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I’m excited to share with you my first book, Decoding the World! It is about me and @Pobronson ‘s journey to break science out of the ivory tower and use it to fix our broken healthcare, planet and economy. Launching Oct 6th #decodingtheworld https://t.co/4PyNPHBWrc
We greatly appreciate the review of After Shock in the WSJ, but a few of the comments beg response, which I've posted here: https://t.co/lZvRhkQM9l
Your thoughts?
#Futures#futureshock#Futurism#alvintoffler
“After Shock shows that at least a few perspicacious forecasters are focusing on what matters for our future: our physical and economic well-being.”
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Andrew Curry, one of the many leading futurists featured in After Shock—the book marking the 50th anniversary of Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock—shares some remarkable insights...
What excites you most about the future?
Prepare to be inspired, challenged, surprised, amazed & a little disturbed as you page though @AfterShock2020, in which “Futurist” Dean @Fotis_Sot co-authors the chapter “AI Shock.” https://t.co/qjtS6agSs1 #futureshockat50@AI_SBU@CEASSBU
Fast driver? Not cars: life. As in one who adapts to #change? Most of us aren’t, even as the pace is accelerating.
Heads-up, not speedup: Futurist, @AfterShock2020 essayist @dupont_donna chats about ways to shape our #future in Biz Story Scoop #podcast: https://t.co/pU3W7XHs0d
Thank you, Kirk! “... an informed AI will assist us in adapting to data shock and in achieving its greater potential for human-centered discovery, innovation, and value creation... That will be an aftershock we can all live and thrive with.” —@KirkDBorne writing in After Shock
50yrs after Tofler’s #FutureShock, the new @AfterShock2020 book is here, with many perspectives from leading futurists on #AfterShock & the current exponential growth. I’m honored to be included.✨Get it now: https://t.co/s7IyDWNyBn
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Thank you, Maggie! “This notion extends to imagining alternative futures—based on authentic exploration—that we may or may not desire, and allowing to stand back and ask, ‘Is this really the future we want for the next generation?’” —Maggie Greyson writing in After Shock
Thank you, Anita! “The space race is now under the control of wealthy billionaires, bent on redefining the space program in their image. Perhaps this a sign of a crumbling US-funded space program, or perhaps capitalism on rocket fuel.” —Anita Sengupta, writing in After Shock
Alvin and Heidi Toffler's #FutureShock was an early inspiration for me
50 years later, I'm honoured to contribute to #AfterShock a collection of perspectives, conversations, and debates on #exponentialgrowth from 50 world leading futurists
Thank you, Lisa! "To think of life 50 years ago is to conjure a time when, on the whole, the pace was slower, life was simpler. . . . a day-to-day without much technology, connectivity, or pressure." I do remember!
SNEAK PEAK. Marking the 50 Year Anniversary of Alvin Toffler's FUTURE SHOCK, comes AFTER SHOCK. Compilation of thoughts from world's foremost futurists/leaders (including @LisaBodell!) Great read=spark #imagination + #inspire solutions for today's challenges. #future#tech#world
I'm excited to be a part of the new book project After Shock: The World's Foremost Futurists Reflect on 50 Years of Future Shock. My essay is "Counterfactual Thinking is the Key to Creativity - and a Vaccine for Future Shock." https://t.co/0ODVqIoIHX
RT KirkDBorne: RT KirkDBorne: 2020 is the 50-year anniversary of Alvin Toffler’s "Future Shock." A new book "After Shock" collects dozens of perspectives across a myriad of important topics about creating a better future for our world. I am honored to be… https://t.co/7PyYrwbqy0
A big thank you to David Guston and the team at @ASU_SFIS (School for the Future of Innovation in Society) for hosting the kickoff After Shock event. That was great fun! https://t.co/PbvnkfXIN2
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