Review of Disrupt with Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World

Roger Spitz’s Disrupt with Impact provides a systematic exploration of disruption and offers practical advice on enhancing foresight and decision-making so that people and organizations can navigate a rapidly changing and uncertain world. Although helpful for everyone, the book is especially relevant for preparing leaders to engage with the future as response-able, agile architects (this […]

A Philosopher’s Take On The Future of Leadership, Education, & A Lot More

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Cathy is joined by Chris Mayer, philosopher & also Associate Dean for Strategy & Initiatives at West Point. Among the many things Chris does is teach Philosophy to cadets. Cathy and Chris met at the University of Houston’s Strategic Foresight Professional Certificate program earlier this year. During this episode, they talk about the future of […]

Living with AI

In Conversation Podcast episode with Chris Mayer

In this episode, In Conversation hosts Gina Clifford and Louise Mowbray talk with Dr Chris Mayer about AI, philosophy, ethics and warfare. Listen to the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUsvacCsvlE.

Why foresight, tech and ethics education can better prepare us for uncertainty

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Technology is dramatically reshaping the future of training and education, including for the military. Col. Chris Mayer is a futurist and a department head at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Looking ahead, he emphasizes the importance of incorporating foresight skills, technological literacy, and a deep understanding of ethics and humanities in education. He […]

The Ethical Case for Foresight

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Those who practice foresight understand why it is ethically important to think about and plan for the future. They also understand how foresight provides a way to do this. It is often challenging, however, to communicate this to people outside of the foresight community. Even when there is an understanding of the importance of foresight, […]

Rethink Compliance Management: Take an Informed Approach to Mitigating Risk (Compliance and Ethics Professional Magazine)

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As our world becomes more connected and equally complex through global stakeholder engagement, advances in technology, and an ever-changing regulatory framework, organizations everywhere face new challenges, increased expectations, and greater exposure to compliance risks. Yet the concept of risk is hardly straightforward. And, even though good governance rarely relies on a single approach for mitigation, […]