Episode 20. Surfing Rogue Waves

<p>"I think that combination of really getting down to the root cause, understanding the reality and then understanding how you model systems around that, I think it's a really powerful combination and you don't need to be Elon Musk to do these things. So much of what he does, so much of what he suggests, so much what he thinks, of what he thinks about is how do we do it in a more simple way, what are the underlying structural issues?" Jonathan Brill kindly shared with me on Episode 20 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.</p> <p>Jonathan is a renowned expert on resilient growth and decision making under uncertainty. His insights are based on experience. As a senior leader and the Global Futurist at Hewlett-Packard (“HP”), he directed long-term strategy and intelligence programs.</p> <p>He is the Managing Director of Resilient Growth Partners and a board member at Frost & Sullivan, a major market intelligence firm with offices in 46 countries.  He is the Futurist-in-Residence at Territory Studio, the creative visionaries behind the sci-fi tech in Stephen Spielberg’s Ready Player One, Ghost in the Shell and Blade Runner 2049, where he creates products and better worlds for both super villains and real-life heroes.</p> <p>He advises globally on resilient growth strategy and product innovation to clients like Samsung, Microsoft, Verizon, PepsiCo and the United States government. He is an in demand thought leader, speaker and contributor for TED, Forbes and the Harvard Business Review.</p> <p>He holds a degree in industrial design from Pratt Institute, spent years as a research consultant to the MIT Media Lab and in management training at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.</p> <p>His new book, “Rogue Waves” was recently published, which looks at future proofing your business to survive & profit from radical change.</p> <p>Jonathan and I had a great talk and discussed the following:</p> <p>Starting off as a photo journalist at Time magazine;</p> <p>Studying Industrial Design and working