Sunnie Giles’ The New Science of Radical Innovation is a remarkable book, but it is not an easy read. Drawing from the fields of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, quantum mechanics, systems theory, psychology, sociology, and business (among others), Giles provides important insights for successful leadership in a VUCA--volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous--world. Her breadth of research and knowledge about our present context is a bit overwhelming. The author’s theme is that radical innovation is mandatory for organizations to be effective in the current environment. Giles identifies six distinct competency groups necessary to implement this type of innovation: self-management, providing safety, creating differentiation, strengthening connection, facilitating learning, and stimulating radical innovation. These form a pyramid of tasks, one building upon the other. The bottom two layers are about safe...
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