An introduction to the book “Designing Transformative Experiences” by Brad McLain, PhD. This conversation was generated by the rather amazing Notebook LM AI tool from Google that the Coupe Studios team has been beta testing. Everything except the music was generated by simply feeding the AI the text of the book’s intro – the voices and the words they’re using were all generated automatically.
But here’s an endorsement of the book from one of the most amazing humans around:
“Everyone can make a positive difference in this world. Often this requires us to change something about ourselves and the choices we make. This book will be especially valuable to those who are leaders, or aspiring leaders, in their field.”
— Dr. Jane Goodall, Conservationist, Primatologist, UN
Dr. Brad McLain is a former NASA social scientist, educator and psychological trainer and leading authority on transformative leadership experiences. His
research spans identity, psychology, and experiential learning, helping organizations and innovative companies engineer disruptive leadership development programs. He has served two terms on
the Board of Directors for the Jane Goodall Institute, was the U.S. Chair of Dr. Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Leadership Committee, and has worked as a principal investigator on numerous cognitive research projects and programs. His career includes time at NASA’s Space Shuttle Program, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, the Space Science Institute, The University of Colorado, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). His book
Designing Transformative Experiences explores using identity-impacting experiences to unlock personal growth and deeper purpose in our work and in our lives.
