Roger Spitz

Roger Spitz Speaking Topics

• The Visionary Trilogy

  Rethink Your Mindset. Reclaim Intelligence. Reinvent Leadership.

  Roger Spitz's three powerful flagship keynotes (see descriptions below) are designed to rewire how we think, decide, and lead amid relentless complexity and systemic disruption:

  • The Mindset Shift - Become Visionary in an Unpredictable World
  • The Intelligence Shift - Upgrade Human Decision-Making in the Age of AI
  • The Leadership Shift - Inspire Transformational Futures

• The Mindset Shift: Become Visionary in an Unpredictable World

  Change Is Slow, Until It Isn’t: Anticipating Unpredictable Futures

  Pandemics. Cyberattacks. Climate. Emerging technologies. Geopolitical shocks. Breakthrough innovations. Any one of these - or any combination - can reshape the global economy overnight.

  The stakes are enormous: trillions of dollars, human lives, and our collective future hang in the balance. These systemic disruptions bring both unprecedented challenges and unique opportunities to create what’s next.

  Today’s interconnected world magnifies disruption, far beyond the cyclical upheavals of the past. Traditional assumptions and backward-looking analysis are liabilities. Outdated models can’t keep up with fast-moving, cascading change.

  In an era of constant, unpredictable disruption, we must rethink how we approach change. Welcome to the end of trends, where even data and AI can’t predict what’s coming. The future belongs to those who dare to imagine.

  In this speech, Roger Spitz introduces a radical new concept: Metaruptions - complex, self-reinforcing disruptions that transcend mere trends. These are unpredictable forces that redefine industries, rewrite rules, and demand a new mindset.

  To navigate this, we must first reclaim our agency as builders and creators. Learn how to shift from fear to foresight - not by forecasting, but by cultivating the imagination to challenge assumptions and shape the future.

  • Scan the horizon with early warning systems to spot inflection points.
  • Master the language of metaruptions to understand and navigate change.
  • Apply practical tools to prepare for multiple futures and seize opportunities.

  When the future feels unknowable, analysis alone isn’t enough. We need imagination. The future isn’t a fixed path - it’s a space we can help create.

  Together, we’ll explore uncharted waters equipped with a compass forged for unpredictability.

• The Intelligence Shift: Upgrade Human Decision-Making in the Age of AI

  The Future of AI and Decision-Making in an Era of Systemic Disruption

  Artificial intelligence is redefining domains once considered uniquely human. Decision-making, long the hallmark of human intelligence, is no longer our exclusive edge.

  Automation, cognification, decentralization, digitization, and virtualization are transforming every facet of life and business. As these forces intensify, urgent questions arise: What higher-order functions will machines soon perform? How fast are they learning? Where will human judgment retain its edge?

  In 2017, Roger Spitz named his strategic foresight practice Techistential - a play on “technology” and “existential.” Today, Techistentialism defines the inseparable technological and existential challenges that confront humanity. It examines human existence, agency, and decision-making in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.

  As algorithms become central decision-makers in our lives, the question is not only whether we can trust them, but whether we understand their limits well enough to trust ourselves.

  If we delegate too much to algorithms, we risk losing our agency, freedom, and choice.

  The existential danger may not be AI achieving superintelligence, but rather superstupidity - either from artificial intelligence and its data, or from humans thinking and responding like idle machines, unable to navigate our complex, interconnected world.

  In this hybrid future, what creative strategies will help us not just adapt, but lead? It begins with adopting shoshin (a beginner’s mind), fueling our curiosity, embracing uncertainty, and challenging every assumption. By fostering a new relationship with experimentation and failure, we can unlock creativity and lead in a technological world.

  To stay relevant, we must embrace education as a lifelong journey of learning, unlearning, and relearning - from the playground to the boardroom.

• The Leadership Shift: Inspire Transformational Futures

  Anticipatory Leadership for Sustainable Value Creation

  Systemic disruptions - climate change, economic shifts, and emerging technologies - are redistributing trillions of dollars. How can you leverage our deeply uncertain and complex world to create sustainable value? The winners will be those who anticipate and adapt. The rest risk irrelevance.

  Discover how to create resilient, future-ready strategies by anticipating change. Forget prediction - preparation is your key.

  Roger Spitz unveils his acclaimed AAA Framework, which equips leaders to build Antifragile foundations that grow stronger with shocks, develop an Anticipatory mindset, and use Agility to bridge today’s choices with tomorrow’s possibilities.

  Mike Tyson’s famous line captures the need for agility: “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Consider the dynamic punches of disruptive technologies, cyber, and energy - some of the world’s most critical challenges. Navigating them requires being AAA: Anticipatory, Antifragile, and Agile.

  In the face of climate risks, building resilience is essential. Greenaissance is a green revolution fueled by momentous innovation and investment across fields, offering a path towards cleaner energy futures. As sustainable becomes the new digital, Greenaissance will continue to drive fundamental shifts in business models and value creation.

  Empowered by agency and alignment, we’ll embrace the AAA principles to unlock hidden value, whether navigating the Greenaissance or the next chapters of digital disruption, where traditional industry lines blur and new fields emerge.

  Anticipatory leadership uses systemic change to create sustainable value. With true antifragile strategies, you can leverage this new era of interconnections with system-wide innovation, novelty, and experimentation.

  Value is either created or destroyed by change. Ultimately, disruption’s impact hinges on your perspective, preparation, and response.