Flip the Script E4: Navigating flux & risks

April Rinne is one of the world’s highest ranked female futurists, author of acclaimed “Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change” and a supreme ‘flipper’ of the linear scripts society has drawn up for us. Best-selling author Michele Wucker coined the term “grey rhino” for obvious risks that we’re likely to ignore — and unwittingly caused a small earthquake. The metaphor has moved markets, shaped financial policies, and made headlines around the world.

April and Michele are also friends and on this episode have what they like to call “a mindmeld”, suggesting we should:

- Reboot our relationship to change & risk — from the binary “risk averse/prone” to a more dynamic one that sees all change as an opportunity to do things better

- Determine our “risk fingerprints” as the unique imprint that's a combination of genetics, experiences and environment

- Once we know our inherent bias, we can reshape our “risk ecosystem”: changing your habits and surrounding yourself with people who will help offset that

- Choose change and hold the future gently: “No one has ever been able to control the future, but you can control whether and how you contribute to a future you’d like to see”

- Run slower in a faster-paced world. We can expect more, not less, risk and change ahead; and we need the clarity and headspace to navigate it skilfully

You can find April’s mind-bending book “Flux” here. Michele’s powerfully titled book “You Are What You Risk” can be accessed here.

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