Alejandro Lanteri - CLEVER ; The Six Strategic Drivers for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

clever is more than an acronym or a framework. It sets the stage for a thinking paradigm to guide the reader towards the new tenets emerging from the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and inspire them with reflection and action on what needs to be done to thrive in this complex era. Written with wonderful fluidity, Alessandros work is a new benchmark in the understanding of where society is heading and how it will evolve.

Mark Esposito, PhD, Professor of Strategy, Hult International Business School and Harvard University, and co-author of the bestsellers, The ai Republic: Building the Nexus Between Humans and Intelligent Automation & drive : Understanding How the Future Unfolds

New technologies like ai , blockchain, and augmented reality are changing the rules of strategy and challenging established business models. From finance to healthcare, from oil and gas to manufacturing, from logistics to retailno industry will be spared. Alessandro asks all the right questions to help business leaders navigate change and prepare for a very uncertain, yet very exciting future.

Andrew White, PhD, Associate Dean for Executive Education and Corporate Relations, Sad Business School, University of Oxford

Rich in valuable examples and in thoughtful concepts, clever is a book that will sit for a very long time on my desktop, as it should on yours.

Hamoud Almahmoud, Editor in Chief, Harvard Business Review Arabia

Alessandros broad knowledge of business in a global world comes together as a thought-provoking framework to understand the future, which will be valuable to business leaders across industries.

Andrea Galeotti, PhD, Professor of Economics, London Business School

clever provides a logical and sound strategic framework to help people and organizations think strategically to decode, shape, and drive the challenges, opportunities, and complexity of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. What is remarkable about this book is the natural capacity of the author to produce a credible and pleasant narrative supported by academic rigour, captivating storytelling, and business acumen. The e of clever Ethical Championshipis particularly compelling; the book offers dozens of hidden gems unknown to most. A truly remarkable book we cannot afford to miss.

Paolo Gallo, former Chief Human Resource Officer, World Economic Forum, and author of the bestseller, The Compass and the Radar

Everyone talks about the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its transformational impact on every industry. clever is your chance to understand its deep drivers and how to successfully respond to them. To that end, Alessandro Lanteris recommendations are not only experience-driven and global, butimportantlyput ethics at the centre of value creation for the next frontier of our digital growth.

Olaf Groth, Chief Executive Officer, Cambrian.ai Berkley ca , and co-author of the bestseller, Solomons Code

The immense speed of disruptive change creates a huge challenge for business leaders to shape innovative organizations with agile teams and fast decision making. clever provides a thoughtful framework for understanding the forces for change and helps create winning strategies for a successful future.

Henning Schlutt, President, Finance and it , Alghanim Industries, Kuwait

As international business becomes increasingly uncertain and the old rules of business become obsolete, business leaders need to explore new directions to stay successful. clever provides a solid framework to understand the deep driver of change.

Federico Donato, President of the Board of Governors, European Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, and council member, Singapore Business Federation

The Fourth Industrial Revolutions unprecedented innovation speed is forcing companies to reconsider the frameworks that are tried and tested in many strategy books. clever gives a fresh view to structure your thinking, and ought to be read.

Xavier Rousseau, Head of Corporate Strategy, Snam SpA

This book is hard to put down, both for what it teaches and for how it helps you think about the future.

Andres Waldraff, Director of Innovation & Analytics, Avianca, Colombia

I particularly enjoyed the questions at the end of each chapter. Whenever I pick up the book and read one of them, it reminds me of why I was inspired to constantly rethink how we do things and why.

Cris Knell, Executive General Manager, Distribution, Suncorp nz and board member of Financial Services Council of New Zealand

clever kickstarts a deep conversation on the impact of new revolutionary technologies. It raises the right questions even when it may not have all the answers. Hard conclusions are a luxury one doesnt have in this fast-changing world of business, so everyone interested in the future of business should join this conversation.

Denny Kurien, President and Chief Executive Officer, Keiretsu Forum Delhi ncr and Bangalore

Many business leaders see the symptoms of disruptive change but struggle to understand the forces that cause it. To chart a course to a successful future, you need to understand those fundamental forces in depth. clever maps them out for you in very much detail, and helps you not only react to them, but seize the immense opportunities they offer.

Konstantin Tsanis, PhD, Chief Innovation and Data Officer, Wema Bank, Nigeria

With the emergence of new digital technologies, value creation is constantly being redefined. clever maps where to find the new drivers of value in the digital age.

Andrea Di Camillo, Founder and Managing Partner, P101 Venture Capital

clever sheds light on the strategic drivers behind some of the most innovative businesses shaping the global economy. A great read for anyone who wants to understand how a new breed of companies create value, now and in the future.

Francesco Rattalino, PhD, Dean, escp Europe Turin Campus

A compelling investigation of the transformative impact digital technologies have on organizations, business models, industries, and societies. It is hard to put down this book and harder still to stop thinking about the urgent challenges it raises.

Mukul Kumar, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, Hult International Business School

Conducting rigorous research on the future of business is notoriously hard. Ensuring the results of such investigation that business decision makers can immediately put to use is often beyond the realm of possibility. With clever , Alessandro has masterfully achieved both.

Terence Tse, PhD, Professor of Finance, escp Europe, co-founder of Nexus Frontier Tech, and co-author of the bestsellers, The ai Republic: Building the Nexus Between Humans and Intelligent Automation & drive : Understanding How the Future Unfolds

The clever framework captures all the deep transformative forces that are redefining the competitive landscape, now and in the future, and provides invaluable guidance to managers and entrepreneurs alike.

Nihel Chabrak, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, uae University Science and Innovation Park

clever was cleverly authored to help companies cope with exceptional change. The critical questions at the end of each chapter provoke thinking and deserve to be answered thoughtfully.

Rassel Kassem, PhD, Head of Organizational Development, Abu Dhabi Judicial Department

Innovation used to give you an edge over your competitors. Now, everyone needs to innovate just to keep pace with the accelerating change. From startups to family businesses to corporations, clever has a critical lesson for everyone seeking to innovate in this age dominated by change.