Disruption Proof Brant Cooper

The debate that has raged on since the pandemic; personal productivity. I would argue that being in the office does not make someone more productive than working from home. In this LinkedIn audio event I'll be going over how to maximize personal productivity by the use of a KANBAN board.

The hype around AI is mind-boggling—more than the standard tech hype, which is saying something. Leadership is demanding to know what it means for their organizations. So what does it mean? Is this just the latest iteration of FOMO? How do you get answers?

Surviving and thriving in the digital world does not mean merely implementing technology. It also requires instilling new mindsets at all levels in the organization.The way people work needs to align with the speed, complexity, and uncertainty of today’s economic activity while solving real-world problems that benefit customers.The path forward is to create RAD organizations: resilient to endless disruptions, aware of changing market conditions, and dynamically adapting to create real value.

Will support function departments (HR, legal, finance etc) be replaced by AI?Instead of looking to replace these roles, however, leaders should be looking to evolve them.Technology has always automated tasks no matter collar of your collar. AI is merely the newest and perhaps the scariest, because we don’t understand its boundaries.HR teams, for example, don’t (or shouldn’t be) manually scanning through hundreds of resumes anymore to find a new candidate thanks to tech. AI might even make the process better.A growth-minded organization sees this as an opportunity to improve how HR serves its internal customers, however, not merely as a cost-cutting initiative.The extra time might be used by the HR team to discover ways of retaining employees, increasing happiness, improving collaboration, and so on; bringing “human” back into Human Resources.The same concept can be applied to all support functions.Evolve the roles so your people can have a more direct impact on the success of the organization.Will tech take jobs? Yep.Might it lead to job-creating growth? Surely, if you up-level the skills of those you’ve already invested in.



In this LinkedIn Audio event special we talk about the uncertainty these roles face and what leveling them up looks like so they can have a deeper impact on the organizations they work for.

Brant Cooper talks about what it takes to complete rapid experiments and how it can be the fast track to overcoming uncertainty.



The goal is to separate what customers will do vs what they say they’ll do. Too many entrepreneurs and corporate product people rely on “positive feedback” to make decisions. Countless hours and dollars are wasted assuming they know what their customers want based on little to no evidence. With rapid experimentation, customer behavior is a key part of the process.



If you'd like to download our Rapid Experimentation Board for free DM me on LinkedIn: Brant Cooper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brantcooper/

Brant Cooper discusses what does innovation truly mean and why do so many organizations fail at it?



The overly-used buzzword often means something different to different members of the organization. It needs to be defined by the organization and then shared with everyone.👉What is the expected output of innovation?👉What are the desired outcomes?👉Who is responsible?👉What is out of scope?While “innovation” might be one method of achieving priorities and goals, having an innovation mindset is required no matter the pursuit.The innovation mindset is characterized by behavior reflecting learning and exploration. It’s how to deal with uncertainty.