DFI Launches Metaruptions Center for Emerging Fields: Redefining Value Creation Beyond Convergence

Disruptive Futures Institute's New Value Creation Pillar for a Liminal World as Conventional Sectors Dissolve and New Fields Emerge

Mar. 31, 2026 at 5:37am by Ben Kaplan

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The Disruptive Futures Institute today announced the formal launch of its new integrated pillar: the DFI Metaruptions Center for Emerging Fields. Building on the Disruptive Futures Institute's mission to provide strategic intelligence, futures-preparedness, and resiliency, this new practice advises on value creation beyond convergence.

Why it matters

The launch of the DFI Metaruptions Center for Emerging Fields completes a cohesive ecosystem of futures intelligence, where each of the Disruptive Futures Institute's six pillars reinforces specific dimensions of our unpredictable world. It is a practitioner-led response to 'Disruption 3.0' - an era where systemic change is a steady state rather than a one-time disruptive event.

The details

Under the leadership of Roger Spitz - who identified 'Metaruptions' as a defining force of the 2020s as early as 2019 - the Center moves beyond legacy narratives of 'Industry Convergence.' While strategy often focuses on trends and the convergence of sectors, the DFI Metaruptions Center for Emerging Fields starts from the perspective that we are already in the 'Beyond Convergence' era. In today's complex, nonlinear world, predictability is an illusion. The sectors that once converged now dissolve, intersect, and emerge. The clearly delineated industries of yesterday are disappearing. In this liminal world, there are no boundaries. The inflection - the opportunity - emerges as intersections generate breakthroughs and new fields.

  • The Disruptive Futures Institute today announced the formal launch of its new integrated pillar: the DFI Metaruptions Center for Emerging Fields.
  • Roger Spitz identified 'Metaruptions' as a defining force of the 2020s as early as 2019.

The players

Roger Spitz

The Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute who identified 'Metaruptions' as a defining force of the 2020s as early as 2019.

Disruptive Futures Institute

A global think tank and education platform based in San Francisco, dedicated to futures intelligence, strategic foresight, and decision-making under uncertainty.

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What they’re saying

“The word 'Convergence' is a relic of the digitization age - a comfortable term for an uncomfortable reality. We are no longer watching industries shake hands; we are witnessing their dissolution. To find value in the 2020s, you don't look at where sectors collide - you look at the emerging fields born from intersecting old silos.”

— Roger Spitz, Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute

“Metaruptions are multidimensional and self-reinforcing. They disrupt the very notion of disruption. When BioTech AI platforms redefine drug discovery, or when lab-grown everything moves from lattes to diamonds, you are seeing a systemic shift in how value is created and captured. If your strategy is still based on a 'sector' definition, you are managing a ghost.”

— Roger Spitz, Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute

The takeaway

The launch of the DFI Metaruptions Center for Emerging Fields completes a cohesive ecosystem of futures intelligence, where each of the Disruptive Futures Institute's six pillars reinforces specific dimensions of our unpredictable world. It is a practitioner-led response to 'Disruption 3.0' - an era where systemic change is a steady state rather than a one-time disruptive event.