Alaska Author's New Book Explores Keys to Flourishing

Daniel Coyle's 'Flourish' investigates the conditions that foster excellence, meaning, and community

Published on Feb. 8, 2026

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Daniel Coyle, an author from Alaska, has released his third book 'Flourish' which explores the dynamics that allow communities and relationships to thrive. Coyle visited various groups, from schools to businesses, to understand how 'presence' and 'group flow' enable people to find meaning, joy, and fulfillment together. The book offers insights on cultivating open, responsive awareness and channeling relationships into collective, purposeful action.

Why it matters

In a time of national division, Coyle's work provides a refreshing perspective on how communities of all kinds can come together, listen to each other, and find shared purpose. His research highlights the importance of fostering presence and group flow to enhance personal relationships and community well-being.

The details

Coyle, who splits his time between Homer, Alaska and Ohio, has now delivered his third book exploring the conditions that enable excellence and fulfillment. After investigating talent hotbeds and successful teams in previous works, 'Flourish' builds on those ideas to consider what makes relationships and communities thrive. Over five years, Coyle traveled the world, researching schools, businesses, neighborhoods, and other groups that function as healthy ecosystems, cultivating joy and meaningful connections. He found that communities fostering 'presence' - open, responsive awareness - and 'group flow' - channeling relationships into collective, purposeful action - tend to see the most flourishing.

  • Coyle's book 'Flourish' was published in February 2026.
  • The Homer Nutcracker Ballet, which inspired Coyle's research, completed its 37th season in 2025.

The players

Daniel Coyle

An author from Alaska who has now published three books exploring the conditions that enable excellence, meaning, and community. He splits his time between Homer, Alaska and Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

Homer Nutcracker Ballet

An annual community performance in Homer, Alaska that brings together volunteers and enthusiastic children for a two-weekend show, which Coyle cited as an example of a community that flourishes year after year.

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The takeaway

Coyle's research in 'Flourish' provides a hopeful blueprint for how communities of all kinds can come together, cultivate open and responsive awareness, and channel their relationships into collective, purposeful action - fostering meaning, joy, and fulfillment even in divisive times.