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Synopsis
Everyone wants to know what the future holds. On an individual, corporate and world scale, how society changes will affect us all profoundly. Make the wrong choice and the results could be devastating.Patrick Dixon considers six faces of the future in Futurewise as if they are the faces of a cube. The world will be Fast, Urban, Tribal, Universal, Radical and Ethical (a new morality). He explains the practical results of these including everything from the hours in the working week to artificial pregnancies. From business planning on a company scale to choices about a personal pension, these changes will have an impact on everyone. Wealth, health, cultures, technology, travel, morality - all are considered in this major study. Now fully revised and updated.
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About the Author
Patrick Dixon was named as one of today's 50 most influential business thinkers in a recent executive survey. He advises many global companies and is a regular commentator on TV and radio on both sides of the Atlantic. He is a Fellow of the London Business School, a Visiting Professor at the European School of Management and Technology, and author of 12 books, including the much praised Building a Better Business, also published by Profile, and described by Sir Digby Jones, former head of the Confederation of British Industry, as 'One of the most stimulating and challenging reads in this field.' His many consulting clients include Credit Suisse, Microsoft, Siemens, HSBC, BT and the American Management Association. Click here for the author's website.
Review
A breathtaking panorama of the future. -- James Johnson, President and CEO * Eikon Strategies * Patrick Dixon has written a fascinating and in some ways terrifying book. It is a vital read if you want to get a glimpse of what the future may hold for all of us. * Business Executive Magazine * ...very readable...covers a staggeringly wide subject range. * Professional Manager *
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- PublisherProfile Business
- ISBN 10 1861975627
- ISBN 13 9781861975621
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
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