About Bob Johansen: Bob Johansen is a IFTF DistInguished Fellow at the Institute for the Future, a sociologist focused on top leadership in shape-shifting organizations. He is co-author of: Office Shock: Creating Better Futures for Working and Living (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Jan. 17, 2023), shares how to prepare for the emerging officeverse. Learn more at http://officeshock.org 

In this episode Jason and Bob discuss:

• Defining “future back” 
• Reframing a problem into an opportunity
• Attracting and retaining talent 
• How to think future back 

Key Takeaways: 

• Thinking future back will help give you clarity of direction, opening up more creative approaches for how you’ll get to your future from the present time. 
• It is good to consider the challenges encountered as opportunities for working and living our lives differently than before. 
• It is critical to be flexible and resilient while considering the possibilities in preparing for the future.
• Shift your mindset to think “future back,” and then imagine how that particular future will be affected by your current choices. 

“We have to be sure we have those kinds of opportunities for hope, and economics of hope, kind of a base there that allows for that great clarity of direction, great flexibility of execution.” - Bob Johansen

For a 30% discount, people can use the “OFFSHOCK” discount code through our website: https://www.bkconnection.com/books/title/Office-Shock

Connect with Bob Johansen:

Website: https://www.iftf.org/projects/officeshock

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/institute-for-the-future/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bob-johansen

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by: Denice Salem 

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