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Change makes people uncomfortable, yet it is inevitable... So how do we cope with and confront change we may not be ready for? Roger Spitz and Lidia Zuin take us on a ride to find out, deconstructing disruption to make the process not only easy but exciting and hopeful. SHELLI BRUNSWICK, COO OF SPACE FOUNDATION & FORBES TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL Never before has the world needed such tools, frameworks, and practical applications to inform not only how to survive, but thrive. If we can extend such a guide to all facets of our society, no doubt we will be happier, healthier, and more prepared to navigate and achieve our preferred futures. KARA CUNZEMAN, LEAD FUTURIST, STRATEGIC FORESIGHT, CENTER FOR SPACE POLICY, THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION ...the systemic, non-linear, interconnected approach proposed by this Guidebook is nothing less than the golden key to a new paradigm that will surely revolutionize the definition and practice of Strategy in the decades to come. ANTOINE GELAIN, CO-FOUNDER & MD PARAGON EUROPEAN PARTNERS With his team, Roger created an operating manual, a system of content to build fluency in the language of uncertainty, disruption, and unpredictability. This guidebook offers a rich and practical set of resources for anyone - organizations, entrepreneurs, policymakers, educators, and learners - to capitalize on disruption. CATHY HACKL, FOUNDER OF JOURNEY The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption will help readers become 'Response-able'... getting out of the victim mindset and giving leadership more agency over how they prepare for and respond to disruption. DAVID SOLOMON, HEAD OF OPERATIONS (RETIRED), LEADERSHIP IN ISRAELI ARMY & PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE Essential Frameworks for Disruption and Uncertainty will help you develop anticipatory thinking as well as recognize that there is no 'one size fits all' approach for complexity and unpredictability. Throughout the Guidebook, you'll learn how to be inquisitive and how to adapt to rapid change with a diverse set of tools and models - which will quickly become your own. LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAKE SOTIRIADIS, PH.D., DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY Finally, Spitz and Zuin have developed a body of knowledge to help us excel in times of uncertainty. This comprehensive guide is a great testament that, by thinking broader and deeper, it is possible to devise ways to face and embrace the most daunting challenges of our times. DR. TERENCE TSE, PROFESSOR AT HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL

"""The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption is essential reading for any CEO, entrepreneur, leadership team, board member, or investor."" - SEBASTIAN BIHARI, GENERAL PARTNER & INVESTOR AT VEKTOR PARTNERS ""This book teaches readers how to embrace disruption to own their destiny and spark pathways to innovation and should be required reading for anyone who hopes to make an impact on the world. It is truly one for the ages."" - SHELLI BRUNSWICK, COO OF SPACE FOUNDATION ""This four-volume book provides us a blueprint to study, understand, and tackle disruption at different levels of reality - from knowing to doing to meaning and being."" - SHERMON CRUZ, CHAIR, ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FUTURISTS ""Never before has the world needed such tools, frameworks, and practical applications to inform not only how to survive, but thrive."" - KARA CUNZEMAN, LEAD FUTURIST, CENTER FOR SPACE POLICY, THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION ""...the systemic, non-linear, interconnected approach proposed by this Guidebook is nothing less than the golden key to a new paradigm that will surely revolutionize the definition and practice of Strategy in the decades to come."" - ANTOINE GELAIN, MD PARAGON EUROPEAN PARTNERS ""An operating manual, a system of content to build fluency in the language of uncertainty, disruption, and unpredictability. Offers a rich and practical set of resources for anyone - organizations, entrepreneurs, policymakers, educators, and learners - to capitalize on disruption."" - CATHY HACKL, FOUNDER OF JOURNEY ""Roger Spitz and the team at the Disruptive Futures Institute have done us all a favour and given us a guidebook for managing these challenging times... I recommend the books heartily."" - DR PETER HAYWARD, FOUNDER OF FUTUREPOD.ORG ""Roger and Lidia address the disruptive nature of our world and offer a toolkit to thrive with it. This book is not like other writings on innovation. It is practical, actionable, and mixed with references and examples... and makes a case for an essential manual for anybody who wants to equip themselves to be relevant for the uncertainties of tomorrow."" - ANDREY SHTYLENKO, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY GROUP, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL ""The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption will help readers become 'Response-able'... getting out of the victim mindset and giving more agency over how they prepare for and respond to disruption. Real-world dilemmas in the form of case studies and practical applications allow individuals and organizations to apply actionable solutions to existing challenges."" - DAVID SOLOMON, HEAD OF OPERATIONS (RETIRED), LEADERSHIP IN ISRAELI ARMY & PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE ""You'll learn how to be inquisitive and how to adapt to rapid change with a diverse set of tools and models - which will quickly become your own."" - LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAKE SOTIRIADIS, PH.D., DIRECTOR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY ""Finally, Spitz and Zuin have developed a body of knowledge to help us excel in times of uncertainty. The authors have a compelling ability to make sense of the confusion and to show useful routes into the future."" - DR. TERENCE TSE, PROFESSOR HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL ""The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption is essential reading for any CEO, entrepreneur, leadership team, board member, or investor."" - SEBASTIAN BIHARI, GENERAL PARTNER & INVESTOR AT VEKTOR PARTNERS ""Helped us rewire our perspectives and the assumptions we make about the world and its possibilities."" - BENEDIKT BÖHM, CEO DYNAFIT & EXTREME SKI MOUNTAINEER ""Using the Guidebook's resources and frameworks, readers can immediately develop antifragile strategies to imagine aspirational futures and create sustainable value for them and their organizations..."" - JUNIOR BORNELI, FOUNDER OF STARTSE ""This book teaches readers how to embrace disruption to own their destiny and spark pathways to innovation and should be required reading for anyone who hopes to make an impact on the world. It is truly one for the ages."" - SHELLI BRUNSWICK, COO OF SPACE FOUNDATION ""This four-volume book provides us a blueprint to study, understand, and tackle disruption at different levels of reality - from knowing to doing to meaning and being."" - SHERMON CRUZ, CHAIR, ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FUTURISTS ""Never before has the world needed such tools, frameworks, and practical applications to inform not only how to survive, but thrive."" - KARA CUNZEMAN, LEAD FUTURIST, CENTER FOR SPACE POLICY, THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION ""...the systemic, non-linear, interconnected approach proposed by this Guidebook is nothing less than the golden key to a new paradigm that will surely revolutionize the definition and practice of Strategy in the decades to come."" - ANTOINE GELAIN, MD PARAGON EUROPEAN PARTNERS ""An operating manual, a system of content to build fluency in the language of uncertainty, disruption, and unpredictability. Offers a rich and practical set of resources for anyone - organizations, entrepreneurs, policymakers, educators, and learners - to capitalize on disruption."" - CATHY HACKL, FOUNDER OF JOURNEY ""Roger Spitz and the team at the Disruptive Futures Institute have done us all a favour and given us a guidebook for managing these challenging times... I recommend the books heartily."" - DR PETER HAYWARD, FOUNDER OF FUTUREPOD.ORG ""These books are a 'must read'. The content and the use-cases are very relevant, easy to read, and provide pragmatic tools and frameworks for everyone to 'Thrive in the Disruption 3.0 world'!"" - KARSTEN POPP, CEO ILIMA DIGITAL FOUNDARY ""Roger and Lidia address the disruptive nature of our world and offer a toolkit to thrive with it. This book is not like other writings on innovation. It is practical, actionable, and mixed with references and examples... and makes a case for an essential manual for anybody who wants to equip themselves to be relevant for the uncertainties of tomorrow."" - ANDREY SHTYLENKO, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY GROUP, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL ""The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption will help readers become 'Response-able'... getting out of the victim mindset and giving more agency over how they prepare for and respond to disruption. Real-world dilemmas in the form of case studies and practical applications allow individuals and organizations to apply actionable solutions to existing challenges."" - DAVID SOLOMON, HEAD OF OPERATIONS (RETIRED), LEADERSHIP IN ISRAELI ARMY & PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE ""You'll learn how to be inquisitive and how to adapt to rapid change with a diverse set of tools and models - which will quickly become your own."" - LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAKE SOTIRIADIS, PH.D., DIRECTOR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY ""Finally, Spitz and Zuin have developed a body of knowledge to help us excel in times of uncertainty. The authors have a compelling ability to make sense of the confusion and to show useful routes into the future."" - DR. TERENCE TSE, PROFESSOR HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL"

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"Based in San Francisco, Roger Spitz is an international bestselling author, President of Techistential (Climate & Foresight Strategy), and Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute. Roger has given over 100 keynote talks globally, frequently contributes across leading media, and has guest lectured at many of the world's most prestigious academic institutions. Roger has two decades of leading investment banking and venture capital businesses, advising CEOs, founders, boards, and shareholders on their most strategic decisions, evaluating their organizations' competitiveness and disruptions ahead. He sits on several Advisory Boards of companies, Climate Councils, VC funds & academic institutions worldwide. A world-leading authority on foresight, sustainability, and transformative innovation, Roger has written four influential books as part of ""The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption"" collection, which became an instant classic. He publishes extensively on decision-making in uncertain and complex environments, with bestselling books in Future Studies, Green Business, Sustainable Economic Development, Business Education, Strategic Management & Forecasting. Roger is an inaugural member of Cervest's Climate Intelligence Council, a contributor to IEEE's ESG standards, and the Foresight & Sustainability partner of Vektor Partners (Palo Alto, London), an impact VC firm investing in the future of mobility. Techistential, Roger's renowned strategic foresight practice, advises boards, leadership teams, and investors on sustainable value creation. He developed the Disruptive Futures Institute into a preeminent global executive education center that helps organizations build capacity for futures intelligence, resiliency, and systemic change. Roger is also an industry-recognized expert on Artificial Intelligence. As former Global Head of Technology M&A with BNP Paribas, Roger advised on over 50 transactions with deal value of $25bn. He launched the bank's US M&A practice in San Francisco and built its European Technology investment banking franchise in London & Paris. Bilingual in English & French, Roger has lived in 10 different cities across three continents. Dr. Lidia Zuin is a journalist, science fiction writer, and professional futurist. Lidia is the Technology Foresight Director for Techistential, and Faculty & Chair of the Center for Science Fiction at the Disruptive Futures Institute. Lidia holds a PhD in Visual Arts and a Master's Degree in Semiotics. She publishes regular columns on global emerging trends (Tilt UOL, O Futuro das Coisas) and has presented several TED talks (including on science fiction and technological innovation, biohacking, transhumanism, and the future of species). Originally from S�o Paulo in Brazil, Lidia was head of Innovation & Futures at UP Lab and professor at Istituto Europeo di Design, teaching ""Foresight & Futures Studies: Exponential Technologies"" in their post-graduate Strategic Design & Innovation program. She moved to Malm�, Sweden, in 2022, where she is a technical writer with technology leader Neo4j. Lidia is also a researcher in Emerging Tech with Envisioning. Lidia published her first science fiction novel in 2021 (REQU13M), and has been publishing short stories since 2010. She also has experience in the gaming and virtual reality industries, including writing about extended reality, immersive technologies, and videogames. As an academic researcher, Lidia has authored three monographs on science fiction, arts, cyberculture, and semiotics. Her papers have been published in both academic journals and books. As a pastime, Lidia likes to paint, play video games, and read."

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