Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change

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Transforming to Survive in Our Increasingly Volatile World

Are you capable of profiting from radical change or merely surviving?

I grew up in Five Islands, a small fishing village in Maine. It seemed unremarkable to me at the time. Everything in my childhood smelled of the ocean. There was a constant diesel thrum of boats humming in and out of our harbor. Several times a week, I’d walk to the pier and watch the ships roll in, heavy with cod, haddock, bluefish, or halibut, depending on the season.

The fishermen’s steady pace reflected their assumption that the supply of fish was endless. When catches began to plummet in the 1980s, it was too late. Boats went out less frequently and came back half-empty, until they stopped going out altogether. ...