Change defines the present and uncertainty permeates the future. Individually, organizationally, and collectively, we humans are trying to discern what this means. What are the skills, practices, and superpowers that this world in flux demands – and how can you cultivate them with purpose and joy? For more than 25 years, April Rinne — a renowned change navigator, investor, author, and adventurer — has been obsessed with this question. Her work and travels in more than 100 countries have given her a front-row seat to a world in flux, as well as a world of wisdom to navigate the unknown. Ranked as one of the 50 leading female futurists in the world by Forbes, Rinne is your guide to developing a “flux mindset”.
Rinne is a trusted advisor to well-known startups, companies, financial institutions, nonprofits, think tanks, and governments worldwide, including Airbnb, Nike, Intuit, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, AnyRoad, and Unsettled as well as governments ranging from Singapore to South Africa, Canada to Colombia, and Italy to India. She is the bestselling author of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change, renowned for her ability to see emerging trends early, understand their potential, and help others do the same. Rinne is a bridge-builder between stakeholders, priorities, business models, markets, and those excited about change and those resistant to it.
Early in her career, Rinne was a global development executive and an international microfinance lawyer. Prior to this, she spent the better part of four years traveling solo in a quest to better understand how the rest of the world lives. Her takeaway? Change is universal, how we deal with it is not. Rinne has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and both Thinkers50 Radar and the Silicon Guild have inducted her into their ranks. Recently, she was the sole global faculty member of Finland’s inaugural “masterclass of happiness,” combining her Finnish heritage and “fluxiness” to reach audiences around the world.
A Harvard Law School graduate, Rinne holds an M.A. in International Business and Finance from The Fletcher School at Tufts University and a B.A. in International Studies and Italian summa cum laude from Emory University. She is a Fulbright Scholar and studied at Oxford University, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and the European University Institute.
