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Why shifting from prediction to foresight can help us plan for future disruption
In a complex world, foresight methodologies offer an alternative to prediction. This approach can help map new possibilities to plan for future disruption.
Spitz is the author of the bestselling four-volume collection The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption and Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World. A world-leading authority on strategic foresight, Spitz serves on multiple boards focused on anticipatory governance, sustainability, AI & ethics, venture capital and academia. Spitz lectures and publishes widely on Strategic Foresight & Systems Innovations.
Spitz’s Disruptive Futures Institute equips leaders for sustainable value creation through transformative change and capacity building for resiliency. A recognized expert in AI, he founded the Techistential Center for Human & Artificial Intelligence, and is known for coining the term “Techistentialism.” Spitz writes extensively on the future of AI and strategic decision-making, and serves on the AI General Assembly & Council of the Indian Society for Artificial Intelligence.
In a complex world, foresight methodologies offer an alternative to prediction. This approach can help map new possibilities to plan for future disruption.
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