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Game Storming, authored by James Macanufo, Sunni Brown, and Dave Gray, is a playbook for innovators, rule-breakers, and change-makers. Summary of the Book Game Storming contains over 80 games that help you in communicating better, breaking barriers, and creating newer insights, ideas and strategies. This book is a brilliant collection of unique games that encourage creativity and engagement and simultaneously bring more clarity and structure to the workplace. The esteemed authors have found out the best tools and techniques from some of the most innovative and creative professionals in the field. The main topics covered in the book are What is a Game?, Essentials for Game storming, Core Game storming Skills, Core Games, Games for Opening, Games for Exploring, Games for Closing, and Putting Game storming to Work. The book explains how conflicts could be overcome through team-oriented games. It also guides in identifying the root cause of a problem and finding the best paths that culminate in a solution. About the Authors James Macanufo is a renowned consultant at XPLANE. He involves himself with large technology and government clients in developing their vision, plan and communication tactics. He is vigorously fixated with understanding what things are, how they work, and why they matter the way they do. He is also an on-the-go gamer and sporadic inventor of card games. Sunni Brown is the Owner of BrightSpot Info Design, a company focusing in visual thinking to backing organizational and group triumph. She was trained in graphic facilitation at The Grove Consultants International, a San Francisco-based company that pioneered the use of visuals in meetings and group progressions. She is currently an esteemed Associate of The Grove, a freelance consultant for XPlane - the visual thinking company - and an Associate of Alphachimp Studios. She is also co-Founder of VizThink Austin, which is currently the largest visual thinking community in the US. She is also a contributing researcher for Nancy Duarte's forthcoming book on storytelling and demonstrations. Sunni holds Bachelor's degrees in Journalism and Linguistics and a Master’s degree in Public Affairs from the reputed Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs. Dave Gray is the Founder and Chairman of XPLANE. It was founded in the year 1993 and has grown to be the world's foremost consulting and Design Company fixated on information-driven communications. Dave spends most of his time researching and writing on visual business, he is also a coach, speaker and delivers workshops to educators, corporate clients and general public. He is also a founding member of VizThink.