Past Events
Live At Tattered Cover Colfax Bookstore in Denver
February 26th, 2025
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Tattered Cover Bookstore
2526 East Colfax Ave
Denver, CO
Join Maggie Jackson in conversation with Tattered Cover bookstore's Kat Long for an interactive talk and signing on the wisdom of being unsure. Drawing on her global reporting and years-long deep research, Maggie will reveal the scientific discoveries now upending our outdated notions of unsureness as weakness and inertia. Uncertain injects hope into an era of angst and fear. A not-to-be missed evening hosted by Denver's most beloved landmark bookstore. Note: Event held at Colfax location. Tickets required.
Updating Our Mistaken Notions of Uncertainty in the New Year
January 24th, 2025
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Symposium Books
240 Westminster Street
Providence, RI
Ring in 2025 with a New Take on Uncertainty! Drawing on reporting and research from Paris to Los Angeles, Uncertain reveals the scientific discoveries upending our outdated notions of uncertainty as weakness. Far from luring us into inertia, uncertainty is an unsung mark of superior expertise; a proven path to mental well-being; and a remarkable antidote to the narrow-mindedness of our day. Packed with vibrant stories, practical strategies, and fascinating findings, Uncertain injects hope into a realm of angst and fear. Join author Maggie Jackson for an interactive talk and signing at Symposium Books in historic downtown Providence. Free!
Inkfish Books Presents: The Gifts of Uncertainty
December 21st, 2024
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Inkfish
488 Main Street
Warren, RI
Join Maggie for a holiday book-signing for Uncertain at Inkfish, a renowned woman-owned bookstore in the heart of beautiful Warren, Rhode Island. As we close out a volatile year with no end to the rising unknowns, Maggie's popular scientific adventure tale offers eye-opening revelations on how to thrive in an age of angst. She will offer tips on how you can wield unsureness as a leader or parent without appearing weak and how simple lessons in improving your “uncertainty tolerance” can elevate your mental well-being.
Refreshments served. Free, register here.
Symposium Books Presents: The Hope and Inspiration of Uncertainty
December 14th, 2024
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Symposium Books
240 Westminster Street
Providence, RI
Why does a restful pause seed insight? How can unsureness help us stand up for what's right while also healing the divisions of our day? How does ambivalence make us more resourceful? Maggie will be meeting readers and signing books at Symposium Books in historic downtown Providence. This holiday season, tap into the timely, inspiring, and hopeful gifts of uncertainty.
Refreshments served. Free!
The Acosta Institute Presents: Capacity-Building in Times of Rapid-Change
December 7 - 8th, 2024
Time TBD
An International Healing-Centered Education Conference (Virtual)
The Acosta Institute is a global organization that explores healing-centered education at the intersection of social justice, mindfulness, and resilience. To celebrate its five-year anniversary, the Institute is holding an international conference on capacity-building. Maggie will speak on skillful uncertainty as a driver of resilience, adaptability, and curiosity, the cognitive skills most urgently needed in times of flux and angst. How can we teach not-knowing in a world of quick, facile answers? How does our uncertainty enable us to navigate both thorny problems and people w/ whom we disagree - with equity and compassion? Nurturing a capacity for productive unsureness is critical today. Sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Sold out. Register for waitlist here.
The Surprising Wisdom of Uncertainty in an Age of Flux and Angst
December 4th, 2024
6:00 pm
Redwood Library and Athenæum
50 Bellevue Ave.
Newport, RI
How can unsureness help us stand up for what's right and begin to heal the divisions of our day? Why does ambivalence make leaders more resourceful? Why is the uncertainty we fear actually essential for curiosity, adaptability, and resilience? Join pioneering author Maggie Jackson for an interactive talk on her acclaimed new book Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure. Drawing on cutting-edge reporting from Paris to Los Angeles and in-depth multidisciplinary research, Jackson reveals the scientific discoveries upending our outdated notions of uncertainty as weakness. Far from luring us into inertia, uncertainty is an overlooked mark of superior expertise; a proven path to mental well-being; and a remarkable antidote to the narrow-mindedness of our day. Co-hosted by the Yale Association of Rhode Island. Book Signing to Follow. Tickets: $10 for Members. $20 for Non-Members.
Register here.
A Global Event: Uncertainty as a Boost to Lean Thinking and Toyota Kata
November 21st, 2024
12:00 - 12:30 pm ET
Virtual
In this Main Stage session of the popular Lean Global Connection conference, Maggie will be in conversation with Toyota Kata coach Tracy DeFoe on the importance of cultivating skillful uncertainty in an era of flux. They will discuss why not-knowing fuels adaptability, how to cultivate productive uncertainty, and how Maggie's groundbreaking book Uncertain aligns with and can augment the popular management tools Lean Thinking and Toyota Kata. Lean Global Connection is a 24-hour marathon virtual confab that attracts 10,000 attendees annually. Space is limited!
Register here.
A Deep Dive into the Wisdom of Uncertainty at the Cos Club
November 18th, 2024
4:30 - 6:00 pm
122 E. 66th St.
New York, NY
How can an ‘uncertainty mindset’ equip us to dwell skillfully in a space of possibilities and adapt to a fast-changing world? What does it mean to ‘lean into’ unsureness and how does this cognitive skill fuel insight, clarity, resilience, and vision? How can unsureness help us stand up for what's right and heal the divisions of our day? Maggie appears at New York’s venerable Cosmopolitan Club to discuss the unexpected gifts of being unsure in an era of flux and angst. Based on cutting-edge reporting around the globe and deep multidisciplinary research, Uncertain is a must-read for our times.
Books will be available for purchase. For more information, contact the Cos Club.
Practicing Uncertainty with Skill and Care at a Thriving Startup
November 13th, 2024
11:30 - 12:30 am
New York City, NY
In this interactive keynote at Starface World's annual retreat, Maggie will share with the makers of the popular star-shaped skincare patches the secrets to practicing skillful not-knowing in an age of volatility. Startups inhabit a world of constant change and relentless questions. Unsureness can help their leaders and employees to tame their anxieties, grow their resilience and adaptability, and take their rapid-growth firms to higher levels. Launched in 2019, Starface World is a New York-based company whose acne-treatment stickers have become a fashion statement and celebrity accessory. Private Event.
A Timely Conversation on the Wisdom of Uncertainty with Artist Sarah Jane Lapp
November 7th, 2024
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Wanskuck Library - Downtown
233 Veazie Street
Providence, RI
In an age of tumult, quick-fix answers and neat bullet points seem the ticket to success. We fear not-knowing and equate being unsure with weakness. But an urgent rethink is due: the uncertainty that we shun turns out to be the mindset most needed today. In this interactive evening, pioneering author Maggie Jackson draws on her acclaimed new book Uncertain to discuss why we should seek not-knowing in an age of flux and angst. In our politics, workplaces, relationships, and inner lives, uncertainty is the missing link to thinking and relating well. Maggie will be in conversation with renowned local artist Sarah Jane Lapp. Light refreshments served. Books available courtesy of Heartleaf Books. Presented by The Artists Loop and the Providence Library System.
Free, but spots are limited so registration is recommended.
Uncertainty as Wisdom in Motion: A Keynote to the Association of Art Museum Directors
October 14th, 2024
10:00 - 11:00 am
Museum of Contemporary Art (Invite-only)
Denver, CO
How can cultural institutions and their leaders navigate a world of rising tensions and seemingly endless change with curiosity, resilience, and an open mind? Why are fertile pauses, productive unsureness, and the controlled drift of reverie essential cognitive stances for both preserving and furthering human ingenuity? In this keynote to the AAMD, Maggie reveals the startling gifts of a mindset little studied until recently, even in psychology. Far from being synonymous with weakness and inertia, uncertainty jolts us from the routine and assumed into spaces for exploring unseen meaning. It is an essential driver of good decision-making under duress and a proven path to human flourishing. There is no better time to be unsure.