ON THE EDGE
A book and podcast about making unexpected connections, everywhere and anywhere.
Why should you embrace uncertainty as an opportunity not a threat?
How can you connect people and ideas to engineer serendipity?
Where should you start when embarking on a transition to something new?
On The Edge is your guide to navigating uncertainty based upon the experiences of a diverse group of creative and entrepreneurial people and organizations who have learned how to survive and thrive in our increasingly connected world. The future is built on the actions that you take today. What are you on the edge of?
Available now as in paperback or as an ebook.
“A beautiful little book.” Tessy Britton
“Succinct and insightful.” Dave Snowden
“Realistic and wise.” Margaret Heffernan
"A thoughtful meditation on how to navigate uncertain futures.” Anab Jain
“An inspiring and orienting tapestry.” Cassie Robinson
“Inspirational from the very first page.” Johnnie Moore
“This is a great little book.” Jon Alexander
“It’s wonderful! I have goosebumps." Noelle Dye
“Read this book and take its insights to heart.” Rob Poynton
"An inspiring and practical guide.” Ella Goldner
The On The Edge podcast features conversations with people who are living and working on the boundaries of organisations and places, and seizing new opportunities, and avoiding the pitfalls, of our increasingly connected world. Hosted by compulsive connector Roland Harwood. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Google, Anchor or wherever you get your podcasts.
Thanks to everybody who has supported and inspired this book along the way and is helping to make sense of our increasingly connected world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Roland Harwood is a compulsive connector of people and ideas. Born in Edinburgh, to German and American parents, he grew up in Manchester and Berlin, and now lives in London.
He is also the founder and CEO of Liminal, a collective intelligence community focussed upon climate innovation and building a habitable planet for all. Prior to that he co-founded and led 100%Open, an open innovation agency that spun out from Nesta and helped to co-create LEGO Ideas.
Graduating with a PhD in Physics, and having studied with Nobel Prize winner Professor Peter Higgs, he has helped hundreds of large and small organizations to innovate. He is a board member of the Participatory Cities Foundation, and a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art.
He is both a failed astronaut and a failed musician, albeit he has composed some music for TV and film for Sony. Lastly he is a proud and frequently exhausted dad of three children.