[ Evolutionary Fitness ]
Michael Haupt
STRATEGIST, EXECUTIVE CONFIDANT, POLYMATH
How can I help your organization not just adapt, but actively shape its ecosystem for evolutionary growth?
Michael Haupt
STRATEGIST,
EXECUTIVE CONFIDANT,
POLYMATH
[ Evolutionary Fitness ]
How can I help your organization not just adapt, but actively shape its ecosystem for evolutionary growth?
Why Evolutionary Fitness
The Business Leader's Imperative
Adapt or die. Survival of the fittest. That's Nature's rule.
Your business doesn't need greater competitive advantage—it needs the ability to adapt to (increasingly) rapid geopolitical and socioeconomic changes.
Every organization moves through predictable stages, each demanding new skills. Most get stuck at maturity, optimizing what worked yesterday.
The caterpillar doesn't get stuck at maturity. It dissolves completely... and then rebrands.
When the caterpillar resists transformation, it dies.
Businesses that aren't evolutionary fit will not survive the coming changes. That's Nature's rule.
I show leaders how to turn disruption into advantage by recognizing when it's time to transform, not optimize.
Evolutionary Fitness is about transcending the growth limitations of even the most excellent caterpillar.
LET's get EvFit™
How I Can Help
EvFit™ Assessment
Measure your organization's adaptive capacity across key dimensions. Identify strategic incoherence that creates vulnerability. Discover hidden potential for transformation.
EvFit™ Strategy
Develop a coherent capability system that evolves with ecosystem conditions. Shed outdated approaches that drain resources and destroy morale. Emerge with renewed strategic identity.
EvFit™ Leadership Development
Master the mindset of evolutionary fitness. Balance exploitation of current advantages with exploration of emerging opportunities. Lead transformation rather than react to it.
Executive Confidant
One-on-one guidance through strategic inflection points. Personalized development of your evolutionary leadership capacity. Confidential partnership during critical transitions.
Photography by Stephen Wiggill, Red Fox Pictures
WHO
Michael Haupt
An extraordinary life journey has prepared me for this moment of societal transition.
20 years' experience working with household name multi-nationals in 16 cities on 6 continents, helping them navigate complex technology transitions.
An out-of-the-blue OBE (Out of Body Experience) on a beach in Thailand in 2004 that completely changed the direction of my life.
20 years' self-funded, independent exploration into consciousness, human coordination, and Complex Adaptive Systems (as a direct result of the OBE).
And now I'm ready to bring to the table my strategic vision, deeply researched methodologies, and ability to translate concepts into actionable strategies.
My profound life journey makes me uniquely qualified to partner with forward-thinking business leaders ready for evolutionary fitness. (And I don't easily blow my own trumpet).
AM I QUALIFIED?
We're witnessing a profound moment in the human story. It's a shift that no one has fully navigated before. In such uncharted territory, no single individual can claim to have all the answers. Instead, it's about embracing the journey of discovery and continuous learning.
My educational background blends conventional credentials with my distinctive approach as a self-directed, lifelong learner. I've taught myself—through years of discipline—to integrate knowledge across multiple domains.
I call myself a Polydidact. It's a word I made up to describe the breadth of understanding associated with a Polymath and the self-taught nature of an Autodidact.
Formally, I hold a BSc in Management with Information Technology from Henley Business School. I broadened this with additional training in Strategic Foresight at KEDGE Business School and Social Change Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School. (Fun fact: I trained directly with Srđa Popović, one of the architects of the overthrow of Serbian president Slobodan Milošević in 2000.)
Beyond the formal qualifications, I maintain an extensive research database that tracks over 3,000 peer-reviewed papers on regenerative strategies and systems change. These papers provide more fulfillment than any formal training.
TOOLKITS I'VE DEVELOPED
Making sense of this vast body of research across so many different domains is no small task. And so I've had to develop specialized AI tools to identify emerging patterns and synthesize knowledge across disciplines.
I couldn't have developed my toolkits without AI
(thank you human ingenuity!)
I'm the creator of the Nine Mental Models for Transition Times
and the
I've avoided writing a traditional book (so far), because no one has the time to read any more, especially on topics as complex as transitions.
Instead, I've packaged these evolutionary models into
EvFit AI™. It's a set of chatbot prompts designed to help business leaders use their favorite AI platform to navigate transition times in an evolutionarily coherent way.
I'm told by those who have used it, that this tool is far more useful than a book.
TECH TRANSFORMATION CLIENTS
HOW
The Pathway
1. Diagnose | Assess Your Evolutionary Fitness
Like elite athletes need precise performance metrics, your organization requires clear insight into its adaptive capacity. I measure strategic coherence across capabilities, market position, and innovation portfolio to identify evolutionary strengths and vulnerabilities.
2. Design | Create Your Evolutionary Strategy
Just as personalized training plans outperform generic programs, your evolutionary strategy must align with your organization's unique DNA. Together, we'll design a coherent approach to building distinctive capabilities that create sustainable evolutionary advantage.
3. Develop | Build Your Adaptive Capacity
Evolutionary performance requires disciplined capability development. I'll guide your organization through systematic strengthening of 3-5 core capabilities that form your evolutionary advantage, ensuring strategic coherence throughout transformation.
4. Deploy | Execute With Strategic Agility
Resilient performance demands both consistent execution and continuous adaptation. I'll help you implement your evolutionary strategy with disciplined focus while maintaining the agility to pivot when market conditions shift.
TESTIMONIALS
What Others Say
"invaluable resource for resiliency"
“Michael’s keen understanding of history combined with his strategic insights on today’s Metacrisis make him an invaluable resource for companies interested in building resiliency. He is not only a critical voice for our times, but a collaborative force for our future.”
- Eli Ingraham, CEO, Center for Partnership Systems, MA, USA
"Michael... is your guide"
“Michael has a brilliantly inquiring mind. He is also courageous and committed. If you are looking for someone to guide your business through complexity and change, Michael has the knowledge and personal qualities to be your guide.”
- Neil Crofts, Culture and Change Consultant, Co-founder, Holos Change Ltd., London, UK
"uncanny level of human insight"
“Michael is an exceptionally rare person and professional who brings an almost uncanny level of human insight that is very difficult to find. He has made an indelibly powerful and positive mark on me and our efforts.”
- Tracy Saville, Systemic Leader, Comstock Inc., CA, USA
"a true asset for... chaotic times"
“Michael quickly demonstrated that he is an adept systems thinker. I’ve been impressed by his ability to simplify and clarify a complex and systemic project approach. Michael would be a true asset for any individual navigating chaotic times.”
- Tom Harper, Managing Director and Circular Economy Lead, Unusual Industries Ltd., London, UK
"ability to build bridges sets Michael apart"
“Michael has created a hugely insightful blueprint that equips leaders with the critical competencies needed to engage with the complexities of system change. What sets him apart is his ability to build bridges between current BAU systems and the emerging structures we urgently need to adopt.”
- Jonny Norton, Transformation Specialist, UK
"strategic clarity"
“Michael's live sessions transformed how I recognize patterns in complex systems. What was once overwhelming complexity has become a source of strategic clarity. The interactive practice with his mental models has become essential to my leadership approach.”
- Immo Böhm, CEO, Olusheno Sales & Distribution, Windhoek, Namibia
Get In Touch
Office: I operate globally, but you can find me at 11 Midhurst Way, Constantia, WC, South Africa. When I'm not in the office, you can find me hard at work in our living laboratory of social change. The Valley of Grace is home to 25,000 people navigating transition times in a beautiful mountain setting 90mins from Cape Town International Airport. Come and visit us!
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061 097 2345
