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Book SynopsisFuture Trends: A Guide to Decision Making and Leadership in Business is the first and only book to link a decision-making and leadership platform to trends pointing to the future. By identifying sixty global, long-term trends and detailing how businesspeople can leverage them in both the short- and long-term, the book provides readers with a powerful body of knowledge unavailable anywhere else. In Future Trends, consultant and futurist Larry Samuel: ·Identifies sixty significant and opportunistic global, long-term trends; ·Details how businesspeople can leverage each trend in both the short- and long-term via a decision-making and leadership platform; ·Helps readers be recognized as a trusted source and “go-to” person in their respective field by becoming more fluent in the future; ·Takes a 360-degree, holistic view of tomorrow by examining cultural, economic, political, social, scientific, and technological trends; ·Steers clear from here-today-gone-tomorrow things and experiences that comprise most glimpses into the emerging cultural landscape Future Trends is divided into six sections covering Cultural Trends, Economic Trends, Political Trends, Social Trends, Scientific Trends, and Technological Trends. Each section includes ten trends that indicate where the world is heading. Many futurists focus on technology, forgetting the fact that the ways in which people actually live their lives are shaped by many other factors. Future Trends thus takes a 360-degree, holistic view of tomorrow, offering readers a fuller understanding of life on Earth over the next couple of decades.
Trade ReviewThis book is a very comprehensive and detailed compilation of the major trends shaping the future of the marketplace. And each trend is accompanied by an outline of what it implies for business decision-makers. This is the book that business strategists need to bring the future into sharp focus today. With these insights in hand, opportunities for success will become readily apparent. I recommend this book for strategists focused on shaping the future for competitive advantage. -- J. Walker Smith, Chief Knowledge Officer, Kantar Consulting
Businesspeople will come away with exciting new ideas from Samuel’s predictions. * Publishers Weekly *
Larry Samuel's latest is not your garden-variety business book. It is a panoramic view of the broad trends across the entire landscape of our society that will enable both current and aspiring business leaders to make wise decisions that ultimately impact their own lives and those of their customers. It is not about the hip or the au currant cool; instead, it is about the built-to-last changes that will affect people like you and me. And that is what a great business book should be about. -- John Zogby, Founder of the Zogby Poll; Senior Analyst, John Zogby Strategies
“This masterful work provides a 360-degree, global overview of tomorrow offering highly pragmatic, concrete suggestions for increasing market share.” * CHOICE *
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Cultural Trends Chapter 2: Economic Trends Chapter 3: Political Trends Chapter 4: Social Trends Chapter 5: Scientific Trends Chapter 6: Technological Trends
