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Psychology Today: AI Anxiety at Work?

How leaders reduce fear and build confidence.

The Octopus Organization: Why AI Demands Adaptive Leadership Over Rigid Hierarchies

Why rigid companies fail while Octopus Organizations thrive. Discover how AI-powered adaptability beats efficiency in business transformation.

HBR China: Top Business Trends for 2023

There is so much that goes on at the surface level of the news we see about China, but when we get fixated on what’s now, we ignore what’s next.

SCMP: In a world of rogue waves, US-China contest is really about survival

Pundits frame US-China competition in economic, military and diplomatic terms. But it’s actually about something far more important.

Benefitting from the Madness

Benefitting from the Madness

Business futurist, Jonathan Brill, shares insights into how to turn today’s chaos into opportunity for your business.

Jonathan Brill on ABC News

Jonathan Brill on ABC News

Watch Jonathan share his predictions for 2024 as one of the featured voices on ABC News' New Years Eve coverage: https://youtu.be/JjoMArQtGbI?si=i9tEw09FAMOAM3pS&t=61

Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson: What AI Can Never Understand

Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson: What AI Can Never Understand

Jonathan sits down with Geoff Neilson on the Digital Disruption podcast to explore what leaders need to do to survive and thrive through the next decade of accelerating technological disruption. They discuss why the traditional organizational model introduced in the...

TKC Podcast: AI-Driven Strategies for Future-Proofing Your Business

TKC Podcast: AI-Driven Strategies for Future-Proofing Your Business

Imagine an environment where unexpected connections and controlled chaos lead to breakthrough innovation—well, it does exist, and it’s all thanks to AI. What does it take for a business to thrive amid constant change? Jonathan shared insights on how artificial...

TKC Podcast: Building Your Ideal Future with AI

TKC Podcast: Building Your Ideal Future with AI

What if the disruption provoked by AI technologies wasn’t the end—but the beginning of your biggest opportunities? From AI and the metaverse to creating strategies for industry shifts, Jonathan shares how to future-proof your events, spark creativity, and turn chaos...

How Technology is Transforming Agriculture

How Technology is Transforming Agriculture

Cutting-edge technology is transforming agriculture in Salinas, California - a city where one-fifth of all jobs depend on farming. From laser-wielding robots that zap weeds across 16 acres daily to satellite internet faster than Silicon Valley, dramatic changes are...

How AI is Rewriting the Rules of Work

How AI is Rewriting the Rules of Work

AI is rewriting the rules of work, reinventing the way we do our jobs, and happening across industries, companies, and jobs. 80% of current American jobs contain tasks that could be significantly impacted by AI. In this video, I break down three aspects of this...

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Resilience is your new strategy for growth.

This must-read survival guide provides the predictive tools you need to take advantage of randomness, turn chaos into profit, and set your company on the course for long-term success.

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At this moment, rogue waves are forming under your business. Emerging technologies, changing demographics, the data economy, automation, and other trends―the undercurrents of radical, systemic change―are crashing into each other. When they converge, they’ll produce sea changes that sink companies and wash away entire industries overnight. If your competitor can’t ride out the next wave and you can, you win.

In Rogue Waves, Jonathan Brill―a renowned expert on resilient growth and decision making under uncertainty―shows you how to prepare your business to survive and thrive through the most radical upheavals.

Drawing on years of experience as a Fortune 50 innovation executive, advisor, and entrepreneur, Brill delivers a practical action plan to:

  • Identify and capitalize on the 10 economic, technological, and social trends that will collide to reshape your business
  • Turn sudden threats into outsized opportunities
  • Create a culture of entrepreneurship and experimentation
  • Build and scale leadership skills and processes to supercharge your company’s agility and adaptability