Disruptive Futures Institute

Disruptive Futures Institute

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San Francisco, California 11,938 followers

Drive transformative change in complex systems. Bestseller Thriving on Disruption. DFI Sustainability & Climate Academy

About us

Welcome to the world’s capital for understanding disruption and uncertainty. Founded by celebrated futurist Roger Spitz, the Disruptive Futures Institute is a global Think Tank offering education, practitioner research, and thought leadership on driving transformative change in our increasingly complex, unpredictable and nonlinear world. From boardrooms to policymakers, the Disruptive Futures Institute and its DFI Sustainability & Climate Academy help organizations globally develop futures intelligence and resiliency, as well as build and scale foresight capabilities. The Disruptive Futures Institute educates through custom executive education, masterclasses, and workshops across: (i) Foresight Strategy & Futures Studies; (ii) Complexity & Systems Thinking; (iii) Climate Foresight & Sustainability; (iv) Artificial Intelligence & Frontier Technologies; (v) System Innovation, Design Thinking & Science Fiction. The Disruptive Futures Institute is the publisher of the groundbreaking bestselling four-volume collection The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption (www.thrivingondisruption.com): 📚 Volume I - FOUNDATIONS. Reframing and Navigating Disruption: How to make sense of our complex, nonlinear, and unpredictable world. 📚 Volume II - FRAMEWORKS. Essential Frameworks for Disruption and Uncertainty: Practical frameworks to help you and your business stay relevant in the 21st century. 📚 Volume III - YOUR LIFE. Beta Your Life: Existence in a Disruptive World: What does constant change and uncertainty mean to you as an individual? 📚 Volume IV - YOUR BUSINESS. Disruption as a Springboard to Value Creation: What does our unpredictable, complex, and systemic world mean for you as a business? For Executive Education, Keynotes & Programs: - Get in touch at: [email protected] For Interviews & Media requests: - Contact: [email protected] Stay connected: - Follow Disruptive Futures Institute (LinkedIn) - Instagram & Twitter: @disrupt_futures

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San Francisco, California
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Strategic Foresight & Futures Intelligence, Climate Foresight, Complexity & Systems Thinking, Antifragility, AI & Emerging Technologies, Existential Risks, Techistentialism, Science Fiction & Design Fiction, Philosophy & Zen Buddhism, Future of Decision-Making, Uncertainty & Unpredictability, Executive Education, Keynotes, Masterclasses & Courses, Books, Research & Publications, Governance Systems, Boardroom Strategy & Reinventing Governance, Techistential, Disruptive Futures Institute, and The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption

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  • Disruptive Futures Institute reposted this

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    Chair Disruptive Futures Institute | President of Techistential (Climate & Foresight Strategy) | VC Investor & Board Member | Bestselling Author

    My book's site has been updated with the latest media coverage, reviews, endorsements, and videos. I invite you to visit the website of "Disrupt With Impact" for a peek at the Table of Contents and Synopsis, read Reviews and buy your copy: ⤵ 📚 www.DisruptWithImpact.com #NewBook #DisruptWithImpact #futuresintelligence #unpredictability #foresight Thank you for the video production support: GrupoVex and Vis Produtora Bruno Brauns Leila Lech Jorge Sadovik Breno Brauns

  • #1 New Release Ahead of US Launch on September 24th 📚 We are excited to share that Roger Spitz's new book “Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World” (Kogan Page) has been released in most global markets, and ahead of the US launch is already gaining traction as a best new release in select Amazon categories and regions. 🎯 The book focuses on four key areas: 1. Understanding what is different about the nature of disruption today. 2. How to drive systems innovation and transformative change. 3. The future of Artificial Intelligence, strategic decision-making, and technology. 4. How to invent your futures today. Addressing major challenges like the energy transition, AI, cybersecurity, and geopolitics, this book is designed as a compass for exploring the uncharted waters of the unpredictable futures. 🔎 Explore reviews, endorsements, synopses by section and chapter, videos, and the latest media coverage on our website: ⤵ 🔗 www.DisruptWithImpact.com

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    Chair Disruptive Futures Institute | President of Techistential (Climate & Foresight Strategy) | VC Investor & Board Member | Bestselling Author

    #1 New Release Ahead of US Launch on September 24th 📚 I am excited to share that my new book “Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World” (Kogan Page) has been released in most global markets, and ahead of the US launch is already gaining traction as a best new release in select Amazon categories and regions. 🎯 The book focuses on four key areas: 1. Understanding what is different about the nature of disruption today. 2. How to drive systems innovation and transformative change. 3. The future of Artificial Intelligence, strategic decision-making, and technology. 4. How to invent your futures today. Addressing major challenges like the energy transition, AI, cybersecurity, and geopolitics, this book is designed as a compass for exploring the uncharted waters of the unpredictable futures. 🔎 Explore reviews, endorsements, synopses by section and chapter, videos, and the latest media coverage on our website: ⤵ 🔗 www.DisruptWithImpact.com

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    Chair Disruptive Futures Institute | President of Techistential (Climate & Foresight Strategy) | VC Investor & Board Member | Bestselling Author

    Are You in the Bay Area on Tuesday? Join me at Books Inc. in Mountain View for my US Book Launch! Books Inc., the oldest independent bookseller in the West, will be hosting me for the US release of my new book, “Disrupt With Impact,” on Tuesday, September 24th, at 7 PM PT at their iconic Mountain View store. If you’re in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, or the broader Bay Area, I would love to see you at Books Inc. in Mountain View. 📆 Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 ⏰ Time: 7 PM PT 🌐 Location: Books Inc., 317 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041 ✅ To RSVP, click here: 👇🔗 🔗 Books Inc. Event Details & RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gJ-AuzQ8 Hopefully see you on Tuesday 24th in Silicon Valley! #BookLaunch #USRelease #DisruptWithImpact #Foresight #Unpredictability #BooksInc

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    Anticipatory and Agile Governance for Sustainability & Resilience | Complexity and Systems Thinking for a Sustainable and Resilient Society | Public Policy

    📚 In 1832, Carl von Clausewitz coined the term “fog of war.” Clausewitz argued that “three quarters of the factors on which action in war is based are wrapped in a fog of greater or lesser uncertainty.” 📈 Fast forward to today, and many business strategists and MBA convenors propagate principles of military doctrine, translating them into commercial contexts. Terms like “VUCA” (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous), created by the US military in the 1980s, are habitually used in business circles. This is for good reason - businesses operate in increasingly complex environments across social, economic and environmental domains. 🏢 Given this, how can businesses provide sustainable value creation and maintain resilience in our increasingly complex, interconnected world? 👉 Roger Spitz answers these questions in his latest book 'Disrupt With Impact', which I am glad to publish a book review for! Thank you for this opportunity illuminem and Maria Rugamer. 🔎 In the book, Roger explores the concept of "UN-VICE" - essentially an evolution of the ubiquitous "VUCA" acronym. UN-VICE means "Unknown, Volatile, Intersecting, Complex, and Exponential." It indicates the increasingly de-siloed, transboundary and non-linear nature of contemporary business environments. ❓ So in this complex risk environment, how can companies still generate sustainable value creation and achieve genuine #ESG outcomes? ❓ Likewise, how can companies undertake anticipatory governance practices, and mitigate risk while maintaining business prowess and dynamism? ❓ What does this mean for shareholders and society-at-large, with respect to environmental, social and economic factors? 🤔 and how can companies navigate the "fog" of all these complex questions? ❗ Disrupt With Impact is a novel, unique and informative book that answers these difficult questions. Roger offers critical insights into contemporary business, no doubt inspired by his decades of experience in the banking and technology sectors. Roger continues to contribute seminal and innovative insights via the World Economic Forum Global Foresight Network and his organisations Techistential (Strategic Foresight & Sustainable Futures) and the Disruptive Futures Institute. As such, he is on the cutting edge of modern risk management and innovation practices. Thank you for this wonderful contribution to the literature Roger! School of International Futures (SOIF) Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Association of Professional Futurists - APF #climatechange #sustainabledevelopment #corporategovernance #riskmanagement Thiago Pamplona da Silva Müller Pedro Guilherme Kraus Prashan Karunaratne David Smith Bryonie Guthrie

    A book review of Roger Spitz's "Disrupt with Impact" | illuminem

    A book review of Roger Spitz's "Disrupt with Impact" | illuminem

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    I have never met some of my best teachers in person—yet (though we have tried)—Roger Spitz is one of them. I found his work in early 2022, which has been transformational for me and my clients. I have gained many insights and new perspectives and deepened my knowledge of Systems Thinking, Strategic Foresight, and its practical applications in real life and business. As we navigate this Great Transition, Roger Spitz's new book is a crucial read for every professional and leader. It's not just a call to action but a guide on how to take responsibility and shape a future that truly matters. I look forward to his Virtual Launch Party - I hope you can make it! #systemsthinking #foresight #innovation #impact #togetherweca #ai4good #disruption

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    Chair Disruptive Futures Institute | President of Techistential (Climate & Foresight Strategy) | VC Investor & Board Member | Bestselling Author

    Still Time to Register – Virtual Launch Party Wednesday Sept 18th! 📚 The virtual launch party for my new book “Disrupt with Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World” takes place this Wednesday. There is still time to register if you haven’t already: 📆 Date: Wednesday September 18, 2024 ⏰ Time: 09:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM GMT / 6:00 PM CET 🌏 Location: Zoom ➡️ RSVP: ⤵  👉 https://lnkd.in/eB-XQ8Ck 🌟 Join me and special guests to celebrate the launch of my new book. We'll enjoy a fun time with great conversation, celebration, and connection. You’ll discover my new toolkit, the Disruptive Thinking Canvas™. Participants will also receive a bonus Glossary of Disruption Terms (not included in the book). I invite you to visit my website for a peek at the Table of Contents, read reviews and buy your copy of Disrupt With Impact: ⤵ 📚 www.DisruptWithImpact.com I hope you can join us. See you on Wednesday! And don’t forget to RSVP now to join me in celebrating. 💬 “This is an engaging and very enlightening read. It’s the kind of book you can always refer to in the future.” – Manhattan Book Review 💬 “A well-illustrated and wide-ranging new approach to large- and small-scale disruptions…” – Kirkus Reviews 💬 “In a world full of books on how to be successful…, Disrupt with Impact rises to the top. Pure gold!” – BookTrib Review

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    Head of SAP Insights research center; foresight strategist

    I had the privilege of reading an early copy of Roger Spitz's new book, Disrupt With Impact. Roger clear makes the case for organizational leaders to adopt new ways to anticipate and act in an era of exponential change. Old methods no longer suffice in our hyperconnected world. Roger gives readers the tools to flourish through systemic disruption. I highly recommend it! #exponential #disruption #bookreview #foresight #futures

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    View profile for Roger Spitz, graphic

    Chair Disruptive Futures Institute | President of Techistential (Climate & Foresight Strategy) | VC Investor & Board Member | Bestselling Author

    Still Time to Register – Virtual Launch Party Wednesday Sept 18th! 📚 The virtual launch party for my new book “Disrupt with Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World” takes place this Wednesday. There is still time to register if you haven’t already: 📆 Date: Wednesday September 18, 2024 ⏰ Time: 09:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM GMT / 6:00 PM CET 🌏 Location: Zoom ➡️ RSVP: ⤵  👉 https://lnkd.in/eB-XQ8Ck 🌟 Join me and special guests to celebrate the launch of my new book. We'll enjoy a fun time with great conversation, celebration, and connection. You’ll discover my new toolkit, the Disruptive Thinking Canvas™. Participants will also receive a bonus Glossary of Disruption Terms (not included in the book). I invite you to visit my website for a peek at the Table of Contents, read reviews and buy your copy of Disrupt With Impact: ⤵ 📚 www.DisruptWithImpact.com I hope you can join us. See you on Wednesday! And don’t forget to RSVP now to join me in celebrating. 💬 “This is an engaging and very enlightening read. It’s the kind of book you can always refer to in the future.” – Manhattan Book Review 💬 “A well-illustrated and wide-ranging new approach to large- and small-scale disruptions…” – Kirkus Reviews 💬 “In a world full of books on how to be successful…, Disrupt with Impact rises to the top. Pure gold!” – BookTrib Review

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    Chair Disruptive Futures Institute | President of Techistential (Climate & Foresight Strategy) | VC Investor & Board Member | Bestselling Author

    Huge Thank You for the Endorsements! 📚 As “Disrupt With Impact” is now available in most international markets and set to launch in the US next week on September 24, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to my incredible endorsers. 🙌  📆 Months before the book’s glowing reviews were received or its commercial success was known, these changemakers believed in my work and endorsed it. Their support means the world to me. 💬 Endorsers span a remarkable range of fields and locations: 🌍 From India to South Africa, the US and Canada to Europe, the UK, and Switzerland. 🏛️ Representing governance, national intelligence, research, academia, Fortune 500, venture capital, defense, and more. 🚀 Including authors, thought leaders, academics, entrepreneurs, CEOs, board members, extreme sports champions, and global Fortune 500 executives. 🎯 Tackling complex issues like climate change and emerging technologies requires a collective effort. The diverse perspectives of my endorsers are a testament to the power of collaboration in driving impactful change. 🙏 Thank you each and everyone one of you for your acute futures intelligence: Sebastian Bihari | Benedikt Böhm | Kara Cunzeman | Cathy Hackl | David Jonker | Michael J Keegan | Quentin Ladetto | Manoj K Raut | Jake Sotiriadis, Ph.D. | Pinak Kiran Vedalankar | Doris Viljoen | Michele Wucker You can read their original praise on the book’s website and in the book itself: ⤵ ➡  🔗 www.DisruptWithImpact.com

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    Chair Disruptive Futures Institute | President of Techistential (Climate & Foresight Strategy) | VC Investor & Board Member | Bestselling Author

    The Future of AI & Strategic Decision-Making 📚 One of the most important sections of my new book “Disrupt With Impact” is Part III “The future of artificial intelligence, strategic decision-making and technology”. It looks at how humans can stay relevant in the age of AI. The book is now available in most international markets, learn more and get your copy today: ⤵  ➡ 🔗 www.DisruptWithImpact.com * * * Some of my favorite quotes from the book: 💬 “Today, AI seems to be the answer to everything, irrespective of the question." 💬 “If technology is determining outcomes on our behalf, our agency is curtailed and our choices may be beyond our control.” 💬 “Technology consultancies that design and sell these advanced AI systems may have difficulty being objective about the potential job displacement caused by those very tools.” 💬 ““AI won’t replace humans, but people who can use it will.” This sounds reassuring, but it oversimplifies the complex future of work and AI integration. Experts predict a surge in opportunities, but the intricate interplay between cognification, mass automation, and how we work remains uncharted. The net effect of AI on employment is unknown - we have no data on the future.” 💬 “Evolutionary pressure prioritizes relevance. The pressure is on us to make more thoughtful and informed decisions… Looking forward, the question is not how much machines will augment human decision-making, but whether humans will remain involved in the process at all.” 💬 “What starts with automation and optimization gradually moves to broader tasks.” 💬 “As algorithms become the most important decision-makers in our lives, the question is not only whether we can trust AI, but whether we can trust that we understand AI well enough.” 💬 “Big data does not predict anything beyond the assumption of an idealized situation in a stable system.” 💬 “Artists, musicians, composers and writers are all experiencing upheaval which could match that of a factory becoming automated.”

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