Navigating the Age of Chaos: A Sense-Making Guide to a BANI World That Doesn't Make Sense

The future is uncertain, and yet we must act. This groundbreaking framework helps leaders transform chaos into clarity, build organizational resilience, and create positive change in turbulent times.

The world we once described as volatile and uncertain has shifted into something far more chaotic: BANI, or brittle, anxious, nonlinear, and incomprehensible. In Navigating the Age of Chaos, Jamais Cascio, the originator of the visionary BANI framework, unpacks the tools and perspectives needed to navigate our increasingly turbulent era.

Joined by coauthors Bob Johansen and Angela F. Williams, Cascio provides real-world examples, practical strategies, and rich insights to help leaders, organizations, and individuals not just survive but thrive in the chaos. This book will help readers recognize, adapt to, and excel in a world changing with unprecedented speed and intensity.

Breaking down the BANI framework, readers will discover how to tackle each aspect of a BANI world: Brittle • —Recognize fragility in systems and strategies to build resilience. Anxious • —Address widespread anxiety with empathy and attentiveness. Nonlinear • —Navigate unpredictable scenarios with adaptive, improvisational thinking. Incomprehensible • —Find clarity in overwhelming complexity through webs of connection. Positive BANI • —Reframe chaos into actionable opportunities for growth. As a definitive guide to understanding and harnessing the power of the BANI framework, this book equips readers with the knowledge to reshape challenges into pathways for innovation and success.

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Release date

Ebook: October 28, 2025