Robust Leadership: Leading with Confidence into an Uncertain Future

We have dedicated our professional lives to one key question: How can organizations and leaders succeed in increasingly dynamic, complex, and uncertain environments? Our answer: Robust Leadership.

Robust Leadership offers orientation from two perspectives ― the what (strategy & foresight) and the how (culture & values). Leaders must define a clear direction for the future while remaining aware of environmental changes, interpreting them, and adapting proactively. At the same time, shared and lived values form the foundation for culture, change, and innovation, guiding how goals are achieved.

More than a concept, Robust Leadership is an essential guide that translates research and practice into action. Reflection exercises help leaders and teams strengthen their robustness, while the Robust Leadership Assessment enables them to evaluate their current state and identify opportunities for development.

Prof. Dr. Jan Oliver Schwarz

Jan is Professor of Strategic Foresight & Trend Analysis and Head of the Bavarian Foresight Institute at Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences, Germany. He has many years of experience in research and consulting on the topics of strategic foresight, dynamic capabilities and change/transformation management. Jan is a member of the Strategic Foresight Network of the World Economic Forum.

Latest books: Strategic Foresight: An Introductory Guide to Practice. London: Taylor & Francis, 2023. With Daniel F. Oriesek, Winning the Uncertainty Game: Turning Strategic Intent into Results with Wargaming. London: Taylor & Francis, 2021.

Personal website: www.strategic-foresight.de

Dr. Felix von Held

Felix is the co-founder of the Institute for Innovation and Change Methodology (IICM) in Munich, Germany. In his work as a consultant and coach, his focus is on innovation and leadership in the context of transformation in the fields of digitalization, sustainability and new work. Over the past 15 years, he has worked globally in more than 10 industries and over 100 innovation and transformation projects. Before founding the IICM, Felix worked in innovation management and strategic change management at the BMW Group.

Since 2008, he has been teaching at the Center of Digital Technology Management in Munich as well as at the ESB Business School in Reutlingen and at the University of Zurich. In his doctorate at the Chair of Entrepreneurship and Education at the University of Regensburg, Felix focused on the topic of "Collective Creativity" as part of organizational learning.