Joel Arthur Barker Libri

How would like to spot future trends before the competition?We all know the rules for success in our business or professions, yet we also know that these rules--paradigms--can change at any time. What Joel Barker does in Paradigms: The Business of Discovering the Future is explain how to spot paradigm shifts, how they unfold, and how to profit from them. Through the power of this method--paradigm spotting--you can:find the people in your organization most likely to spot a new trendhelp your key people adept when a massive change is occurringlearn to effectively grapple with your "intractable problems" and improve your results incalculably.In addition, Paradigms is full of concrete examples of paradigm shifts and predictions for the future, and contains a new introduction detailing recent developments and pointing out areas to watch tor paradigm shifts.

Joel Barker and fellow futurist Scott Erickson offer a bold new way of looking at today's rapidly evolving technologies: as five distinct "ecosystems" that each operates with a distinct set of values, advantages, and disadvantages: Supper Tech: Bigger, better, more! (e.g., fusion power) ; Limits Tech: Use what you've got (e.g., aerogel insulation) ; Local Tech: Think small, think home (e.g., electric wind turbines) ; Nature Tech: Be one with nature (e.g., organic plastics) ; Human Tech: What lies within us (e.g., stem cells)