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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."
The authors present hundreds of insightful examples and case studies to really understand systemic transformation, with practical toolkits and frameworks to leverage disruption, capture opportunities, and create sustainable value. - SEBASTIAN BIHARI, GENERAL PARTNER VEKTOR PARTNERS Using the Guidebook's resources and frameworks, readers can immediately develop antifragile strategies to create sustainable value for them and their organizations... - JUNIOR BORNELI, FOUNDER OF STARTSE 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, THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION This Guidebook gives us the tools to help us create our own navigation system... nothing less than the golden key to a new paradigm. - ANTOINE GELAIN, MD PARAGON EUROPEAN PARTNERS An operating manual, a system of content to build fluency in the language of uncertainty, disruption, and unpredictability. 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 authors have done us all a favour and given us a guidebook for managing these challenging times. - DR PETER HAYWARD, FOUNDER OF FUTUREPOD 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... 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 Will help readers become 'Response-able'... 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 Essential Frameworks for Disruption and Uncertainty will help you develop anticipatory thinking. 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 The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption is absolutely required reading for everyone, from students to policy makers, from executives to entrepreneurs, who want to thrive on both current and future challenges. - DR. TERENCE TSE, PROFESSOR AT HULT BUSINESS SCHOOL Roger and Lidia put together a comprehensive guide exploring the timeous topic of disruption from multiple angles... The guide is well-organised with a good balance between analysis of the topic and examples from practice. - DORIS VILJOEN, DIRECTOR INSTITUTE FOR FUTURES RESEARCH AT STELLENBOSCH BUSINESS SCHOOL
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