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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.

Corporate Board Member: Rethinking Risk After The Pandemic

Corporate Board Member: Rethinking Risk After The Pandemic

One thing we’ve learned from Covid is that big companies are still run by flesh-and-blood human beings, not artificially intelligent data-crunchers. Despite frequent warnings about potential pandemics, most companies and CEOs did little to actually prepare for the...

SHRM: Taking Teams From Good to Great

SHRM: Taking Teams From Good to Great

In business, team players go unrecognized much of the time, yet they are the secret weapon that makes the difference between great players and great teams. You can often identify them by the questions they ask, instead of the questions they answer. They are constantly...

Newsweek LinkedIn Live Interview with Dorie Clark

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

Bloomberg Radio Interviews Jonathan

Bloomberg Radio Interviews Jonathan

Tim Stenovec of Bloomberg Businessweek interviews Jonathan about his book “Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change.” https://open.spotify.com/episode/4LMNh3Ce3ipwxCTah6Th9D?si=11a52e97f300464d

The Deep Dive with Philip McKenzie

The Deep Dive with Philip McKenzie

Philip and I had an amazing conversation on The Deep Dive podcast about the universal skills for turning threats into opportunity as a farmer, a teenager, an equities trader, an R&D leader, a lemming and a CEO....

Product Mastery Now

Product Mastery Now

Listen as Jonathan discusses how product managers can help to future-proof organizations on the Product Mastery Now podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4e6AS88syf2ofxnQUYDuAR?si=14ec94ce34bb4df1

What’s Next! with Tiffani Bova

What’s Next! with Tiffani Bova

Jonathan discusses anticipating disruption and Rogue Waves on the What's Next! with Tiffani Bova podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2SFsVQ796NAPD9lxn2BKXj?si=200e96d3367a4634

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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