Partnering Leadership 313 Strategies to Help You and Your Organization Thrive in a Fast-Changing World by Anticipating What's Next with Futurist Daniel Burrus | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
In this episode of the Partnering Leadership podcast, Mahan Tavakoli interviews Daniel Burrus, a world-renowned futurist, strategist, and author of The Anticipatory Organization: Turn Disruption and Change into Opportunity and Advantage.
In the conversation, Daniel Burrus shares his powerful framework for anticipating the future and shaping strategies accordingly, emphasizing the importance of identifying hard and soft trends to gain certainty in an uncertain world.
Throughout the conversation, Daniel Burrus dives deep into the principles and mindsets that enable leaders to become anticipatory rather than reactionary. He highlights the transformative power of the "both/and" principle, the "ideal use" principle, and the concept of disrupting yourself and your organization before others do. Daniel's expertise and engaging storytelling make this episode a must-listen for anyone looking to create a better future for themselves and their organization.
Key Insights You'll Gain:
- Discover the difference between hard trends and soft trends and how they can help you develop low-risk, high-reward strategies
- Learn how to become anticipatory and proactively identify and solve problems before they occur
- Understand the importance of embracing the "both/and" principle for accurate predictions and innovative thinking
- Explore the "ideal use" principle and how it can help you cut through the hype surrounding new technologies and innovations
- Gain insights into the power of disrupting yourself and your business before others do
- Uncover the potential of AI and how to harness its benefits while protecting against its risks
- Discover why humans are infinitely upgradable and the importance of staying open-minded to learning new things
- Learn how to apply the "both/and" principle to various scenarios, from paper vs. digital to gas vs. electric cars
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