Ari Wallach
Futurist & Strategist | Navigating Exponential Change
About
Ari Wallach is a leading expert on navigating complex, exponential change. As the founder of Longpath, he advises Fortune 500 companies and global institutions on strategy for the long-term future.
Wallach's TED talk on 'exaptation' - the unexpected adaptation of technologies - has been viewed over 1. 5 million times.
His insights on anticipating discontinuous change have made him a sought-after speaker among business and government leaders.
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3 ways to plan for the (very) long term
We increasingly make decisions based on short-term goals and gains -- an approach that makes the future more uncertain and less safe. How can we learn to think about and plan for a better future in the long term ... like, grandchildren-scale long term? Ari Wallach shares three tactics for thinking beyond the immediate.
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