A Guide to Surviving in an Unpredictable World

As president of the Rockefeller Foundation, Judith Rodin is less attuned to making money than to giving it away. And yet The Resilience Dividend, her new book that goes on sale on Tuesday, is essentially a primer on how to identify and build sustainable value in any venture. That’s because resilience, the ability to adapt to change and bounce back from crisis, is about much more than surviving the next violent storm. It’s about creating a culture that makes you ready to withstand whatever comes your way.

In an era of ever-constant disruption from climate change, technology shifts, cyber attacks, and more, that makes resilience a key measure of who will win and lose in the global economy. Moreover, Rodin argues that preparing for the unpredictable can yield dividends in itself, from new products to lower costs.