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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.

Thinkers50: Strategic Disruption That Works

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...

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

The Cookbook Problem

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

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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