The Good Leadership Podcast From Crisis to Strategy: Leading Through Uncertainty with Dr. Jake Sotiriadis & Charles Good | TGLP #240
Today, we are joined by Dr. Jake Sotiriadis.
Dr. Jake Sotiriadis is a leading global authority in strategic foresight, geopolitics, national security, and tech futures, with a distinguished career advising prime ministers, generals, diplomats, and CEOs. An industry leader and Executive Director of Global Foresight and Strategy at Phaedrus Engineering, Jake helps his clients navigate complex global challenges and capitalize on emerging trends. In addition to his industry role, Jake is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Geostrategy Initiative and a foreign policy advisor on contract to the U.S. State Department, where he trains U.S. diplomats to navigate the complexities of global geopolitics.
In this compelling conversation, we explore how leaders can prepare for what Dr. Sotiriadis calls the "poly crisis" era—a time when technological disruptions, geopolitical conflicts, and economic uncertainties intersect in unprecedented ways.
Key topics include:
Understanding poly crisis and why interconnected global challenges demand new thinking approaches
Building a cognitive operating system for human-AI collaboration without losing creativity
The critical role of context and sensemaking in an age of information overload
Strategic foresight as developing anticipatory thinking rather than predicting the future
How AI enhances scenario planning through faster data analysis and narrative generation
Why multiple future scenarios are superior to single-vision planning
The transformation of management consulting through human-machine teaming
Using compelling narratives to make complex future scenarios accessible to decision-makers
Whether you're navigating technological disruption, preparing for geopolitical uncertainty, or building more resilient organizational strategies, Dr. Sotiriadis provides frameworks for thinking systematically about the future while maintaining human creativity and contextual understanding.
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Website and live online programs: http://ims-online.com
Blog: https://blog.ims-online.com/
Podcast: https://ims-online.com/podcasts/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesgood/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgood99
Chapters:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:05) Tool: Understanding Poly Crisis and Interconnected Global Challenges
(03:35) Technique: Building a Cognitive Operating System for AI Collaboration
(06:45) Tip: Balancing Human Creativity with AI Enhancement
(12:05) Tool: Strategic Foresight as Anticipatory Decision-Making Framework
(17:15) Technique: Using AI to Accelerate Scenario Planning Processes
(21:30) Tip: Creating Multiple Future Scenarios vs Single-Vision Planning
(24:45) Tool: Narrative Building for Complex Strategic Communication
(27:20) Technique: Transforming Strategic Foresight into Actionable Strategy
(28:01) Conclusion
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