Digital (R)evolution

AFTERWORD

As a futurist, I spend most of my time listening to people describe what they are most excited about; what they are most apprehensive about; and how they are thinking and/or preparing for what comes after what comes next.

The work of nonfiction you have in your hands will provide you with most of the information you need to successfully guide yourself and your organization through the many pitfalls associated with business transformation.

Historians, anthropologists, and paleo-sociologists will tell you that there are two traits that differentiate Homo sapiens from the rest of the biomass:

• Trait #1: the ability to contemplate multiple futures, over varying time frames.
• Trait #2: the ability to collaborate/cooperate at scale (i.e. share knowledge between tribes and across generations).

The author of this book has one of the most interesting stories and is one of the most gifted storytellers I have met in the last 25 years. A respected thought leader, bordering-on-prescient technologist, and successful senior executive at one of the iconic companies of the day, Yuri Aguiar has distilled thousands of hours of research with companies doing digital transformation right, wrong, and uniquely into an accessible compendium of stories, frameworks, tools, and techniques you can apply to your personal circumstance. To choose not to take advantage of this treasure trove of knowledge borders on malfeasance.

Aristotle—essentially the birth-father of knowledge in the Western canon—always ...