Name: Building a Thriving Future: Navigating the Metaverse and Multiverse
Author: Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio (Author)
ISBN: 9780262049931

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Building a Thriving Future: Navigating the Metaverse and Multiverse

Author(s): Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio (Author)

Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication Date: September 30, 2025
Language: English
Print length: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 0262049937
ISBN-13: 9780262049931

Book Description

A strategic guide to the AI-powered Metaverse—how decision-makers, leaders, businesses, and policymakers can shape the next era of digital transformation.

Silver Medal in Business Leadership & Management, 2025 North American Book Awards
Finalist, 2025 American Writing Awards
Finalist, 2025 Harvey Chute Book Award for Business & Finance Non-Fiction

The metaverse is no longer a distant idea—it’s unfolding now, powered by AI, big data, and immersive digital ecosystems. It’s changing how we work, interact, and create value, offering unparalleled opportunities but also competitive pressures. In Building a Thriving Future, Harvard researcher and AI strategist Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio delivers the first strategy-driven guide for business leaders, policymakers, and decision-makers navigating this transformation. This book moves beyond hype, offering a data-backed, actionable roadmap to help organizations adapt and lead in the metaverse economy.

Divided into three key parts, the book explores how the AI-powered metaverse is accelerating digital transformation, reshaping industries, governance, and the future of work. It includes real-world case studies from health care, finance, education, and beyond, showing how companies are already using AI and immersive technology to gain a competitive edge. Finally, it provides scalable frameworks for building human-centric, profitable, and adaptive digital ecosystems, equipping leaders with the tools to drive long-term success.

The metaverse isn’t just about virtual spaces—it’s about the evolution of business, governance, and global markets. Organizations that integrate AI, behavioral insights, and digital strategy will shape the future. Those who wait risk falling behind. This isn’t speculation—it’s execution. Building a Thriving Future is your essential guide to staying ahead in the AI-powered metaverse.

Editorial Reviews

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ENDORSEMENTS

“Paola Cecchi Dimeglio makes AI real and shows humanity how to fear less and be more. I came for yet another 'understand AI' reading, but stayed till the last page for her clarity. She shows us that AI isn’t just code. It is our mirror, our challenge, and our chance.”
—Maithreyi Seetharaman, International journalist, founder of Facultas Media, and formerly with Fortune, CNBC, and Bloomberg

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“With a unique blend of research and real-world applications, Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio provides the definitive guide to the metaverse for business leaders. If you’re wondering where AI and digital transformation are taking the economy, Building a Thriving Future is the place to start.”
—Amy C. Edmondson, Professor of Leadership, Harvard Business School; author of Right Kind of Wrong

“This book brings uncommon clarity to the intersection of technology and global systems. It offers the strategic insight leaders need to guide institutions—public or private—through the next phase of AI-powered transformation.”
—Catherine Cecchi, President, Francophone Society for Health and the Environment (SFSE, Société francophone de santé et environnement)

“Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio cuts through the AI information overload, offering a data-backed playbook written for executives who want to embrace AI, virtual worlds, and the next wave of innovation. This is not about trends—it’s about what’s next. This book provides an indispensable guide to navigating the AI-powered future and how to thrive within it.”
—Maaike de Bie, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Executive Committee, Vodafone

“This book provides the clarity and strategy needed to thrive in a virtual-first world. The blueprint every company needs to remain competitive in a world shaped by AI and immersive tech. Accessible, actionable, and urgently needed in today’s evolving economy.”
—Oriona Spaulding, Chief of Staff to the Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft; formerly Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft’s M12 Venture Fund