“Disrupt With Impact” Reaches Bestseller on US Release: Essential Reading as Unpredictability Becomes the Norm
Disrupt With Impact: #1 Bestseller & New Release. Source: Amazon & Disruptive Futures Institute.

“Disrupt With Impact” Reaches Bestseller on US Release: Essential Reading as Unpredictability Becomes the Norm

Key highlights:

  • Essential Reading for Unpredictable Times: Roger Spitz’s Disrupt With Impact has quickly become a must-read for today’s unpredictable landscapes, with global appeal from the US and Canada to the UK and Europe, India, Brazil, Asia, and beyond.
  • Global Acclaim and Top Rankings: Achieving Amazon bestseller status on its September 24, 2024 US release, the book soared to #1 in multiple New Release and Bestseller categories across regions.
  • Critical Praise: Reviewers have celebrated Disrupt With Impact for its unique approach to all facets of systemic disruptions, earning high praise from Kirkus (noted for its “well-illustrated” content), San Francisco Book Review (4.5/5), Manhattan Book Review (4/5), and BookTrib, which called it “pure gold”.

I wrote this book to offer a compass calibrated for our unpredictable world. As the cost of relying on the assumptions of a stable and predictable world is increasing, it has never been more crucial to rethink decision-making for our complex, nonlinear, and uncertain environments, where change is a constant. These topics which once seemed esoteric now resonate widely.” - Roger Spitz

#1 BESTSELLER AS UNPREDICTABILITY BECOMES THE NORM

Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World by Roger Spitz (Kogan Page) has emerged as a must-read for today’s chaotic landscapes. It rapidly became an Amazon bestseller after its US release on September 24, 2024.

Spitz’s new book Disrupt With Impact quickly ascended to #1 in multiple New Release and Bestseller categories across countries, including the USA, UK, France, Brazil, and Germany. It achieved top rankings in several Amazon categories, such as Business, Systems & Planning, Business Development, History of Philosophy & Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Business Intelligence, a nod to its broad relevance.

Acclaimed by reviewers, Disrupt With Impact offers a “well-illustrated and wide-ranging new approach to large- and small-scale disruptions,” according to Kirkus. The San Francisco Book Review awarded it an impressive 4.5 out of 5 rating, while the Manhattan Book Review noted it as “an engaging and very enlightening read… the kind of book you can always refer to in the future,” with a solid rating of 4 out of 5. BookTrib lauded it as “pure gold,” affirming that it rises above the competition in the crowded business genre.

More than just a book, Spitz’s latest work is a vital resource for confidently navigating uncertain futures. It provides practical strategies, proven frameworks, and impactful guidance from a leading global futurist and venture capitalist, empowering readers to thrive amid unpredictability.


GLOBAL MEDIA INTEREST


Roger Spitz on CNN Brasil. Source: Disruptive Futures Institute.

Media coverage of Disrupt With Impact reaches global audiences including from India to Brazil, the UK, Europe, Australia, the US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and South Africa.

Reflecting the zeitgeist of the themes explored in Disrupt With Interest, hundreds of outlets worldwide have engaged with the book and its author Roger Spitz, publishing reviews, conducting interviews, and producing articles and podcasts across various platforms, from television to radio and other traditional media.

Please reach out to [email protected] for media inquiries and interviews.?


CALIBRATED FOR THE UNPREDICTABLE

Disruption’s far-reaching effects are inevitable, bringing both unprecedented challenges and opportunities to creatively shape our futures. Disrupt With Impact empowers you to navigate escalating uncertainty and relentless change by rethinking strategic decision-making. Covering major challenges such as the energy transition, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and geopolitics, this book is designed as a compass for exploring the uncharted waters of the futures.?

These paradigm shifts will redistribute trillions of dollars, presenting opportunities for immense value creation. Those clinging to business as usual face growing risks of value destruction. The book benefits greatly from the unique profile of Roger Spitz. Before becoming a celebrated futurist, Spitz (BSc Econ, MSc, FCA, APF) served as the Global Head of Technology M&A at an investment bank, advising on numerous transactions totaling $25 billion. Today, he is recognized as a world-leading authority on strategic foresight and systems innovations, a venture capitalist, and an expert advisor to the World Economic Forum’s Global Foresight Network.

Drawing from Techistential’s renowned strategic foresight practice and the Disruptive Futures Institute, Disrupt With Impact offers a wealth of differentiated insights as the author explores key questions, including:

  • Understanding what is different about the nature of disruption today.
  • How to drive innovative and transformative change.
  • The future of artificial intelligence, strategic decision-making, and technology.
  • How to unleash your disruptive thinking to create your futures today.

Roger Spitz dedicates his career to advising boards, leadership teams, and investors on strategy under uncertainty, anticipating disruptions, and sustainable value creation. His frameworks, adopted by organizations worldwide, have been featured in Fast Company, Gartner, INC. Magazine, Institute of Directors, Journal of Futures Studies, MIT Technology Review, and World Economic Forum. Spitz is the author of the acclaimed, bestselling four-volume series The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption and Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World.

Imagine navigating through uncharted waters with a compass or GPS calibrated for the unpredictable…? As the complexities of our world grow, the inherent uncertainty of the future intensifies. We confront this unpredictability, discarding tired and outdated formulas, recognizing the diminishing effectiveness of pre-cooked playbooks.”
“‘Disrupt With Impact’ is not about fleeting trends, specific predictions, or the latest technology fads. The world does not need another generic techno-optimist book narrowly focused on formulaic innovation or business optimization recipes. ‘Disrupt With Impact’ prioritizes signals over noise, investigating the fundamentals that propel change and evaluating their impacts.”

5 KEY TOPICS FROM THE BOOK “DISRUPT WITH IMPACT”

1. Disruption is a constant

Welcome to the end of trends. No longer a single or recurring event, disruption is now a steady state expanding its impact. Disruption’s dual nature means it can destroy and create value; its impact hinges on perspective, preparation, and timing of any responses.?

In Disrupt With Impact, Roger Spitz coins the term Metaruptions, an abbreviation of disruption with the prefix “meta”, to contrast with Metatrends. A metaruption is a multidimensional family of systemic disruptions that cause widespread, self-perpetuating effects, including shifts in the notion of disruption itself. Metaruptions are characterized by the dynamic interactions of subordinate drivers of change. As initial changes spill over, the impacts of metaruptions combine to modify other elements, ultimately disrupting the disruption itself.?

“Spitz is particularly compelling on the concept of the “metaruption,” which he describes as “a multidimensional family of systemic disruptions, including shifts in the notion of disruption itself.” These “metaruptions” defy all the rules, and here, as elsewhere, the author itemizes the opportunities that can accompany the “unparalleled messiness” of change.” - Kirkus Reviews

2. Systems innovation for impact and sustainable value creation

The true impact of innovation lies in catalyzing positive transformations across our complex systems. Addressing the world’s most critical challenges impactfully, requires exercising our agency to achieve systems-level change and innovation - not isolated fixes. Disrupt With Impact provides indispensable frameworks to create sustainable value amidst these monumental shifts. Disruption’s power is not its disruptiveness, but the ability to unlock new possibilities.

3. A new operating system for today’s unpredictable world

As the complexities of our world grow, the inherent uncertainty of the future intensifies. Too often, we act on flawed assumptions, believing in a world that is predictable, linear, stable, and controllable. However, in the face of constant change, the cost of maintaining business as usual rises significantly. Foresight gives us the agency to explore multiple possible futures, challenge assumptions, and move beyond the status quo.

4. The future of artificial intelligence and strategic decision-making

AI is taking over areas previously thought too important to entrust to machines. Thus far, humans have excelled at decision-making, but our comparative advantage may not last. Ultimately, anything that can be automated, cognified, decentralized, digitized, disintermediated, or virtualized will be. We use the AAA Framework (Antifragile, Anticipatory, and Agility), which humans should develop to remain relevant as machines are learning fast.?

Spitz is known for coining the term "Techistentialism". Techistentialism studies the nature of human beings, existence, and decision-making in our technological world. Today, we face both technological and existential conditions that can no longer be separated. We define this phenomenon as Techistentialism.

5. Clearly delineated “sectors” are disappearing

In the next chapter of digital disruption, clearly delineated “industries” or “sectors” of yesterday are disappearing. Once-reliable boundaries are spilling over. From agriculture to construction, industries are converging, fusing, and transforming. Clearly delineated activities and assets are dissolving. Previously separate verticals now collaborate within new ecosystems, defying traditional classifications. Leaders, investors, and analysts should adopt new filters to evaluate companies and their fields. The futures are hybrid; in this liminal world, there are no industry boundaries.


REVIEWS, CRITICAL PRAISE, AND ENDORSEMENTS

Acclaimed Reviews Celebrate “Disrupt With Impact”

Kirkus notes the book for its “well-illustrated” content

“A well-illustrated and wide-ranging new approach to large- and small-scale disruptions in the business world… He brings a refreshing clarity to the discussion of all facets of disruption, from the deep causes to the long-term consequences…”
“The strongest theme running through the book is can-do optimism—the author’s confidence that uncertainty is something to be embraced and leveraged instead of dreaded is convincing.”
“Spitz analyzes several of these sorts of disruptions and proposes a plan for dealing with them: his ‘Disruptive Thinking Canvas’.”

Kirkus Reviews, Disrupt With Impact by Roger Spitz (Kogan Page)

San Francisco Book Review gives 4.5 out of 5 rating for “Disrupt With Impact”

“His advice is realistic and actionable in pretty much every industry… Written in bite-sized sections that are packed with information and feature plenty of real-world examples, ‘Disrupt with Impact’ details a host of tips and tricks that will help readers to make the most of themselves and their businesses.”?
“Seeking to motivate readers and equip them with the tools necessary for success in an ever-changing business environment, Spitz presents a step-by-step approach to embracing and driving the kinds of changes that a business requires in order to thrive.”

San Francisco Book Review, Disrupt With Impact by Roger Spitz (Kogan Page)

BookTrib Review lauded Roger Spitz’s new book as “pure gold”

“In a world full of books on how to be successful in business, ‘Disrupt with Impact’ rises to the top. Pure gold!”
“In his new book Disrupt with Impact, Roger Spitz, a world-leading global futurist and venture capitalist, combines rigorous analysis with practical advice to provide a roadmap for navigating this ever-evolving landscape of business and technology.”

BookTrib Review, Disrupt With Impact by Roger Spitz (Kogan Page)

Manhattan Book Review gives “Disrupt With Impact” an excellent rating of 4 out of 5 stars

“The book prepares you to face any unpredictable events… It’s the kind of book you can always refer to in the future, and I’m sure the content will prove valuable to anyone in business, regardless of your industry.”
“This is an engaging and very enlightening read. It's the kind of book you can always refer to in the future, and I'm sure the content will prove valuable to anyone in business, regardless of your industry.”
“The author brings his wealth of knowledge and expertise as a futurist and venture capitalist into writing the book, and I must commend the amount of research done in putting this together.”
“The book prepares you to face any unpredictable events... It empowers you to thrive by always being prepared and being one step ahead.”

Manhattan Book Review, Disrupt With Impact by Roger Spitz (Kogan Page)

The Incredible Endorsers of “Disrupt With Impact”

The endorsers for Disrupt With Impact span a remarkable range of fields and locations. They represent governance, national intelligence, research, academia, Fortune 500, venture capital, defense, and more, from countries across the globe. They include authors, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, CEOs, board members, extreme sports champions, and global executives.

“Few subjects are as crucial as those in “Disrupt With Impact”, and no one understands them better than Roger. As value is either destroyed or created through change, this book is essential reading for leadership teams and investors to ensure sustainable value creation in a fast-changing world.” - Sebastian Bihari, Venture Capitalist & General Partner, Vektor Partners
“Disrupt With Impact” is a must-read for anyone navigating uncertainty. Roger Spitz masterfully equips decision-makers for the steep slopes, crevasses and hazards of the world’s fast-changing environments. There are no better frameworks to help build resilience for the shocks while seizing the windows of opportunities as you creatively shape your future. - Benedikt B?hm, Executive Board Oberalp, CEO Dynafit & Extreme Ski Mountaineer
“The “go to” guidebook for businesses who want to successfully navigate the modern world.” - Kara Cunzeman, Director of Strategic Foresight, The Aerospace Corporation
“I find the book to be a compelling and timely exploration of the challenges and opportunities facing leaders in our rapidly evolving world. Spitz masterfully weaves together insights on technological convergence, artificial intelligence, and the blurring of industry boundaries to paint a vivid picture of the disruptive landscape we must navigate.” - Frank Diana - Managing Partner & Principal Futurist at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
“Uncertainty, disruptions, cascading change... Roger is uniquely qualified to address these challenges… This book is your operating manual for unpredictability.” - Cathy Hackl, Tech Futurist, Author, and CEO of Spatial Dynamics
“A roadmap to visionary leadership.” - Michael J. Keegan, Leadership Fellow, IBM Center for The Business of Government
“Disrupt With Impact 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.” - David Jonker, Vice President, Head of SAP Insights Research Center
“Roger Spitz is a visionary in strategic foresight and systems innovation, whose insights have consistently pushed the boundaries of what’s possible in business and technology.” - Pinak Kiran Vedalankar, Global Technology Leader
“Provides tools to not only survive, but excel.” - Quentin Ladetto, Swiss DoD, Head of Technology Foresight
“Today, boards are operating in uncharted territory and navigating through unprecedented challenges and uncertainties. “Disrupt With Impact” by Roger Spitz is a perfect guide for our boardroom community. It provides comprehensive insights that are crucial for today’s leaders.” - Manoj K Raut, CEO & Secretary-General, Institute of Directors, India
“Roger has done it again! This is an indispensable guide for navigating today's unpredictable business landscape. Truly a must-read for anyone looking to thrive in the face of constant change.” - Jake Sotiriadis, Director, Center for Futures Intelligence, National Intelligence University
“Roger, with his unique multi-lens perspective, offers insights on embracing disruption as a frequent phenomenon that can both destroy and create value. “Disrupt With Impact” provides a practical roadmap for leaders aiming to strengthen their ‘impossibility muscles’.” - Doris Viljoen, Director: Institute for Futures Research at Stellenbosch Business School
“This book will help you to harness gray rhino challenges ahead in order to become a disruptive force for good — instead of being trampled.” - Michele Wucker, author of The Gray Rhino

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF “DISRUPT WITH IMPACT”

Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World by Roger Spitz

PART ONE. Disruption has always existed – what’s different now?

Chapter 1. Exploring the dual nature of disruption: Challenges and possibilities

Chapter 2. Embracing new mindsets for thriving on uncertainty and disruption

Chapter 3. Scanning the horizon: What’s changing and what’s staying the same

Chapter 4. Tools for navigating and anticipating disruption

PART TWO. How to drive systems innovation and transformational change

Chapter 5. Disruption as a springboard for creating impact and value

Chapter 6. Harnessing systems innovation to solve our complex challenges

Chapter 7. Greenaissance: Value creation for sustainable futures

Chapter 8. The next chapter of digital disruption: Industries converge and new fields emerge

PART THREE. The future of artificial intelligence, strategic decision-making and technology

Chapter 9. Evaluating next-order impacts of exponential technologies

Chapter 10. Our AAA framework: A survival guide for staying relevant in the age of AI

Chapter 11. Info-ruption: The internet of existence, cyber insecurity and disrupted information

PART FOUR. Unleash your disruptive thinking

Chapter 12. The Disruptive Thinking Canvas: Invent the future today

FAVORITE QUOTES FROM “DISRUPT WITH IMPACT”

“The true impact of innovation isn’t in its disruptiveness; rather, it lies in its ability to ignite hope, unlock new possibilities and catalyse positive transformations across systems.”

“Imagine navigating uncharted waters with a compass calibrated for the unpredictable.”

“Disruption is no longer a single or recurring event, but a steady state expanding its impact. The single most dangerous mistake is looking at disruption as isolated cases or independent episodic events.”

“Relying on probabilities, certainties or crystal balls will fail us. Put simply, there is no data on the future.”

“The impacts of disruption depend on your perspective, preparation and response.”

“The Zen Buddhism concept of shoshin is a reminder of intuition’s importance. Ultimately, the beginner’s mind offers humility as a place for learning.”

“The world is not made up of isolated controllable parts. And so the strings, wires and controls used to manage this illusionary world are obsolete.”

“Some things will constantly emerge; others may disappear or change at different rates. Ultimately, we have agency to determine our future. We have choices as, above all, we are human.”

“Rare is becoming less rare.”

“Given the inverse relationship between predictability and uncertainty, the cost of maintaining business as usual rises significantly.”

“Anything that can be automated, cognified, decentralized, digitized, disintermediated or virtualized will be.”

“Beware of ‘futurewashing’, where empty promises about future actions replace taking actual steps today.”

“This emerging Greenaissance era is an unprecedented opportunity to develop innovative solutions to the climate crisis.”

“Tomorrow’s beef and dairy industries may face the same existential challenges as today’s fossil fuel industry.”

“The current boundaries and definitions of clearly delineated ‘industries’ or ‘sectors’ are disappearing. The future is hybrid. In a liminal world, there are no industry boundaries.”

“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.”

Quotes from “Disrupt With Impact” on the future of AI and decision-making

?“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.”


FEATURED MEDIA ON “DISRUPT WITH IMPACT”


Featured Media on Disrupt With Impact. Source: Disruptive Futures Institute.

See the book’s website for updates on media, reviews, and articles. Below is a selection of media coverage:


A PERSONAL REQUEST: AMAZON REVIEWS HELP!

We are delighted with the many reviews received in the media, on Amazon, and other platforms for Disrupt With Impact. In today’s world, having many ratings and reviews on Amazon really makes a difference.?

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GLOBAL BOOK TOUR & KEYNOTES


Roger Spitz Keynote Speaker. Source: Disruptive Futures Institute.

In 2024, Roger Spitz will be delivering nearly 100 keynote talks worldwide, spanning the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, India, Central America, Brazil, and beyond.

You can already secure your spot to hear his insights during his 2025 Global Book Tour, where he will discuss his latest book, Disrupt With Impact, and share his strategic foresight work from the Disruptive Futures Institute and the DFI Sustainability & Climate Academy in San Francisco.

Join thousands around the world who have unlocked impactful outcomes from Roger’s legendary custom Keynote talks:

  • Book tours - Disrupt With Impact
  • Keynotes globally, in person and virtual
  • Executive offsites & leadership development
  • Board briefings & strategy workshops
  • Masterclasses & executive education
  • Conferences, roundtables & summits

To discuss booking, whether for your teams or clients, please reach out to [email protected]


BESPOKE & BULK ORDERS OF “DISRUPT WITH IMPACT”

Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World is available to buy in many bookstores globally. You can also order print versions or download ebooks from most online retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones…).

We offer bulk and custom orders for Disrupt With Impact, including:

  • Competitive discounts for businesses looking to bulk-order copies
  • Adding your company logo to the cover
  • Designing a bespoke cover
  • Adding a message, foreword, or promotional page
  • Combining material and extracts from multiple books and/or including your own content
  • Any other ideas we haven’t mentioned here

To discuss bulk order discounts and custom offers, including using Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World for academic or executive program curriculum support, please reach out to: [email protected].

The book is published by Kogan Page.


Disrupt With Impact Book Signing. Source: Disruptive Futures Institute.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND CURRICULUM SUPPORT

Disrupt With Impact has been selected in Choice Reviews curated lists for academic librarians in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia, helping them build their collections with essential additions.

Beyond the strong interest from individual changemakers, companies, and institutions, Disrupt With Impact is now featured in several bibliographies for academic programs.

Many institutions now include Disrupt With Impact as part of their course syllabus, bibliographies, and recommended reading. We also enjoy seeing the impact of our frameworks being used in practice, with case studies being developed based on them.

To discuss bulk orders or custom curriculum support, please reach out to: [email protected].


DISRUPT WITH IMPACT - BOOK METADATA

Book details

  • Title: Disrupt With Impact
  • Subtitle: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World
  • Author: Roger Spitz
  • Publisher: Kogan Page
  • ISBN: 978-1-3986-1688-2

Citation

Spitz, R. Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World. Kogan Page: London, 2024.

Release dates

  • Global ebook release: 3 September 2024
  • UK & Rest of the World Print launch: 3 September 2024
  • US & Canada Print launch: 24 September 2024

“Disrupt With Impact” Synopsis

Navigate confidently through uncertain futures to thrive in unpredictability with practical strategies, proven frameworks, and impactful guidance from a leading global futurist and venture capitalist.

Keywords

Anticipatory, Artificial Intelligence, Business Models-as-a-System (BMaaS), Complexity, Disruption, Decision-Making, Foresight, Futures Intelligence, Governance, Greenaissance, Info-Ruption, Metaruption, Multistakeholder, Resilience, Sustainability, Systems Innovation, Techistentialism, Technology, Transformative Innovation, UN-VICE, Unpredictability.


APPENDIX: SYNOPSIS BY SECTION

PART ONE. Disruption has always existed – what’s different now?


The Increasing Cost of Business as Usual. Source: Disruptive Futures Institute.

In this initial section, we reframe disruption and delve into its dual nature, uncovering both challenges and possibilities.?

We learn the language of change, adopting new mindsets essential for thriving amidst ambient disruption. By scanning the horizon, we identify elements of constancy and discontinuity, equipping ourselves with early warning systems to anticipate inflection points.

PART TWO. How to drive systems innovation and transformational change


The World Is Too Complex to Be Reducible. Source: Disruptive Futures Institute.

In Part Two, we unpack how to achieve systems-level change to create sustainable value. Surface-level innovations fall short in addressing the complexity of our challenges.?

As the world’s fundamental paradigms are increasingly changing, we need to account for constant disruption, which is giving rise to monumental shifts in value and business models. Those who fail to embrace sustainable change risk irrelevance. To use systemic disruption as a springboard for creating impact and value, we need to be antifragile, learn from the software industry to beta test our ideas, and think across varying time horizons.?

In this context, we delve into Greenaissance - an era marked by renewal, momentous innovation, and investment opportunities, all aligned with the common goal of achieving a sustainable energy transition. We also explore how the clearly delineated “sectors” of yesterday are disappearing, as industries converge and new fields emerge.

PART THREE. The future of artificial intelligence, strategic decision-making and technology


Being AAA+. Source: Disruptive Futures Institute.

This section examines the defining technologies of the upcoming decade and their potential for growth, disruption, and unintended consequences.?

We dive into the profound impact of artificial intelligence on strategic decision-making. We also examine “info-ruption” - a radical shift in the disruption of information, presenting new phenomena like weaponized disinformation and global cybersecurity threats. At the core of our investigation lies the “AAA” framework - Antifragile, Anticipatory, and Agility. These essential skills are key to decision-making in an increasingly unpredictable world where machines continuously learn.?

PART FOUR. Unleash your disruptive thinking


Disruptive Thinking Canvas. Source: Disruptive Futures Institute.

This final chapter introduces our practitioner Disruptive Thinking Canvas. Disruption creates space for novelty, opening doors for fresh approaches. Uncertainty and fast-changing environments drive new opportunities and gaps. Disruptive thinking allows you to find those gaps and explore them to invent the future today.?

Our proprietary Disruptive Thinking Canvas is your dynamic roadmap - a process to design, implement, and drive disruption for yourself, your projects, or your organization. It’s not just a canvas; it’s your actionable toolkit to uncover and create disruptive futures on your terms, with tools designed to develop new mindsets for driving impact.


Disruptive Thinking Canvas in 6 Steps. Source: Disruptive Futures Institute.

With the Canvas, you become the architect of your futures. As you apply its steps, consider what each word in the Disruptive Thinking Canvas represents:

  • “Disruptive”: The Canvas’s power lies not in its disruptiveness, but in its ability to unlock new possibilities. In our UN-VICE world (UNknown, Volatile, Intersecting, Complex & Exponential), creating impactful change necessitates shake-ups to break from the shortcomings of the status quo.
  • “Thinking”: Tools can help plan for the expected future, but the Disruptive Thinking Canvas goes further. Fostering critical thinking in the face of constant change while exploring multiple possible futures requires challenging assumptions, imagining how to move beyond business as usual, and developing effective mental models.
  • “Canvas”: As you engage with the Canvas, you exercise agency, recognizing our capacity to make choices thanks to uncertainty. The Canvas acts as your compass, guiding you in a world where, for the unprepared, every swerve feels like nothing that’s ever happened before.

By applying the Disruptive Thinking Canvas, you can create your personal roadmap to disrupt with impact.

Disruptive Thinking Canvas: Dashboard. Source: Disruptive Futures Institute.

AUTHOR BIO: ROGER SPITZ

Before becoming a celebrated futurist, Roger Spitz (BSc Econ, MSc, FCA, APF) served as Global Head of Technology M&A at an investment bank, advising on scores of transactions totaling $25 billion. Today, Spitz is a world-leading authority on strategic foresight and systems innovations, a venture capitalist, and an expert advisor to the World Economic Forum. He dedicates his career to advising boards, leadership teams, and investors on strategy under uncertainty, anticipating disruptions, and sustainable value creation. As president of Techistential (futures intelligence practice), he also chairs the Disruptive Futures Institute, and has delivered hundreds of keynotes globally. His frameworks, adopted by organizations worldwide, have been featured in Fast Company, Gartner, INC. Magazine, Institute of Directors, Journal of Futures Studies, MIT Technology Review, and WIRED. Spitz writes extensively on the future of strategic decision-making and artificial intelligence, and is known for coining the term "Techistentialism". Based in San Francisco, Spitz is the author of the acclaimed, bestselling four-volume series “The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption” and “Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World”.


DISRUPTIVE FUTURES INSTITUTE

The World’s Capital for Understanding Disruption

The Disruptive Futures Institute is a global Think Tank based in San Francisco, offering executive 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 together with its DFI Sustainability & Climate Academy and Techistential Center for Human & Artificial Intelligence, help organizations globally develop futures intelligence and resiliency, as well as build and scale foresight capabilities.

Inquiries: [email protected]

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Roger Spitz

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

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There is also a lot of information on the book's website (videos, media, reviews, endorsements, synopsis by chapter...) for anyone interested: ?? www.DisruptWithImpact.com

Charles Warnock

Content Marketer | 2X Author | Wealth Management | Sustainable Growth

1 个月

Wow. Congratulations Roger Spitz!

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