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We are in a time of disruptive leadership change. In a VUCA world—one characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity—traditional leadership skills won’t be enough, noted futurist Bob Johansen argues. Drawing on the latest ten-year forecast from the Institute for the Future—the only futures think tank ever to outlive its forecasts—this powerful book explores the external forces that are shaking the foundations of leadership and unveils ten critical new skills that will be required in the future, skills that you can learn.

In this second edition Johansen is joined by the prestigious Center for Creative Leadership. CCL’s contributions help readers understand the new leadership skills by linking them to existing skills, and they provide analytics and exercises to help readers develop them. This edition has been updated throughout, with a new ten-year forecast and new examples, and incorporates the lessons Johansen has leaned about applying the new leadership skills in the three years since the first edition appeared. In addition, Johansen deals wtih two new forces that are shaping the future. The first is the “digital natives,” or people 15 years and younger who have grown up in a completely digital world. The second is cloud-based computing, which will enable new forms of connection, collaboration and commerce and will greatly facilitate reciprocity-based innovation—giving away to get more—which Johansen sees as the biggest innovation opportunity in history.

Bob Johansen was president and CEO of the Institute for the Future from 1996 to 2004 and is now the IFTF Distinguished Fellow, as well as serving on its board. He is the author of six books, including GlobalWork: Bridging Distance, Culture, and Time.

	List of Figures	xi
	Preface	xiii
	INTRODUCTION: leaders need new skills to make the future	1
1	Maker Instinct	17
2	Clarity	30
3	Dilemma Flipping	41
4	Immersive Learning Ability	56
5	Bio-Empathy	72
6	Constructive Depolarizing	88
7	Quiet Transparency	101
8	Rapid Prototyping	113
9	Smart Mob Organizing	125
10	Commons Creating	135
	Conclusion: Readying Yourself for the Future	148
	Appendix	167
	Notes	169
	Bibliography	177
	Acknowledgments	181
	Index	185
	About the Author	193
	About IFTF	194

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