Author · Candour House Press
Matt Black
Entrepreneur, independent researcher and author
Matt Black has spent more than four decades starting, backing and advising companies. His writing focuses on what people do when old playbooks stop working: how to make decisions under uncertainty, act before clarity arrives and stay in contact with reality.
His recent books include the Imagination Economy series and How to Change the World (and other handy tips).
Titles with the house
How to Change the World (and other handy tips)
A pocket guide for the stuck moments in ordinary life: when to try something small, when to commit, and how to tell which one you're facing.
Answer Rich, Question Poor
A Field Guide to thriving in an Answer-Rich World
What happens when answers become abundant and the quality of questions becomes the real advantage — written for young people finding their footing in an answer-rich world.
Mobilism
The Hidden Architecture of Action Under Uncertainty
Movement under changing conditions — how to act when the map shifts faster than your plan.
The Imagination Economy
How To Act Powerfully When Certainty Disappears
A field guide for building and deciding when AI, abundance and speed change what counts as a good move — and certainty never fully arrives.



