Futurewise: The Six Faces of Global Change

by PatrickDixon (Author)

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  Paperback
  2002

  $9.13

  This is an extraordinary time to be alive. The world is being transformed before our eyes from a technological 21st century society into something altogether new and different. Everyone wants to know what the future holds. On an individual, corporate and world scale, how society changes will affect us all profoundly. Make the wrong choice and the results could be devastating. Patrick Dixon considers six faces of the future as if they are the faces of a cube. The world will be Fast, Urban, Tribal, Universal, Radical and Ethical (a new morality). He explains the practical results of these including everything from the hours in the working week to artificial pregnancies. From business planning on a company scale to choices about a personal pension, these changes will have an impact on everyone. Wealth, health, cultures, technology, travel, morality - all are considered in this study.

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $3.22

  The world is changing fast. In this new edition of his much admired book, Patrick Dixon explores six major trends, that we all need to adapt to Fast - Speed will be everything Urban - how the emphasis on cities will intensify Tribal - conflicts of culture and conscience, for example in Europe Universal - the forces of globalism Radical - the reaction against 20th century values Ethical - a new morality

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  Hardcover
  1998

  $3.22

  As the millennium approaches, everyone wants to know what the future holds. On an individual, corporate and world scale, how society changes will affect us all profoundly. Make the wrong choice and the results could be devastating. The author considers six faces of the future as if they are the faces of a cube. The world will be Fast, Urban, Tribal, Universal, Radical and Ethical (a new morality). He explains the practical results of these including everything from the hours in the working week to artificial pregnancies. From business planning on a company scale to choices about a personal pension, these changes will have an impact on everyone. Wealth, health, cultures, technology, travel, morality - all are considered in this major new study.