Being a successful futurist does not require some psychic ability, or a stack of tarot cards, or a crystal ball. Wha it does Involve is the ability to extrapolate from current conditions to map out what the future may hold
And one of the most successful, and influential, futurists of our time was Alvin Toffler.
His 1970 book Future Shock, and his 1980 bestseller The Third Wave, set millions of readers on a new path of thinking.
Toffler accurately forecast developments such as the internet, personal computers, and cloning.
In 1990, Toffler produced another book that, in 30 years’ time, has proven to be as accurate as his first two books. It was called PowerShift, and it outlined what we now recognize as the age of information.
As you listen to this, if you’re old enough, try to remember where you were and what you were doing in 1990. Then judge for yourself if Toffler’s forecast was accurate.
So here now, from 1990, Alvin Toffler.
Alvin Toffler died im 2016. He was 87.
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