The Ozymandias Principles: Thirty-One Strategies for Surviving Challenge

by Harold D. Foster

This book probes the anatomy of resilience, the ability to accommodate change gracefully. Dissection takes place, not in an operating theatre but in the legislature of DeltaGlobe, a futuristic virtual reality world. In the year 2096, government supporters argue in favour of greater resilience, while members of the "loyal opposition" deride each of its thirty-one dimensions. Resilience is discussed again, more academically, in a White Paper originally prepared to fuel the debate. This dual approach increases the book's resilience since, while the political debate is intended to entertain, the White Paper is designed to encourage the systematic application of the Ozymandias Principles by those attempting to benefit from change. For anyone whose memory of the twenty-first century is a little hazy, both a time-scale and a glossary are provided.

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Published August 1, 1997