Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives
by John Naisbitt
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Details America's shift from industrial production to providing services and information.Tags
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Yeah, I read it. Read Alvin Toffler too. Megatrends had its 15 minutes, which unfortunately, ran all the way into the 90's. There were a number of authors who did the same dance, sang the same song. One thinks of George Gilder, Esther Dyson, or Faith Popcorn. These books serve some purpose, if nothing else they get us to think about where we are going as a society. The sad thing is that we only think about it till we get bored, or distracted by some new fad. Then the future comes up on us quick and takes a bite out of us. We need to stop think in 10 second sound bits, powerpoint slides, and start thinking and solving for the long term.
I confess the prescient chapter on the banks, faced with electronic changes, made my more sympathetic to the industry (not to the predators) than I was before reading.
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John Naisbitt was an American writer and public speaker. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 15, 1929. He studied at Harvard University, Cornell University, and the University of Utah. His career included working for IBM and Eastman Kodak. He gained experience in politics working as an assistant to the Commissioner of Education during show more the Kennedy administration and as special assistant to HEW Secretary John Gardner during the Johnson administration. In 1968 he founded the Urban Research Corporation and later, the Naisbitt China Institute at Tianjin University. He is best known for his first book, Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives, published in 1982. It was on the New York Times bestseller list for two years. In 1985, he published Reinventing the Corporation. His other books included Megatrends 2000 (1990), Global Paradox (1994), Megatrends Asia (1996), High Tech High Touch (1999), Mind Set! (2006), and China's Megatrends (2010). He received 15 honorary doctorates in humanities, technology, and science. His work in future studies influenced people around the world. John Naisbitt died at his home on April 8, 2021 in Velden am Wörthersee, Austria. He was 92. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives
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- 1982
- Dedication
- To Patricia Aburdene
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- This book is about ten major transformations taking place right now in our society.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)My God, what a fantastic time to be alive!
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- Sociology, Nonfiction, Business, General Nonfiction, Economics, Technology
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- 306.0973 — Society, Government, and Culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Social history North America United States
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- HN59.2 .N34 — Social sciences Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Social history and conditions. Social problems. By region or country
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