Capturing the Upside of Uncertainty with Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr

From the emergence of GenerativeAI to widespread adoption of
hybrid work, HR leaders are increasingly called upon to lead
their organizations through uncertainty. Authors Nathan Furr and
Susannah Harmon Furr join the Talent Angle to explain why
uncertainty should be associated with opportunity, not anxiety.
They detail how organizations can navigate uncertainty to drive
transformation and innovation, and offer tools to help HR leaders
develop the “uncertainty ability” in leaders and managers.


Nathan Furr is a Professor of Strategy at INSEAD, where he
teaches innovation and technology strategy. Nathan earned his PhD
from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program at Stanford
University and has written five books and over seventy articles
on innovation, technology, and transformation.


Susannah Harmon Furr is a designer and art historian and founded
a women's clothing line inspired by her research. She is
currently creating a hope accelerator in Normandy, France to
teach regenerative ecosystems and transformation for individuals
and families. Nathan and Susannah are coauthors of The Upside of
Uncertainty (HBR Press July 2022).


Jessica Knight is a vice president of research in the Gartner HR
practice. She leads research teams to identify best practices and
new opportunities to address HR executives’ most urgent
challenges. Her areas of focus include employee experience,
organizational culture, change management and the future of work.