how can we best make use of it? In Upshift , international thought leader Ben Ramalingam takes readers on an epic journey from early humans'' survival of the ice age to present times in our inescapable, pernicious and ever-shifting digital landscape. You will hear remarkable stories from a vast range of backgrounds, including scientists, gamers, performers and artists, athletes and health professionals and everyday people, all of whom carved new routes around perceived barriers using their powers to upshift. Whether discussing how city commuters navigate train cancellations to how astronauts deal with life-threatening incidents, Ramalingam presents a fascinating argument that we all have the power to innovate, whether or not we identify ourselves as creative or extraordinary. In a runaway world that is an engine for perpetual crisis, Upshift is not only an essential toolkit for survival, it is a roadmap for positive, and potentially life-changing transformation and influence. You don''t have to shut down - you can upshift.

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Ben Ramalingam is a senior leader, innovator and researcher specialising in international crisis management and development. He is the executive director of the United Kingdom Humanitarian Innovation Hub and has worked with and advised the United Nations, the World Bank, national and regional governments, non-governmental organizations and businesses. In 2020 he was named a Humanitarian Change Maker of the 2010s, as one of the ten people or organizations who had done the most to improve international humanitarian work over the course of the decade. His first book, Aid on the Edge of Chaos, was widely acclaimed.

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[A] creative and original book on resilience through crises DAVID MILIBAND[A] fascinating book is full of insights I highly recommend it KATE RAWORTH, AUTHOR OF DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS

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'[A] creative and original book on resilience through crises' DAVID MILIBAND '[A] fascinating book is full of insights I highly recommend it' KATE RAWORTH, AUTHOR OF DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS