[Book Review] Dr. Craig Wing’s Four Future Seasons will help you 'anticipate rather than predict' future outcomes

Stephen Grootes speaks to Bronwyn Williams about Four Future Seasons: How to anticipate and prepare for multiple potential futures by Dr. Craig Wing.

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Futurists explore different possibilities and potential outcomes that may occur, and make informed, calculated decisions based on the various factors which are likely to influence an outcome.

This is exactly what author, Dr Craig Wing does in his book, Four Future Seasons: How to Anticipate and Prepare for Multiple Potential Futures. 

Targeted at leaders, business owners, and the everyday individual who wants to shape a better future, it provides advice for growth in business, leadership and personal life.

Stephen Grootes spoke to Bronwyn Williams, trend translator and future finance specialist at Flux Trends about the book.

Williams says it aid the reader to anticipate disruptions and thrive in times of change and uncertainty.

In description of the book by the publisher Penguin Random House SA:

More than a guide for business leaders, this book is for anyone who wants to create a better future for themselves, whether navigating personal growth, leadership challenges or unforeseen life changes. With personal stories of resilience and innovation woven throughout, Four Future Seasons equips readers with the tools, foresight and confidence to thrive through all seasons of life.

"It's a book that's trying to match your natural frame of how you see and perceive the future, either being something of a threat or something as being an opportunity."

- Bronwyn Williams, trend translator and future finance specialist - Flux Trends

"He's really looking at what futurists like myself call a foresight maturity model of an organisation, or the foresight maturity mindset of your leadership team. And to that end, he's developed a research calculator to try and help organisations on the one hand, and individuals..."

- Bronwyn Williams, trend translator and future finance specialist - Flux Trends

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