Now What?: How to Ride the Tsunami of Change
About this ebook
Transformative technologies are converging, disrupting industries and society in mere moments. This is a tsunami of change, and the question is no longer whether we can adapt, but how individuals, organizations and institutions can ride it and build a future of abundance.
In Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change, strategic futurist Dr. Mark van Rijmenam presents a dynamic roadmap for thriving in a world of accelerating technologies, boundless innovation, and shifting cultural tides. He demystifies the breakthroughs rewriting our societies and illuminates the powerful synergy of technology and humanity.
Drawing on real-world success stories, ancient wisdom, and the author’s own transformative journey, he reveals a path that balances innovation with ethics, ensuring that rapid progress lifts everyone rather than leaving communities behind.
Now What? offers a clear path from anxiety to action. Dive into the possibilities, learn to wield technology as a tool instead of a threat, and stake your claim as an architect of tomorrow. It’s time we stopped merely bracing for impact and started riding the wave.
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“Now What? is more than an insightful and provocative look into the future. It is an uplifting guide to observing wisely, adapting thoughtfully, and acting with integrity to shape our future together.”
— Ron Kaufman, New York Times Bestselling Author of Uplifting Service
“Now What? meets this moment with clarity and purpose. Dr. Van Rijmenam offers a practical, imaginative framework for navigating complexity - one that speaks to the needs of teams, organizations, and anyone designing the future with care. A thoughtful and timely guide.”
— Caitlin Krause, Author of Digital Wellbeing; MindWise Founder
“Blending cutting-edge research, practical insights, eastern philosophy and even fiction, Now What? is an informative ride through the future of technology and humanity’s role in it. Would recommend for anyone seeking greater clarity in an era of accelerating uncertainty.”
— Alvin W. Graylin, Bestselling Author of Our Next Reality, Chairman of Virtual World Society
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About the author
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam is a world-leading strategic futurist and award-winning keynote speaker known as The Digital Speaker. He is the futurist who shows up after the hype, when leadership teams need a framework, a stance on risk, and a path to action.
As a Certified Speaking Professional, Global Speaking Fellow, and 6-time author, he has captivated audiences in over 32 countries, across all continents.
He is the author of the award-winning book Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change, a practical playbook built on his WAVE Framework, which helps organizations separate signal from noise, turn insight into action, stress-test assumptions, and build capability without creating dependency.
Beyond the stage, he founded Futurwise, "noise-cancelling for your brain," a platform that surfaces verified, human-cited intelligence from the world's best thinkers so teams can track fast-moving topics without drowning in feeds, dashboards, and hot takes. He also created the Intelligence Age Scorecard, a future-readiness assessment for the Intelligence Age.
His keynotes and workshops don't predict the future. They equip leaders to exercise better judgment inside it. Mark translates complexity into clarity, and clarity into decisions leaders can execute the next morning.
