Starting with the publication of their seminal bestseller, Future Shock, Alvin and Heidi Toffler have given millions of readers new ways to ...
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Feb 27, 2009
I am reading this book now. I can see how the current crisis has come about....I knew from his previous books it would happen because the laws, regs and govt were not keeping up with the changes to technology, which created changes to communication all of which require new ways of thinking about education.
This is a very very interesting book as are all of his books along this line....it is even more imperative that children learn the skills of critical thinking and creative thinking More...
This is a very very interesting book as are all of his books along this line....it is even more imperative that children learn the skills of critical thinking and creative thinking More...
Apr 27, 2011
Paul
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Toffler seems to have a lot of knowledge and insight about a broad ranges of topics covered in this book. I enjoyed the book, and each section seems to provide several topics for long discussion/research. My only complaint is that the book seemed to lack some focus. Many of the topics seemed to be discussed only at a shallow level, leaving me kind of wanting a more thorough analysis.
I tried an experiment to open the book to a random page and read a single chapter sub-section and t More...
I tried an experiment to open the book to a random page and read a single chapter sub-section and t More...
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Jun 03, 2009
Crystal
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Written by the owner of the company I used to work for. May be a bit boring to people who are not interested in economics, but will definitely appeal to those who are passionate about the subject matter.
Feb 03, 2012
Desireé
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Este es uno de esos libros que te abre el panorama y te ayuda a entender por qué estamos como estamos. Ampliamente recomendable.
Dec 10, 2010
Chris
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Honestly, I can't remember what it was about any more. I did not find it bad, but also did not find it memorable.
Dec 17, 2009
Alicia
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This is the latest offering by futurists Alvin and Heidi Toffler. As always, their ideas about the future are exciting and innovative. The emerging information wealth revolution comes complete with "prosumer" class who create (those who create goods and services "for [their] own use or satisfaction, rather than for sale or exchange"). While there is no doubt that the Internet will change the world, there is some debate about what that change will mean for the future. Interest
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Oct 11, 2011
BAKU
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All very good, except I have some caveats with the two basic premisis ( ' deep fundamentals ' the the knowlege economy < maybe not wrong, but too vauge > )
Dec 16, 2009
TK
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The Plow, the Assembly Line, the Computer
These are the three waves we have seen so far and the latter will change everything.
If you liked Future Shock, The Third Wave, Powershift, War and Anti-war, you will like this.
Do not read this book if you are stuck in the industial age of rival goods. It will only make you mad. If you believe that anything based on a factory model will fail and that everything we know will become some form of information, you will love th
These are the three waves we have seen so far and the latter will change everything.
If you liked Future Shock, The Third Wave, Powershift, War and Anti-war, you will like this.
Do not read this book if you are stuck in the industial age of rival goods. It will only make you mad. If you believe that anything based on a factory model will fail and that everything we know will become some form of information, you will love th
Jan 08, 2010
Jim
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I am reading this book now by Toffler, who wrote "Future Shock". This is an impressive followup, where he details concepts such as the "prosumer" who is actively involved in creating wealth that transcends money. It was recommended by a friend who is a health care futurist and I now understand why. Old models of wealth from the agrarian and industrial epochs are being rapidly replaced with knowledge. He offers insight into this very rapid change. Highly recommended!
Aug 30, 2011
Khalid
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Astonishing. Can anyone tell you about the future? Maybe Alvin Toffler, the author, can do. we have begun the knowledge-based era as versus to industrial era which, the later, was based entirely on materials. the new era has different terms when it speaks of wealth. how the [NEW] wealth is created and distributed and how it will affect our life is what you will find in this amazing book.
Highly Recommended.
Highly Recommended.
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Dec 18, 2009
Arie
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Interesting collection of ideas. Development of a central theme was so-so since so many topics were covered.
Aug 15, 2010
MikeFromQueens
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Some interesting perspectives on the world today, and definitely informed me that what I see happening is not just happening in my little corner of the galaxy. I have the insight, now, into the deep fundamentals which are part of the rhythmn of the next wave, the third wave. Little did I image that what I thought I sensed was actually part of the wealth tectonic plates shift.
Jan 14, 2008
Dominic
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An insight to what the future will hold and how wealth will be created. An in depth analysis of the past as well as the present and their argument towards why knowledge will be the capital of the future. So breathtakingly logical, so simple and yet something that blinds most of us as it sits right in front of our eyes today.
May 19, 2008
Dominiek
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This book holds vital information to understanding our shift towards a Knowledge Era.
For me it's bridging the conceptual gap between the Singularity and my Daily Life and Work
For me it's bridging the conceptual gap between the Singularity and my Daily Life and Work
Apr 19, 2008
Elizabeth
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from the library c2006
p417 home test kits for women's hormones
read carefully up to p 189
early history of human is not feminist, present history of prosuming is right on
p417 home test kits for women's hormones
read carefully up to p 189
early history of human is not feminist, present history of prosuming is right on
Mar 31, 2008
Joseph
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i like the deep fundamentals that the Tofflers talk about (1) space (2) time and (3) knowledge and how together they will change the way our economy functions
Oct 17, 2011
Melissa
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Note to self: I'm on page 131
Planning to return to this one. I've always found the Toeffler's insights on culture to be stimulating.
Planning to return to this one. I've always found the Toeffler's insights on culture to be stimulating.
Apr 22, 2010
kathleen
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Very thought provoking about the rate of change around the world and how we have to reframe our thinking.
Apr 03, 2009
Velvetink
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All I can say it read it. Knowledge is wealth.
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Aug 22, 2008
Carol
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The definitive text on what is going on in our global economy in the 21st century. Brilliant.
May 04, 2010
Brad
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For most of human history, man lived in autarkic (self-sufficient) communities where money and trade were greatly limited. The industrial revolution changed these conditions; it created a commodity based wealth system. The relatively new "third wave" of electronic networked knowledge-sharing is creating a new knowledge-based system of wealth. Big changes lie ahead and are occurring before our eyes. We just need to open our eyes and start thinking about the currency of knowledge.
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