The author and host of the bestselling corporate video of all time, Discovering the Future: The Business of Paradigms, leads businesses into the 21st century with this critically acclaimed book filled with tools for maintaining an edge on the competition. Published in hardcover as Future Edge. Line drawings.
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.
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