ICELAND| Book Launch: Hostile to Thinking
About The Book
Everything is competing for your attention. Your employer. Your phone. The news. Your family. Your own fears. We live in a world that is structurally hostile to thinking, and most of us feel it long before we can name it. The pressure to react before we have understood. To choose before we have looked closely. To keep moving without asking whether we are moving in the right direction.
On 29 October, Chisom launches Hostile to Thinking: Finding Clarity in a World Designed to Distract You, a book about what it takes to see clearly in conditions designed to prevent it.
At its centre are the Three Clarities: Identity, Context, and Power. An indispensable practice for making sense of yourself, the world around you, and what is yours to do.
This is not a traditional book reading or launch. It is an evening of conversation, reflection and celebration. Hostile to Thinking introduces the Three Clarities, a powerful way of thinking built around three questions that provide clarity in any situation by asking:
Who Are You?
Where Are You?
And What Can You Actually Influence?
Together, they help you understand yourself, read the context around you, and recognise where your power actually lies. This groundbreaking book gives you a practical tool to act more decisively, strategically, and effectively, at work, in society, and in your personal life. Along the way, you will read case studies, real-life experiences, and factual analysis showing how the Three Clarities can become a practice you return to before a decision, after one, and sometimes years later.
Whether you are leading an organisation, navigating your career, raising a family, questioning your next step, or simply trying to make sense of a world that feels increasingly noisy, this book is a way to see more accurately and act with greater precision.
About the Launch
Drawing on lived experiences, workplace case studies and the Three Clarities framework — identity, context and power — Chisom explores the relationship between individual agency and the systems we move through every day.
Expect a conversation that is thoughtful, accessible and likely to stay with you long after the walk home.
And expect a celebration. Come as you are. Colourful or native attire is warmly welcomed.
About the Author
Chisom Udeze is an economist, leadership strategist, and founder based in Oslo, Norway. She has spent about two decades working with organisations including the European Commission, the UN, and The Economist Group.
Praise for Book
“I thought I was reading a standard non-fiction book. I was pleasantly wrong. Hostile to Thinking is a category defying and perspective-shifting book. It will rewire your brain and how you see the world.”
-Dr. Gilbert K. Adarkwah, Professor of Strategic Management & International Business, HEC Montréal
"Groundbreaking. A masterful, intelligent, and elegant breakdown of clear leadership. Udeze's unique three clarities framework skillfully weaves both personal, societal and professional experiences into how humans are modeled and shaped. Clarity is kindness and Udeze has written a seminally poignant book on modern leadership."
-Lola Akinmade, International Bestselling Author
“Chisom Udeze’s book offers something rare: a way to see the forces shaping our lives without surrendering our power to change them. Moving from deeply personal experience to the realities of work, inequality, technology and collective action, the book shows that clarity is more than knowing what we want. It is the courage to examine what we assume, the systems we inhabit and the part we play in sustaining—or transforming—them. The Three Clarities give readers a practical framework without offering easy answers to difficult problems. Humane, incisive, and ultimately empowering, this is a compelling invitation to live, lead and act with greater understanding and responsibility.”
— Lawrence Akpore, Head of Business Operations and Performance, Takeda
Tickets
Entry is free and open to all. Please register in advance to secure your place.
Purchasing Book
Hostile to Thinking will be available to purchase through on site at Soho House.
You can also pre-order or purchase the book here
Paperback — 24.99 Euros
Hardcover — 34.99 Euros