About
I'm obsessed with how society transforms itself.
My name is Christopher Lyrhem. I call myself a disruptive analyst, which means someone who studies how the new keeps replacing the old, and tries to distil possible futures into something original, tangible and useful.
My story
Born and raised in Gothenburg. Then fourteen years at SEB in Stockholm, in equity research and portfolio management. Researching a wide spectrum of sectors, companies and people teaches you how things change, and what really moves people. You learn what causes growth, and what causes stagnation.
Today I'm building Disruptivity, operating Disruptivity Times (the world's first newspaper from the future), working as a Venture Partner at Sparkmind Capital, and recently published my book General Theory of Disruptivity.
Background
My path so far
2 years
Equity research — Second National Pension Fund (AP2)
Where I started my career, learning the ropes of equity research.
14 years
Equity research and portfolio management — SEB
Researched a wide spectrum of sectors, companies and people in Stockholm, learning what causes both growth and stagnation.
1 year
Future and strategy research — Sircular
Chief Future Officer, a learning experience in entrepreneurship.
Now
Founder and CEO — Disruptivity
Building a research company that helps organisations understand their business, explore possible futures and make better strategic choices.
Now
Venture Partner — Sparkmind Capital
Working as a Venture Partner at Sparkmind Capital.
Method
Make the future tangible.
Explaining how markets and society have been disrupted over the past 300 years is powerful. But to really cut to the core, you have to make it concrete: how has your industry transformed before—and how could it transform next?
My sessions combine business logic, technology and history with plausible scenarios, so audiences leave with questions they can act on tomorrow morning.
What I'm working on now
Disruptivity
A research company helping organisations understand their business, explore possible futures and make better strategic choices.
ExploreGeneral Theory of Disruptivity
My upcoming book on why disruption is everything, everywhere, all at once—and how companies can thrive by embedding it.
ExploreDisruptivity Times
The world's first newspaper from the future: plausible tomorrows, reported as today's news.
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Short bio: Christopher Lyrhem is a disruptive analyst, founder of Disruptivity and author of General Theory of Disruptivity. After 14 years in equity research and portfolio management at SEB, he now helps leaders understand how technology is changing business and society.
Testimonials
“We had Christopher as a representative for SEB at Latitude59 in Tallinn (keynote speaker) and it was truly thought-provoking and futuristic. He did a great job in building up his theses so that the audience was engaged and clearly understood what might be in store for the business world going forward. Many of the people in the audience later shared their reflections and how Christopher's presentation impacted their views of the future. We were very happy with his engaging presentation style and unique perspectives, and dearly recommend him for other venues.”
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