What Happens When a Futurist Writes a Playbook
Here’s the premise. The world changes faster than most businesses can adapt. Roger Spitz thinks the problem is how leaders think about change itself.
Disrupt with Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World (Kogan Page) lays out his answer. Two frameworks. The Disruptive Thinking Canvas maps the forces pressing against a business. The AAA framework (Antifragile, Anticipatory, Agility) builds the muscle to respond. The book is structured so you can pick it up, read one section, and walk away with something concrete.
That structure matters. Most business books bury the useful material under 80 pages of scene-setting. Spitz skips the warmup. The San Francisco Book Review, which gave it 4.5 stars, noticed: the book is “packed with practical and realistic advice” delivered in “bite-sized sections” with “plenty of real-world examples.” When a reviewer says advice is “realistic and actionable in pretty much every industry,” that’s a specific claim. Having read the book, I think it holds.
Spitz’s credentials check out. Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute. Keynote at MIT Technology Review’s EmTech. Global Gurus Top 15 Futurists Worldwide. The book has collected awards from Foreword Indies, Chanticleer, and Readers’ Favorite.
But here’s the question I always ask: does the author practice what he prescribes? Spitz’s own career, building organizations at the intersection of futures thinking and business strategy, suggests yes. The frameworks in this book feel tested, not theoretical.
Kirkus called it “a well-illustrated and wide-ranging new approach.” I’d add: it’s a controlled one. Spitz knows exactly how much to give you in each section before moving on. That restraint is a craft decision, and it pays off.
Get your copy: Disrupt with Impact on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8LMHFZJ/?tag=book-links-20)
What reviewers are saying:
“A step-by-step approach to embracing and driving the kinds of changes that a business requires in order to thrive” — San Francisco Book Review (https://sanfranciscobookreview.com/product/disrupt-with-impact-achieve-business-success-in-an-unpredictable-world/)
“Rises to the top. Pure gold!” — BookTrib
About Roger Spitz
Roger Spitz is Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute and Founder & CEO of Techistential. Ranked among the Top 15 Futurists Worldwide (Global Gurus, 2026), he keynoted MIT Technology Review EmTech (São Paulo, 2025). More at thrivingondisruption.com (https://www.thrivingondisruption.com/disrupt-with-impact).