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Forbes: AI Is Creating A Post-Truth World
What is truth? I thought that was a great question to ask ChatGPT, the new AI project from OpenAI. For a moment, I was amazed and then I was terrified.
Forbes: The Climate Crisis Is A Miracle
The climate crisis is caused by our species moving out of poverty. It’s the result of decreased starvation, death, violence and suffering.
Thinkers50: Strategic Disruption That Works
Original Article Innovation is catnip for senior executives. 70 percent believe it is a top driver of growth and it’s the subject of over 10,000 HBR case studies. In the rush to innovate, they miss an underlying problem. It’s more likely that you will...
Fast Company Profiles Jonathan Brill
An excerpt from the Fast Company article "3 unexpected benefits to shifting your mindset about time" by Dorie Clark: A longer time frame lets you accomplish more meaningful goals My friend Jonathan Brill, an innovation expert who’s the author of the...
DBR Interviews Jonathan Brill
Translated excerpt from the original Korean article "Great surfers are prepared for the big waves of the future. Managing unpredictable risks is the lesson of the pandemic." by Lee Kyu-yeol: Jonathan Brill, a global futurist at HP (Hewlett-Packard) who predicted...
Newsweek LinkedIn Live Interview with Dorie Clark
As part of Newsweek's series, "Better," Dorie Clark interviews Jonathan live on LinkedIn about "How to Adapt to Exponential Change." https://www.youtube.com/live/e54R0NWjA6Y?si=nB5Tl7PYTr1aN2tW
Friday Fireside Chat with Rita McGrath
Jonathan discusses his book Rogue Waves in a virtual Friday Fireside Chat with Rita McGrath. https://youtu.be/BX0H_s3tTpo
Innovation and Leadership with Jess Larsen
Amazing Conversation about the future of economics, industrial and security policy with #1 Innovation Podcaster, Jess Larsen. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MVEhpScTpDFeJNEwMHpX4?si=qgaYPOLmSH6f6GXJI3eq0Q...
M.E.T.A.L. Interview with Ken Rutkowski
https://vimeo.com/623035844?share=copy
The Future Just Keeps On Coming
Why do we plan for the future assuming that it will look like today. More importantly, how do we get around this organizational trap? https://vimeo.com/588827344
The Cookbook Problem
When everything changes, your response can’t remain the same. Learn why we make this mistake and what to do about it. https://vimeo.com/588835995
How Threat Becomes Opportunity
https://vimeo.com/571832082/b5e311581b

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.

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
An actionable framework for driving change instead of being blindsided by it.
A profound contribution to the science of decision making and the psychology of leadership.
Rogue Waves’ powerful tools have repeatedly helped us get out in front of change.