Whiplash

How to Survive Our Faster Future

By: Joi Ito, Jeff Howe

Narrated by: James Foster

Today, not only is everything digital getting faster, cheaper, and smaller at an exponential rate, we also have the Internet. When these two revolutions - one in technology and the other in communications - joined, an explosive force was unleashed that changed the very nature of innovation. And with any change, we have seen many strategic blunders and extraordinary learning curves along the way.

At last, in Whiplash, Joi Ito and Jeff Howe have distilled nine organizing principles for navigating and surviving this tumultuous period. These principles give us a roadmap on how to thrive no matter what industry we're in.

With Whiplash, two great thinkers tell us how to adapt and succeed in today's unpredictable marketplace.

©2016 Joichi Ito and Jeff Howe. (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Great vignettes about a changing world.

Enjoyed this write up that delves in to the nine principles of the MIT media lab, that are focused on adapting in an unpredictable and rapidly changing world. I listened slowly as it is dense enough that you want to make sure that you are focused. I came away mesmerized by blockchain technology and learn more about Bitcoin in a weekend than I had learned in 3 years. I like many other illustrative vignettes, such as how the innovation of machine learning helped a computer beat professional "go" player. There were some times when the book felt at times as if it were a commercial for certain products but all-in-all, I walked away with more knowledge about recent innovations and great tips on how to be a better, more adaptive learner.

like a breath of fresh air.

a beautiful journey exploring our old industrial conditioning and how we can recreate business and society into the future.

Fascinating Case Studies

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to these amazing stories. The voice and story telling had great pace and kept me coming back for more. Great book!

Brilliant

So many interesting ideas! Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Thank you to the authors for this! Awesome!

Just general advice on how to survive

The authors provide a lot of detailed examples that illustrate how fast the world is changing. It's fascinating and shocking at the same time (how can we keep up these changes). The authors offer general advice on how to survive these changes, like be flexible, take risks, practice, include diversity, and be resilient. Easier said than done.