Interview Of The Week

Interview Of The Week: Roger Spitz, Futurist

Who: Roger Spitz is President of Techistential, a foresight practice, which advises CEOs, founders, and boards on evaluating strategy under uncertainty, anticipating disruptions, and sustainable value creation. He is also Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute in San Francisco and an expert advisor to the World Economic Forum’s Global Foresight Network. He has authored five books, including the acclaimed collection The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption.

Topic: His latest book Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success In An Unpredictable World.

Quote: “Look at uncertainty as a great thing. Without it, things would be predetermined. Uncertainty gives you agency to become the architect of your future. But agency is an option. If you don’t exercise it, it won’t exist, and others will create your future for you.”

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About the author

Jennifer L. Schenker

Jennifer L. Schenker, an award-winning journalist, has been covering the global tech industry from Europe since 1985, working full-time, at various points in her career for the Wall Street Journal Europe, Time Magazine, International Herald Tribune, Red Herring and BusinessWeek. She is currently the editor-in-chief of The Innovator, an English-language global publication about the digital transformation of business. Jennifer was voted one of the 50 most inspiring women in technology in Europe in 2015 and 2016 and was named by Forbes Magazine in 2018 as one of the 30 women leaders disrupting tech in France. She has been a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneers judge for 20 years. She lives in Paris and has dual U.S. and French citizenship.