Back to All Books

Sale!

Irreplaceable

By Kevin Ervin Kelley, AIA

$14.99$28.00

An Adam Grant Summer Reading Pick 2024

Through exotic storytelling, human behavior insights, and proven design techniques, Kevin Kelley—an attention architect and cofounder of Shook Kelley, a strategic design firm that pioneered the field of “convening”—unfolds why physical places are essential to civil society, business, and community.

What to know before purchasing an ePub.

ISBN: 9781637744741

Publication Date: March 2024

ISBN: 9781637744758

Publication Date: March 2024

Pre-Order Now

Description

An Adam Grant Summer Reading Pick 2024

Do we still need physical places like grocery stores, restaurants, and office buildings? Or will the “Replacement Economy” led by the tech titans and retail giants wipe out these venues in their rapid ascent to unicorn status?

What about museums, universities, and performing arts venues? Considering the power of technology today, can’t we replace these relics with faster, cheaper, and more efficient online tools, apps, and AI?

Through engaging storytelling, human behavior insights, and proven design techniques, Kevin Kelley—an attention architect and cofounder of Shook Kelley, a strategic design firm that pioneered the field of “convening”—unfolds why physical places are essential to civil society, business, and community.

In these pages, he reveals what it takes for brick-and-mortar establishments to attract an audience and maintain a competitive edge in our increasingly digital world, whether you’re a:

  • Retail leader or institutional manager trying to attract people to your offering while keeping the disruptors at bay
  • Student of design who values social facilitation over object-oriented design
  • Concerned citizen worried about the loss of community and civility

Irreplaceable offers a welcomed antidote to the anti-human digital future crushing our main streets and infiltrating every corner of our lives. It provides a comprehensive roadmap for creating human experiences that have the power to convene and bring friends, neighbors, and strangers together in prosocial environments in ways the digital replacements can’t replicate.

https://www.kevinervinkelley.com/

Back to Top

About the Author

Kevin Ervin  Kelley, AIA

Kevin Ervin Kelley, AIA, is a principal of Shook Kelley, a strategic design firm he and Terry Shook, FAIA, cofounded in 1992 in Charlotte, NC. Since 2002, Kevin has headed up the Los Angeles office of the firm and works with a team of Perception Managers and Experience Designers. Kevin holds two degrees in architecture from the University of NC at Charlotte and has spent much of his career developing a process that combines business, science, and design into one integrated approach he calls perception design. Kevin’s specialty is getting inside the minds of consumers to determine how the physical environment affects their behaviors, perceptions, and purchase decisions.

Kevin has worked closely with the executive leaders of many well-known companies, such as Harley-Davidson, Whole Foods, Kraft, Cadbury, The J.M. Smucker Company, The Cleveland Orchestra, and USAA, in their efforts to develop new kinds of immersive brand experiences that have the power to convene people in places. He has also taught courses at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and is a sought-after speaker on the lecture circuit in the United States and Asia.

Go to the Author Page

Back to Top

Publication Details

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 9781637744741

Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 1 in.

Weight: 1 lbs.

Publication Date: March 2024

Format: E-book (epub)

ISBN: 9781637744758

Publication Date: March 2024

Back to Top