Alvin Toffler

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in The United States

October 03, 1928

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Business & Investing

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is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communications revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity. A former associate editor of Fortune magazine, his early work focused on technology and its impact (through effects like information overload.

Accenture, the management consultancy, has dubbed him the third most influential voice among business leaders, after Bill Gates and Peter Drucker. He has also been described in the Financial Times as the "world's most famous futurologist". People's Daily classes him among the 50 foreigners that shaped modern China.

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Alvin Toffler's Books

Average rating: 3.75 · 3,994 ratings · 265 reviews · 26 distinct works · Similar authors

	Future Shock 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 1,849 ratings — published 1970 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Third Wave 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 1,033 ratings — published 1980 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 447 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revolutionary Wealth by Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War and Anti-War: Making Sense of Today's Global Chaos by Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creating a New Civilization: The Politics of the Third Wave by Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler 3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Futurists. 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Previews and Premises: A Penetrating Conversation About Jobs, Identity, Sex Roles, the New Politics of the Information Age and the Hidden Forces Driving the Economy 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eco Spasm Report 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adaptive Corporation 2.81 of 5 stars 2.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1984 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ”
― Alvin Toffler

tags: futuristic

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“If you don't have a strategy, you're part of someone else's strategy. ”
― Alvin Toffler

tags: wisdom-unsourced

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“You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.”
― Alvin Toffler

tags: inspirational, strategy

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