April Rinne

Change navigator and futurist.

SHORTLISTED

Shortlisted for the 2023 Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award.

RADAR THINKER​

Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2023. 

FAST FACT​

Ranked by Forbes as one of the ‘50 Leading Female Futurists’.

Ideas

April Rinne is a “change navigator,” speaker, investor, and adventurer whose work and travels in more than 100 countries have given her a front-row seat to a world in flux.
As an advisor, Rinne´s areas of expertise include policy reform, global expansion, the future of work, sustainable development, cities, and emerging markets. In her 2021 book, Flux, she outlines eight flux superpowers that form a flux mindset, which help us see change in new ways, develop new responses, and ultimately reshape our relationship to change.

Bio

April is a Harvard Law School graduate, a Fulbright Scholar, and the author of the international bestseller Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change. April 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. 

Content

Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2021); ‘Stop Offering Career Ladders. Start Offering Career Portfolios’ (Harvard Business Review, 10 August 2022); ‘Why You Should Build a “Career Portfolio” (Not a “Career Path”)’ (Harvard Business Review, 13 October 2021); ‘A Futurist’s Guide to Preparing Your Company for Constant Change’ (Harvard Business Review, 22 September 2021). 

NATIONALITY: American

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Verdict

“This book is a gift. In a world that changes ever faster, we need a path toward resilience and peace of mind. April Rinne’s words are arriving at just the right moment.” 

Seth Godin on Flux

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