Reading around our work

Our team would like to share a list of books that have been influential in Ennui Creative’s ongoing work. These books have been written by thought leaders in the fields of neuroscience, learning sciences, education, and technology.

We would love to hear from you with any suggestions. Please send them to [email protected].

Youth and Technology Use

i-Minds: How Cell Phones, Computers, Gaming, and Social Media are Changing our Brains, our Behavior, and the Evolution of our Species
by Mari K. Swingle

Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
by Sherry Turkle

Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
by Sherry Turkle

Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media
by Mizuko Ito, Sonja Baumer, Matteo Bittanti, Danah Boyd, Rachel Cody

iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy—and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood—and What That Means for the Rest of Us
by Jean M. Twenge PhD

Learning Sciences

Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
by Howard E Gardner

Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tells Us About Raising Successful Children
by Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs
by Ellen Galinsky

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers
by Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Maté

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
by Nicholas Carr

Education

The Power of Pictures: Creating Pathways to Literacy through Art, Grades K-6
by Beth Olshansky

Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education
by Justin Reich

Community

Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
by Robert D. Putnam

The Death and Life of Great American Cities
by Jane Jacobs

Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
by Eric Klinenberg

Tools for Conviviality
by Ivan Illich
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