This book is broken into two parts. The first addresses why traditional predictive models fail while the second half attempts to address how we can understand what might be in the future.

This book put forth a simple thesis. The authors suggest that the best run organizations have a visionary leader and an integrator. The former is responsible for direction, ideas, and innovation.

In this book, the authors lay out a case for what they call “co-elevation” (this book introduces new words throughout the text).

In Silicon Valley innovation happens because of a robust and supportive “ecosystem,” a highly skilled labor pool, and an emphasis on fast growth companies. Lazarow writes about rising innovation in other parts of the world led by what he calls “Frontier Innovators.” He outlines the differences in how these innovators are approaching their work and the standard innovation success story. The book is filled with copious examples from around the world. It explains how, in a very different environment, labor, funding, strategy, and organization of entrepreneurial efforts are growing on a global scale.