After Shock

We are a society of the world’s foremost technologists, futurists, and entrepreneurs dedicated to transforming global challenges into massive opportunities.

[Arvind Gupta @arvndgpta]

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

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

Thank you, Dr. Katz!

[Dr. David L. Katz @DrDavidKatz]

https://t.co/Fp8JsOm0vF: COVID-19: A Devil's Choice: How We Got Here. How We'll Get Out eBook: Schroeter, John: Kindle Store https://t.co/cVcadqkGMt

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

Amazing contribution -- thank you, Adrienne!

[Adrienne Mayor @amayor]

50 yrs after Toffler’s #FutureShock I'm honored to contribute to #AfterShock
"Storytelling and Artificial Intelligence" #AI
@AfterShock2020

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

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 @AfterShock2020]

“After Shock shows that at least a few perspicacious forecasters are focusing on what matters for our future: our physical and economic well-being.”

https://t.co/ykw8581dmI

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

Thank you, Stephanie! Much to consider as we reconsider the future of the future... Your thoughts?

[Stephanie N. Mehta @stephaniemehta]

I wrote a very short essay for @AfterShock2020 which the @WSJ just reviewed. Thanks for the shout out! #futureshockat50 https://t.co/JDZXdCyeU4

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

Thank you, Mark -- Brilliant insights!

[Mark Sackler, APF @Seeking_Delphi]

@AfterShock2020 #futurist #future #futurism https://t.co/cfJMEt6aKs

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

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...

[School Of International Futures (SOIF) @SOIFutures]

What we’re watching. SOIF's @nextwavefutures and @JeromeCGlenn talking about Future Shock, 50 years on, hosted by @Seeking_Delphi. Link to video in our new post https://t.co/wkze39mvE7 @AfterShock2020 #futures #AfterShock

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

Thank you, Dean Fotis Sotiropoulos!

[Stony Brook University @stonybrooku]

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

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

Thank you, Stefanie -- your podcast is fantastic!

[Stefanie Batcho @StefanieBLI]

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

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

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

[Kirk Borne @KirkDBorne]

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

Video by @barryoreilly

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

Thank you, Rick! Your insights on the future of healthcare are amazing. https://t.co/fROE5Qi3Ag

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

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

[Maggie Greyson, MDes @maggie_greyson]

The past, present, and future are colliding. In #aftershock2020
H/t to @AfterShock2020 for the huge production! .@FuturesPresent1

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

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

[Dr. Anita Sengupta 🌎 @Doctor_Astro]

Our book #Aftershock is done! 50 years after #Tofflers #FutureShock where are we headed? My piece is "The Monetization of Movement & Metamorphosis of Mass Transit" - is a look @ #hyperloop #UAM #sustainableaviation #spacetravel Plz Share! On sale 2/9/20
https://t.co/3oO0MGzR9K

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

Thank you, Barry -- You're amazing!

[Barry O'Reilly @barryoreilly]

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

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

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!

[FutureThink @futurethinktank]

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

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

Thank you, Jane, for a brilliant essay! "This habit of unsticking your mind . . . the basis of all creativity and personal reinvention."

[Jane IMAGINABLE McGonigal ❤️ @avantgame]

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

[Reina Lingle @rlingle]

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

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

Thank you, Naveen! Of course, you have something to do with where humanity will be in the next few decades!

[Naveen Jain @Naveen_Jain_CEO]

One of my favorite read on where we will be as a humanity in the next few decades.

https://t.co/q54cRdFcG1

[After Shock @AfterShock2020]

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
#future #futureshockat50