"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
~ Alan Kay
The disruptive world we live in, powered by the explosion of exponentially growing technologies leaves us often gasping for air as the pace of change escapes our ability to comprehend it. AI, Robotics, 3D printing, sharing and gig economies, exponential organisations, nanotech, biotech, quantum computing, bitcoin, blockchain and fin tech - just to name a few. Reshaping industries, business, politics, governments, civil society and entrepreneurship as we know it.
Leadership is a combination of character and results that change the status quo for the better. As modern technology gallops ahead, it affects every aspect of our civilization and increases the complexity leaders today need to face. It is becoming clear that all the previous paradigms of leadership are inadequate to the world we find ourselves in today.
To fully benefit from the opportunities that lie ahead, we need to combine new technologies with the right leadership to steer us towards the desired future and away from unwanted dangers. In the midst of seeming chaos and turbulence new leadership is emerging, able to cut through complexity, builds successful organizations and create beneficial abundance for all involved.
Join me on the quest to build Leadership for the Future.
Jaroslav Dokoupil
Jaroslav is a futurist, speaker, trainer, consultant and learning designer working at the intersection of leadership, innovation, technology and sustainability.
He has 15 years of global experience having worked with clients in over 35 countries. During his career, he has designed and delivered more than 5,000 hours of programmes, sessions, workshops and learning interventions for clients such as Bayer, HSBC, Shell and Accenture. He has also trained and coached thousands of entrepreneurs, consultants, thought-leaders and change-makers globally.
Jaroslav has co-founded and manages RQ Genesis, a UK-based boutique consultancy firm helping leaders build future resilience and create sustainable value in a rapidly changing world. For over 10 years, he’s been a senior associate with a boutique leadership consultancy Future Considerations and has been involved in one of the largest culture change programmes in history touching 200,000 people worldwide. Since 2016, Jaroslav works closely with Salim Ismail to build OpenExO, a global movement of entrepreneurs, consultants and thought leaders helping society adapt to the rapid pace of technological and business disruption.
Jaroslav is a Singularity University Alumni and during his career has lived and worked in UK, US, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands and the Czech Republic and travelled to 51 countries.
"Leadership is doing what is right when no one is watching."
~ George Van Valkenburg
Work with me
I design and deliver custom keynotes and workshops as well as individual and group development programmes on the following topics:
Future of Technology
Today, close to 20 disruptive technologies combine to shape the future of our world and society. Some say there will be more change in the next 20 years than in the previous 300. What are the latest developments? How will the future look like? What opportunities lie ahead and what dangers do we need to avoid?
Disruptive Innovation
In the last decade, disruption and constant change became the norm. In addition to already demanding competitive forces, organisations today face new threats which they need to urgently address. How can you adapt and cope with the rapid pace of change? What is your strategy to stay relevant and succeed in the future? What is the future of your industry?
Future of Leadership
Most leadership development approaches are stuck in the past rather than looking to the future. Yet, the demand on developing and supporting forward-looking leaders is higher than ever before. What is the ‘operating system’ future leaders need to navigate the times ahead and help your organisation to succeed?
“I have worked with Jaroslav since 2013, mostly as a workshop facilitator on a global culture change program. Jaroslav is a very skilled facilitator. He is authentic, fiercely honest and willing to tackle the elephant in the room when necessary. What I admire most about Jaroslav is his belief in and care for others. Jaroslav invests himself, his time and his energy in bringing the best out of the people he works with. I have very much enjoyed working with Jaroslav and am happy to recommend him whole-heartedly.”
“Leadership , sustainable value creation, meaning and impact - those are my first associations with Jaroslav. His excellent people-minded coaching approach and change management skills had a transforming impact over my leadership style and were a safe harbour in moments of uncertainty and challenges.”
“From our very first conversation Jaroslav has been an inspiring soundboard, creatively facilitating a journey and guiding me towards understanding my purpose and how to turn it into concrete action. I have experienced his vision, his open-minded listening and ultimately seen his wisdom and integrity in action.”
“During his development program, Jaroslav has been extremely helpful and contributing guide on my journey towards my higher performance and my leadership impact. His kind and at the same time honest and straightforward guidance helped me to exercise one of the most difficult personal disciplines I have ever encountered. It’s the transfer of personal vision into practical projects and steps and the formation of new routines.”
