Navigating the Age of Chaos: A BANI Leadership Guide
Navigating the Age of Chaos is a leadership guide that uses the BANI framework to describe brittle, anxious, nonlinear, and incomprehensible conditions. It pairs those challenges with resilience, attentive empathy, improvisational thinking, and broader perspectives, then offers seven leadership strategies and a group discussion guide.
At a glance
- Introduces BANI as a framework for conditions beyond the traditional VUCA framing.
- Pairs brittle systems with bendable resilience and anxious environments with attentive empathy.
- Connects nonlinear causality to flexible, improvisational thinking and complexity to interconnected perspectives.
- Includes seven leadership strategies grounded in future scenarios and a group discussion guide.
Reference price: $34.95
Price checked: Nov 14, 2026
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Pros and cons
Pros
- A structured framework links four disruption patterns with corresponding leadership responses.
- The stated audience spans executives, nonprofit leaders, policymakers, and teams.
- The discussion guide gives groups a stated way to work through the material together.
Technical specifications
7 specifications| Publisher | Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
|---|---|
| Publication date | October 28, 2025 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 256 pages |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8890571212 |
| Weight listed | 15.8 ounces |
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| Dimensions | 6.13 x 0.91 x 9.19 inches |
Who is it for?
A good fit for
- Executives and organizational leaders seeking a shared framework for disruption.
- Nonprofit leaders and policymakers working through sustained change.
- Teams looking for a structured discussion guide on leadership in uncertain conditions.
Less suited to
- Readers looking for a narrowly technical manual or a guide focused on a single industry.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the book about?
It presents the BANI framework for brittle, anxious, nonlinear, and incomprehensible conditions, then outlines leadership responses such as resilience, empathy, improvisational thinking, and interconnected perspectives.
Does it include material for group use?
The listing says it includes a discussion guide for group use.
Who is the stated audience?
The listing names executives, nonprofit leaders, policymakers, and teams navigating sustained disruption.
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