Jonathan Rowson

Director, Perspectiva

Jonathan Rowson is the co-founder and director of Perspectiva, a research institute in London that seeks an integrated understanding of systems, souls and society in theory and practice. He is the author of The Moves that Matter: A Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life (2019).

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Written by Jonathan Rowson

A man in a suit concentrating on a chess game. He is seated and resting his head in his hands, looking at the chessboard.

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Cognition and intelligence

Concentrate!

The challenge of chess – learning how to hold complexity in mind and still make good decisions – is also the challenge of life

Jonathan Rowson