The future of business
Subtitle: Critical insights into a rapidly changing world from 60 future thinkers
Publisher: Fast future Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 566
ISBN-13: 9780993295805
Description: The Future of Business explores how the commercial world is being transformed by the complex interplay between social, economic and political shifts, disruptive ideas, bold strategies and breakthroughs in science and technology. Over 60 contributors from 21 countries explore how the business landscape will be reshaped by factors as diverse as the modification of the human brain and body, 3D printing, alternative energy sources, the reinvention of government, new business models, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and the potential emergence of the Star Trek economy.
Table of contents: title: Visions of the future, What are the global shifts on the horizon; Tomorrows global order, What are the emerging political and economic transformations that could reshape the environment for society and business?; The emerging societal landscape, Who are we becoming, how will we live?; Social technologies, How will tomorrows technologies permeate our everyday lives?; Disruptive developments, How might new technologies enable business innovation; Surviving and thriving, How can business adapt to a rapidly changing reality? What are the critical success factors for business in a constantly evolving world?; Industry futures, How might old industries change and what new ones could emerge? Embracing the future, What are the futures and foresight tools, methods and processes that we can use to explore, understand and create the future?; Framing the future, How should organizations look at the future?; Conclusions, Navigating uncertainty and a rapidly changing reality