Disciplines of Hope

“Character is revealed in the choices we make under pressure. Disciplines of Hope shows how leaders can cultivate the habits of faith, courage, and accountability that make a shared future possible.” —General Stanley McChrystal, General (retired), US Army, and founder and CEO, McChrystal Group “The more I read this book, the more I realize that this is a time for leaders to put aside old assumptions and generate new kinds of faith in the future—which I believe we need urgently.” —Deborah Waterhouse, CEO, ViiV Healthcare “Active optimism is a perspective you can choose to take about the future. I am deeply struck by how this book makes that perspective actionable in today's world. It even shows how one of our newest human inventions—generative AI—can help!” —Professor Thomas W. Malone, Director, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence; Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management, Sloan School of Management, MIT; and author of Superminds “In an era of eroding trust and runaway uncertainty, Johansen, Doyle, and Kirshbaum make a powerful case that faith is the ultimate futures thinking skill that transforms confusion into clarity, complexity into courage, and helplessness into informed hope.” —Lisa Kay Solomon, Futurist in Residence, Stanford d.school; Host, How We Future podcast; and author “Can we really be hopeful about the future? And how do we sustain that in ourselves? Disciplines of Hope is a practical resource guide for people who long to hope again. This is the book I’ve been waiting for, and I suspect that you have, too.” —Retired Reverend Michael B. Curry, 27th Presiding Bishop (retired), Episcopal Church “This book is a catalytic guide for leaders navigating a world where certainty is collapsing. The work will help you generate the kind of credible hope that turns uncertainty into forward motion.” —Dr. Nick Udall, CEO, nowhere group