The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World for the Next 5, 10, and 20 Years

by James Canton
The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World for the Next 5, 10, and 20 Years  
published September 21st 2006 by Dutton Adult
binding Hardcover
isbn 0525949380   (isbn13: 9780525949381)
pages 384
description Dr. James Canton, a renown futurist, CEO of the Institute for Global Futures, and Fortune 1000 advisor, charts a course to steer you through the volatile changes that lie 5, 10, and 20 years ahead. The Extreme Future is this generation's Future Shock, Alvin Toffler's classic book on what's next and how to prepare for tomorrow. ...more
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02-18-07



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Rum
Rum rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
09/06/07

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Buku ini adalah buah pemikiran dari seorang futurist ternama, James Canton, yang pernah berkesempatan untuk memberikan masukan bagi Gedung Putih tentang apa yang akan terjadi di masa mendatang pasca-serangan 9/11.

Yang sangat terkait dengan sistem inovasi adalah poin kedua, yaitu ekonomi inovasi (innovation economy). Terminologi innovation economy digunakan oleh Canton untuk menjelaskan adanya pergeseran dalam pemaknaan ekonomi di masa depan. Ekonomi sendiri telah didefinisikan sebagai usaha ...more
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Cherice
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This book provides a nice overview of the larger issues we should be thinking about in business, education, and even our personal preparations for the future. Although the book is clearly written for a popular audience and the rhetoric is certainly sensationalized and interested in stirring people up, I think his predictions are, for the most part, going to prove quite accurate.
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07/11/07

This book give u a closer look for what we might heading in the future. Bring a alot of idea
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