Alvin Toffler

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October 03, 1928 in The United States

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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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Books by Alvin Toffler

Average rating: 3.69 · 2,610 ratings · 207 reviews · 18 distinct works

	Future Shock 3.64 avg rating — 1,253 ratings — published 1970 — 23 editions	My rating:
	The Third Wave 3.78 avg rating — 697 ratings — published 1980 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century 3.85 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 1990 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Revolutionary Wealth by Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler 3.71 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions	My rating:
	War and Anti-War: Making Sense of Today's Global Chaos by Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler 3.61 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Creating a New Civilization: The Politics of the Third Wave by Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler 3.29 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	My rating:
	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 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Eco Spasm Report 3.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Futurists. 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Adaptive Corporation 2.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1984 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Alvin Toffler

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

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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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“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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