Jonathan Brill

Future-Proofing Your Business in Our Rogue Wave Era. An actionable framework for driving change.

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Conversation Date: 09/22/2021

At this moment, rogue waves are forming under your business. If you thought COVID was a surprise, prepare for bigger waves. Ten barely manageable undercurrents are colliding to create a sea of radical systemic change. When they well up, they’ll sink companies and wash away entire industries overnight.

Jonathan Brill

Jonathan Brill prepares organizations to profit from radical change. He is an expert on resilient growth and innovation amidst uncertainty. As a senior leader and Global Futurist at HP (Hewlett-Packard), Brill directed long-term strategy programs. In addition, he was a creative director at frog design and the managing partner of innovation firms that created over 350 products. He is the managing director at Resilient Growth Partners and a board advisor at Frost & Sullivan, a major market intelligence firm with offices in 46 countries. 

In addition, he develops products for both fictional heroes and real people as the Futurist-in-Residence at Territory Studio, the creative visionaries behind the sci-fi tech in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, Ghost in the Shell, and Blade Runner 2049, and future products for companies such as Cadillac, Land Rover, and Microsoft. He holds a degree in industrial design from Pratt Institute and has done extensive management training at Stanford University.


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