Future Minds
How the Digital Age Is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters, and What We Can Do About It
$35.54
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2011
Summary
We are on the cusp of a revolution. Mobile phones, computers and iPods are commonplace in hundreds of millions of households worldwide, influencing how we think and shaping how we interact.
In the future, smart machines will compete with clever people for employment and even human affection. We are shifting to a world where knowledge will be automated and people will be rewarded instead as conceptual and creative thinkers. Hence being able to think and act in ways that machines …Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857885491 |
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| ISBN-10: | 185788549X |
| Author: | Richard Watson |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Business |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 28mm |
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A great case for how to think, not what to think in these fast moving and complex times. Watson s message is clear our innate imagination and human ability to think deeply about life and issues are the best assets we have to deliver us safely to the future. Full of wonderfully inspired quotations, sage predictions and abundance of source material this is a “how to” that is a definitely a “must have.” - Shoya Zichy, author of Career Match: Connecting Who You Are with What You ll Love To Do
A reflective and insightful look into how the next generation will think, feel and shape our society. - Baroness Susan Greenfield, CBE author of ID: The Quest for Meaning in the 21st CenturyAbout The Author
Richard Watson
British writer Richard Watson advises organisations on the future, focusing on innovation and scenario planning. He is the author and publisher of What’s Next, a quarterly report on global trends and writes about trends for a number of people and publications including Fast Company. His clients have included IBM, Virgin, Toyota, McDonald’s, Tesco, News Limited, Westfield, Unilever, Coca-Cola and the Department of Education. A regular visitor to the UK, he maintains a website and blog at and is Chief Futurist at the Future Exploration Network , and a member of Futures House.
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