1st Edition

Dance of Disruption and Creation Epochal Change and the Opportunity for Enterprise

By Nandu Nandkishore, Neeraj Chandra Copyright 2024
218 Pages 111 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

218 Pages 111 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

218 Pages 111 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

It’s an exciting time to be alive! We are witness to an epoch of change, a dance of disruption and creation, that is re-imagining our world. Where are these disruptions coming from? What opportunities do they uncover? How can one make sense of them? And most importantly, how should one prepare and act? This book, written by two influential business leaders, unpacks these "epochal" changes and how... Read more

1. Introduction: Epochal Change and Enterprise: The Opportunity in Disruption  Part I: Who We Are: The Transformation of Society  2. Economic Transformation: The Surge in Emerging Markets  3. Tumult of Age Pyramids: The Emerging Demographic Dividends  4. The Surge of Urbanisation: Transformation by Habitat  5. What We Think: Transformation by Belief  6. Society and Its Institutions: Unbundling and Re-creation  Part II: How We Do: How Technologies Power Disruption and Reimagine Our World  7. Ubiquitous Connectivity: The Foundation of an Anytime, Anywhere World  8. Life and Identity in the Metaverse: The Internet Revolution: Platform for a New World  9. The Addition of Intelligence: “Smart” Drives the Future  10. The Revolution in Life Sciences: Health Is the Real Wealth  11. Disruptions in the Power to Do: Future Revolutions  12. A World of Change: Perspectives for Business  Part III: The Action Mantras: Seizing the Opportunity  13. Re-imagine Value Spaces: Challenge, Re-imagine, Imagine Anew  14. The Re-imagination of Enterprise: Leveraging Technology to Drive Disruption  15. Re-imagine Organising: Lead to Seize the Win

Biography

Nandu Nandkishore and Neeraj Chandra are friends and batch-mates from IIM Ahmedabad, each with 40 years of experience working in global multinationals like Nestlé and Unilever in senior leadership roles, being on company boards, mentoring startups, and teaching at business school. They bring to this book their deep reflections and insights from years of accumulated global experience, from their vast network of experts, and curated from their extensive readings.

'It is a book that both senior leaders and business school students will find useful and practical.'
Professor Costas Markides, London Business School

'I recommend this book to anyone who is a student of strategy and successful business.'
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman Emeritus of Nestlé S.A.