We live in a data and spreadsheet driven world where information is sorted, analyzed and sliced in various ways with the objective of discovering unassailable truths to help us make sense of our environment. These are the truths that could then be used to justify everything from business decisions, personal decisions and even foreign policy. Our linear and Newtonian based vision of reality leads us to looking for explainable reasons and answers. There are even [...]

We live in an era of complexity where inflection points are coming more rapidly. Future generations of leaders will need to cope with dramatically different environments than current leaders deal with. New industries are emerging that weren’t conceived of just a few years ago; conversely, some mature industries will be gone.

Every now and then a notion comes along that just captures the imagination. Leading from the emerging future is one of those notions that has captured mine for nearly the past four years. I first came across it while talking with my friend and colleague, Michael T. Kelly, PhD. We were discussing change in organizations. Specifically, why does sustaining the vitality, profitability, and relevance of organizations to their stakeholders and customers often elude leaders and senior managers [...]