THE ANTICIPATORY ORGANIZATION

Listen to the Big Blend Radio interview Daniel Burrus, best-selling author, leading futurist and innovation expert, and author of the powerful new book ‘The Anticipatory Organization: Turn Disruption and Change into Opportunity and Advantage’.

Why didn’t a cab driver think of starting Uber, or Marriott think of Airbnb? Why did companies like Sony, Dell, Blackberry, Blockbuster — who all knew how to be agile and execute strategy rapidly– fall behind? And what about small companies, solopreneurs and individuals who are blindsided by change and forced to close their doors or lose jobs?

They all couldn’t react fast enough to rapid change.

None of them knew how to anticipate and profit from change, says Daniel Burrus in his powerful new book The Anticipatory Organization: Turn Disruption and Change into Opportunity and Advantage. This leading futurist and innovation expert, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author who counsels leading companies, whole industries and even not-for-profit ventures, says anyone can follow the advice in his book to foresee both change and game-changing opportunities before they occur — and turn that into a personal and organizational advantage. “If you don’t,” warns Burrus, “someone else will.”

Discovering where to find certainty in an uncertain world provides a big advantage for those who know how and where to look. Inspired by the dramatic results his clients are obtaining from Burrus’ award-winning video learning system The Anticipatory Organization, the book offers a comprehensive new way to identify and act on game-changing opportunities.

He presents 25 proven strategies to accelerate innovation and transform results-in your thinking, planning, innovating and implementation. Burrus even tells you how to “walk” those holding you, or your organization back, into a new way to think and act, so you can facilitate change without their resistance-and even gain their support. 

Burrus helps you pinpoint and act upon the enormous opportunities ahead by identifying many key factors that allow you to predict future events and trends, enabling you to plan accordingly. Burrus says the ability to anticipate is a learned skill and he shows you how. As the rate of change accelerates, with uncertainty and disruption a certainty in themselves, no one can afford the consequence of being blind-sided. The Anticipatory Organization gives you the tools to not just stay competitive, but jump ahead so that you stand alone as a leader and innovator-whether you are on your own, an organizational leader or someone with influence within an organization.

Daniel Burrus is hailed as one of the world’s leading futurists on global trends and innovations. The New York Times has referred to him as one of the top three business gurus in the highest demand as a speaker. He has delivered more than 2,800 keynote speeches worldwide and is a strategic adviser who has guided executives from Fortune 500 companies, as well as small and medium size businesses, to develop paradigm-shifting strategies for capitalizing on enormous untapped opportunities. Burrus practices what he teaches; he’s started six companies, four were national leaders in the first year, and five were profitable in year one.

“You can’t control your future when you react to change coming from the outside in,” notes Burrus. “But when you have the confidence certainty provides, you can create change from the inside out and actively shape a better future for yourself and those around you.” 

Get your FREE copy of The Anticipatory Organization at www.TheAOBook.com or visit www.DanielBurrus.com.