{"title":"Dr Helen Marshall","description":"\u003cp\u003eDr Helen Marshall’s work explores the intersection of imaginative storytelling and practical application, guiding readers through the creative process behind sci-fi and fantasy writing. Her books offer insightful perspectives on how speculative fiction can influence real-world thinking and problem-solving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for writers and educators alike, her writings invite an engaged exploration of narrative techniques and their broader cultural and educational impact. Readers can expect thoughtful analysis that bridges creativity with academic rigour.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"story-thinking-and-the-real-world-applications-of-sci-fi-and-fantasy-writing-by-professor-kim-wilkins-9781350359260","title":"Story Thinking and the Real-world Applications of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the 21st century, the rapid advance of technology and the existential threat of climate breakdown mean the real world increasingly resembles something out of fiction, filled with ambiguity and uncertainty. Such challenges need imaginative, creative solutions. To find them, teams of experts must pool their knowledge, make new connections, and forge paths forward.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStory Thinking and the Real-world Applications of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning authors Helen Marshall, Kim Wilkins, and Lisa Bennett show how the principles of science fiction and fantasy writing—which speculate about and imagine different futures, people, and worlds—can enrich research in such areas as government policy, technology innovation, and healthcare within universities and various industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen transferred to research, story thinking as a method can help to build teams with a shared sense of purpose, offering new patterns of thought for improvisation, rapid perspective shifts, worldbuilding, pleasure, and playfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSplit into two parts—conceptualizing story thinking and story thinking as it has been employed in the field—Marshall, Wilkins, and Bennett bring together theories of creativity from business, psychology, futures studies, gaming, and medicine, among others, with four key practices from SFF storytelling: envisioning, engaging, inhabiting, and empathizing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey then provide practical tools for collaborative problem-solving alongside case studies of their own successful applications of story thinking in various fields, including defence innovation and future scenario modelling with world governments; developing empathy and enhancing well-being in medical education; designing gaming and simulation tools for researchers; and futureproofing digital identity technologies with the UNHCR, the agency responsible for protecting and aiding refugees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShowing how writing can be adapted for new and exciting contexts, \u003ci\u003eStory Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the gap between the humanities and outside fields and lays the foundations for more creative approaches that more deeply engage in the process of making a better future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428156391660,"sku":"9781350359260","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350359260.jpg?v=1774767119"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dr-helen-marshall.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}