“Why the Next Disaster Won't Be a Black Swan, It'll Be a Rogue Wave”
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Title: Rogue Waves
Author: Jonathan Brill
Category: Startups & Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Leadership & Team Building, Technology & Innovation
What if the next disaster isn't a black swan at all, but a rogue wave — a rare, massive event that seems to come from nowhere and takes down everything at once?
Sam and Sophie walk through Jonathan Brill's Rogue Waves, starting with the paradox of progress: the tightly coupled systems we build for efficiency are exactly what make us fragile. They unpack The Fray, the slow erosion of resilience that builds up before a wave hits, and the shift from prediction to preparation. Then the three principles of antifragility get their turn — redundancy, modularity, and optionality — with examples like the internet's nuclear-proof design and the gardener-versus-mechanic leadership metaphor.
If you run a team, a company, or just your own life, this episode gives you a practical lens for spotting fragility before it breaks. The takeaway: survival isn't about being the strongest or the smartest, it's about being the most adaptable.
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00:00Rogue Waves And The Paradox Of Progress01:54The Fray: Slow Erosion Of Resilience02:52From Prediction To Preparation03:27Redundancy, Modularity, And Optionality05:24Personal And Organizational Antifragility08:00Society, Surfers, And The Takeaway
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