emergence: the journal of business agility

If you would rather be a leaf on a tree than a cog in a machine, then Emergence: the Journal of Business Agility is for you.

Four times a year, we commission exclusive content and curated stories from prominent thinkers and practitioners from around the globe. Emergence tells the stories of organizations that have built an insatiable curiosity for their customer. They have created cultures where people desire to work and grow and are committed to leading their market with a strong sense of purpose. These organizations have the freedom, flexibility, and resilience to achieve their purpose No matter what the future brings.

Subscribe to Emergence to get the stories that will help you unlock your organization’s potential to thrive in uncertainty.

What is in Emergence?

This is the journal for people who think humans aren't resources and that management shouldn't be a dirty word.

Each issue features a special guest editor charged with commissioning and curating the best stories, research reports, and articles to broaden your horizons and spark your creativity. Every issue is artfully designed, fully illustrated, bound, and printed.

Previous issues include:

• Q4 2022: Designing Organizational Agility with special guest editor Jardena London
• Q3 2022: Reforming Culture with special guest editors Fennande van der Meulen and Maartje Wolff
• Q2 2022: Rethinking the workplace with special guest editor Kevin Empey
• Q1 2022: Change squared with special guest editor Dr. Jen Frahm.
• Q4 2021: Agility in Unexpected Places with special guest editor Pat Reed
• Q3 2021: Reclaiming Management with special guest editor Johanna Rothman

When do I get Emergence?

Emergence is delivered globally 4 times a year; in print and digital editions.

2/3rds of our subscribers receive the print edition, which typically posts at the end of the 2nd month of each quarter (Feb, May, Aug, Nov). While delivery times vary globally, subscribers usually receive their issue within 2-4 weeks of postage.

Digital subscriptions are sent directly to your email 2 weeks after the print edition hits the postal service. Print subscribers automatically receive a digital edition with each issue.

Who is Behind Emergence?

The Business Agility Institute® is a community of businesses, change agents, and leaders joining together to create a better future of work. We support organizations, teams, and individuals breaking away from traditional business models by providing the primary research, connections, information, insights, and inspiration required to try something different and embrace a customer-driven world of fast-paced change.

We are a team of researchers and storytellers. We investigate and tell the stories of businesses, organizations, and teams who have survived the flood of change by pursuing new approaches to business.

Our research includes every aspect of organizations, including finance, marketing, sales, and support. Perhaps most importantly, we bring focus to the people in business. From individual contributors to leaders, managers, executives, and boards of directors - each of us has a vital role in creating a resilient future world of work.

Business Agility Institute members receive a $20 discount on their annual subscription.