Navigating the Age of Chaos: A Sense-Making Guide to a BANI World That Doesnt Make Sense

Transform chaos into opportunity: A groundbreaking framework to help leaders navigate uncertainty, build organizational resilience, and create positive change in turbulent times.

The world we once described as volatile and uncertain has shifted into something far more chaotic or BANI: brittle, anxious, nonlinear, and incomprehensible. In Navigating the Age of Chaos, Jamais Cascio, the originator of the groundbreaking BANI framework, unpacks the tools and perspectives needed to navigate our increasingly turbulent era. 

Joined by co-authors Bob Johansen and Angela Williams, Cascio provides real-world examples, practical strategies, and visionary insights to help leaders, organizations, and individuals not just survive but thrive in the chaos.

Breaking down the BANI framework, you’ll discover:

• Brittle: Recognize fragility in systems and strategies to build resilience.
• Anxious: Address widespread anxiety with empathy and attentiveness.
• Nonlinear: Navigate unpredictable scenarios with adaptive thinking.
• Incomprehensible: Find clarity in overwhelming complexity.
• Positive BANI: Reframe chaos into actionable opportunities for growth.

As a definitive guide to understanding and harnessing the power of the BANI framework, this book equips you with the knowledge to reshape challenges into pathways for innovation and success.

• | Author: Bob Johansen, Jamais Cascio
• | Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• | Publication Date: Oct 28, 2025
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9798890571212
• | ISBN-10: 889057121Y