Disrupt With Impact

Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World

Non-Fiction - Business/Finance
376 Pages
Reviewed on 05/04/2025
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Author Biography

Roger Spitz (B.Sc. Econ, M.Sc., FCA, APF) is an award-winning author and world authority on strategic foresight, the future of leadership, and systemic disruption. Ranked Top 10 for Management Leadership (Thinkers360), he is an acclaimed futurist speaker who has delivered hundreds of keynotes globally and guest lectured at many of the world’s most prestigious institutions.

As President of Techistential, the preeminent foresight practice, and Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute in San Francisco, Spitz advises CEOs, boards, and investors on navigating uncertainty, anticipating disruptions, and creating sustainable value. He is an advisor to the World Economic Forum's Global Foresight Network, and serves on multiple boards focused on anticipatory leadership, sustainable futures, artificial intelligence and venture capital.

Author of five bestsellers, including the acclaimed 'Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption' and award-winning 'Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World' (Winner 2024 Harvey Chute Best Business Book Award). Spitz's frameworks are adopted by organizations worldwide and lauded by Global Peter Drucker Forum, MIT Technology Review and World Economic Forum.

A leading expert in AI, Spitz coined the term “Techistentialism,” founded the Techistential Center for Human & Artificial Intelligence, and serves on the AI Council of the Indian Society for Artificial Intelligence. He delivers keynotes and writes extensively on the intelligence shift: the future of AI and strategic decision-making.

Bilingual English & French, Spitz has lived in 10 cities across three continents.

    Book Review

Reviewed by Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite

The future is unpredictable. Businesses must continue to adapt and evolve to face the challenges of an ever-changing world. Roger Spitz has been an advisor to some of the most reputable organizations in the world. In Disrupt With Impact, the author explores various risks, strategies, and tactics to ensure organizations remain resilient amid major disruptive events, offering practical frameworks and keen insights to help them navigate the tides of change. The book delves into the dual nature of disruption and explores mindsets that can help companies thrive amid uncertainty and disruption. You will also learn about first-principles thinking, scanning and detecting emerging change, developing future intelligence, using disruption to create impact and value, systems-level innovation, navigating climate change, geopolitical upheavals, and digital media, strategic decision-making through AI and the existential threat it poses, and more.

Disrupt With Impact is a comprehensive guide designed to help organizations anticipate disruptive events and make strategic decisions according to the changing environment. Drawing from years of experience in venture capital and investment banking, Roger Spitz provides valuable tools and strategies for companies wanting to thrive amid the uncertainties and ever-changing dynamics of the future. Every concept or topic featured in this book is explored in great depth. The author pays attention to detail and ensures readers can fully grasp the content by using accessible language to explain some of the more technical topics discussed here. How will AI impact organizations as it gets more and more sophisticated to the point that human input becomes near-redundant? You will find answers to these kinds of questions and more in this book. All in all, it's a must-read for executives, managers, shareholders, and business owners.