Inevitable Surprises

	Author(s): Schwartz, Peter Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group Format: Hardcover List Price:  $27.00
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Overview:
The world we live in today is more volatile than ever. At times it seems that the only constant we can rely on is change itself - and what the future will bring appears to be anybody's guess. But Peter Schwartz, one of the most visionary scenario planners of our time, believes the future is taking shape around us now, and that by taking a closer look at the changes in action today, we can predict what the world of tomorrow will be like. With Inevitable Surprises, Schwartz offers a provocative look at the forces that are dramatically reshaping our world - and shows what we can do to plan ahead for our society, our businesses, and ourselves. Each chapter takes a predetermined new reality that we will soon face - including regenerative medicine, global climate change, an aging population in the West, and the rise of terrorism - and offers critical foresight for the coming decades. Ultimately, Schwartz brings his analyses of these developments together to offer three overarching scenarios that are possible directions for world history in the coming years, and outlines the implications for each. Timely, thought-provoking, and endlessly fascinating, Peter Schwartz's Inevitable Surprises is a book no one in business - or anyone with an interest in the future - can afford to miss.

Category: Forecasting