What's Next?: Exploring the New Terrain for Business
Author: Eamonn Kelly, Peter Leyden, Members of Global Business Network
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ISBN: 0738207608
Publisher: Perseus Publishing (17 September, 2002)
Sales Rank: 184,563
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 4 out of 5
Futurism that's both thought provoking and relevant
This very readable book was given a favourable mention in last year's 'Wired' magazine. It presents informal, interview style responses to topical questions affecting the future landscape of business. The 'What' in 'What's Next' includes Economic trends, Public policy, Ethics, Biotechnology, Terrorism and many more. Futurism is often a distracted and boffinish business, in which little or no practical advice is offered as to how to use its predictions. This text however has a strong strategic skew. It targets a business reader with a view towards orienting long term business strategy to take advantage of emerging and yet to emerge trends. If you want informed medium and long term predictions this is a good resource, particularly if you have an interest in technology investment.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Start at the front
The first paragraph of the introduction says it all! The future begins....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Many big ideas about the future, as you'd expect from GBN
I really enjoyed this book. It is a collection of short 1-2 page quotes from one of the GBN members espousing their views on a given topic. The quotes are arranged by topic, so you get a whole range of viewpoints on the big issues that the world may face in the next 10 years. The GBN members make their points in a very entertaining fashion, full of good quotes and stories. I found it to be densely thought provoking. You want to stop and ponder after every few pages. You may not agree with all of what they say, but the GBN has an interesting world view.
If you're unfamiliar with GBN, be sure to check out the GBN book club recommendations on their website. It is a collection of some of the most interesting books I've read.
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