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March 9–12, 2026 | Austin

Best known for her work as a pioneering game designer and author of the bestselling books Reality is Broken and SuperBetter, Jane McGonigal, PhD, has also spent the past decade working as a futurist.

Watch her SXSW EDU 2016 keynote, How to Think (and Learn) Like a Futurist, now!

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