16 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Canadian entrepreneur, author, and event organizer who co-wrote Lean Analytics with Ben Yoskovitz — the framework for using data to build a better startup — and who organizes the Strata and FWD50 conferences.
Canadian Jungian analyst who wrote Now or Neverland — a study of the puer aeternus (eternal youth) archetype — exploring the psychology of people who resist growing up, and its contemporary cultural expressions.
Canadian marketing executive and author who wrote Obviously Awesome — the definitive guide to product positioning — advising hundreds of B2B tech startups on how to position their products so that customers immediately understand why they are the best option for them.
Canadian Jungian analyst contributing to the practice and transmission of analytical psychology in Canada.
Canadian quantum computing entrepreneur who has publicly described experiences of anomalous consciousness states and close encounters with unidentified aerial phenomena — combining technology entrepreneurship with advocacy for taking consciousness and UAP phenomena seriously.
French-Canadian film director — Arrival (2016), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Dune Part One (2021), Dune Part Two (2024) — widely considered the greatest living science fiction filmmaker.
Engineering executive at Shopify — VP and Head of Engineering — known for engineering culture, developer productivity, and building Shopify's engineering organization at scale.
Canadian Jungian analyst who wrote Alcoholism and Women — a Jungian analysis of alcoholism as a spiritual search gone wrong — contributing to the depth psychological understanding of addiction.
Canadian clinical psychologist and professor emeritus at University of Toronto — author of 12 Rules for Life and Maps of Meaning — whose YouTube lectures, Joe Rogan appearances, and resistance to Canadian pronoun legislation made him the most polarizing and widely followed public intellectual of the late 2010s.
Canadian novelist and poet — author of The Handmaid's Tale, Alias Grace, and The Blind Assassin — the most decorated and widely read Canadian novelist — who created the modern feminist dystopia.
Canadian Jungian analyst who wrote Addiction to Perfection, The Pregnant Virgin, and Dancing in the Flames — developing the Jungian understanding of the addicted psyche, the embodied feminine, and the relationship between eating disorders and the rejection of the body — one of the most influential Jungian voices of the late 20th century.
Canadian novelist and essayist — author of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, The Incomparable Atuk, and Barney's Version — the greatest Canadian novelist — whose combination of social satire and Jewish-Canadian experience is without peer.
Canadian Jungian scholar who wrote C.G. Jung's Psychology of Religion and Synchronicity — one of the most detailed academic analyses of Jung's synchronicity concept — and who has written on the relationship between Jungian psychology, religion, and consciousness.
Canadian management thinker and former Dean of the Rotman School of Management — author of Playing to Win (with A.G. Lafley), The Design of Business, and The Opposable Mind — who argues that integrative thinking (holding two conflicting ideas simultaneously without forcing a compromise) is the core skill of great leaders.
Mordecai Richler's 1959 novel — about Duddy Kravitz's obsessive pursuit of land and success in Montreal's Jewish community — the definitive Canadian Jewish novel and one of the great portraits of naked ambition.
German-Canadian entrepreneur who co-founded Shopify in 2004 — building it into the dominant e-commerce platform powering millions of businesses — known for his engineering background, radical internal transparency, and the Chaos Monkey culture that expects employees to challenge assumptions.