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The Great Nonprofit Awakening: AI’s Revolutionary Impact on Social Good

The nonprofit sector is experiencing a seismic shift that rivals the most dramatic transformations in commercial industries. Artificial intelligence isn’t just knocking on the door—it’s already inside, fundamentally rewiring how organizations deliver social impact.

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.

Forbes: Create Strategic Luck In 2023

Forbes: Create Strategic Luck In 2023

As the new year kicks off, we all want to know what the future holds. Futurist pundits are sharing their trends lists. While they grab our attention, they don’t provide actual insight. Really useful insight, the kind that games luck, requires understanding your...

HBR China: Top Business Trends for 2023

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.

Strefa PMI Interview with Jonathan Brill

Strefa PMI Interview with Jonathan Brill

An excerpt from the Jonathan Brill interview "Thriving in Chaos: Unlocking the Secrets of Strategic Luck in a Disruptive World" by Ryszard Kołodziej of Strefa PMI: We’re clearly moving into a world that is more disruptive and where there’s more randomness in our...

Autodesk Interviews Jonathan About Preparing for AI on Your Org Chart

Autodesk Interviews Jonathan About Preparing for AI on Your Org Chart

Reposted from Autodesk 8 Future-Proofing Business Strategies From Jonathan Brill Changes in technology and global conditions are accelerating. Futurist Jonathan Brill offers 8 future-proofing business strategies to help AEC firms thrive. By Sarah Jones The Industrial...

HBR China Interviews Jonathan Brill

HBR China Interviews Jonathan Brill

HBR China interviews me for the release of ROGUE WAVES in China. In it, they kindly named me, “The world’s leading transformation architect.” https://vimeo.com/714752475/f15e49f2a8

Building a More Resilient Strategy at Monitor

Building a More Resilient Strategy at Monitor

Monitor Podcast 66: Big Picture Thinking and Practical Skill Building for More Resilient Strategy Can you know more about the future by learning new skills and zooming out to view the big picture through a new frame? How about by asking more questions? Author Jonathan...

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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