Navigating the Age of Chaos Part 2 with Bob Johansen and Jamais Cascio

27 Nov 2025 • 83 min • EN
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Mastering Chaos: Navigating the BANI Future with Bob Johansen & Jamais Cascio   🎙️ Episode Title: Mastering Chaos: Navigating the BANI Future 👥 Guests: Bob Johansen & Jamais Cascio 💡 Sponsored by: Kyndryl | Reimagining the tech systems powering global enterprise innovation. In this episode, Bob Johansen and Jamais Cascio return to explore their book Navigating the Age of Chaos: A Sensemaking Guide to a BANI World.  They dive into the evolution from VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) to BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible) and its impact on leadership, strategy, and personal resilience. 🔍 Topics Include: The origins and future of VUCA and BANI VUCA+ and BANI+ frameworks Real-world examples: LEGO, Netflix, Special Olympics, Airbnb Leadership agility & "Flexive Command"  Future-back thinking and anticipatory history AI, ethics, empathy & strategic foresight Purpose, interconnectedness & sensemaking This episode is essential for leaders, innovators, and future-thinkers navigating today's complex and chaotic world. 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:24 Opening Quote and Guest Introduction 00:59 Understanding VUCA and VUCA Plus 04:36 Exploring BANI and BANI Plus 06:37 Future Back Thinking and Historical Patterns 09:33 The Concept of Flexive Command 11:01 Resilience and Bendability in Organizations 25:59 Empathy and Anxiety in Leadership 39:52 Debating AI and Guardrails 40:47 Ethics and Metaphors in AI 41:57 Kate Darling's Perspective on AI 43:31 The Language of AI 43:59 Robotics and Empathy 45:51 Mindfulness and Anxiety 47:18 Nonlinearity in BANI 48:04 Neuro Flexibility and Improv 50:40 Orthogonal Thinking and T-shaped People 53:17 Distant Early Warnings 59:50 Gaming and Nonlinear Thinking 01:09:30 Incomprehensibility and Interconnectedness 01:16:45 Faith and Purpose in a BANI World 01:20:45 Final Thoughts and Conclusion   🔗 Useful links: • Navigating the Age of Chaos – ageofbani.com • Bob Johansen – IFTF.org • Jamais Cascio – openthefuture.com • Kyndryl Institute – kyndryl.com/institute • Aidan McCullen – aidanmccullen.com   #TheInnovationShow #BANI #VUCA #Leadership #FutureThinking #Chaos #Resilience #Innovation #Kyndryl #Thinkers50

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