Feb, 2008 anyone remember the book megatrends, authored by futurist john naisbitt back in 1982. Technology and our search for meaning 9781857882605. Naisbitt believes that the future can best be predicted from a careful analysis and understanding of present grass roots trends. High tech high touch is the result of an impassioned collaboration of a threegeneration trio john naisbitt, his daughter nana naisbitt, and artist douglas phillipsand is unlike any other book john naisbitt has ever written. John naisbitt is a social forecaster, a selfemployed corporate research analyst and. Includes bibliographical references pages 259277 and index from nationstates to networks from traditions to options from exportled to consumerdriven from governmentcontrolled to marketdriven from farms to supercities from laborintensive to high technology from male dominance to the emergence of women from west to east. Megatrends, a remarkable examination of the role technology plays in our. My book, megatrends, was the softcore document on change. John naisbitt, the wellknown social forecaster, speaker, and author, puts the transitions discussed in the preceding article. That is they like the excitement, the change, the novelty, the speed and rapid access to information, they like new and innovative ways of doing things. Such a search for parameters accounts in part for the current religious revival.
During times of great change, people seek some kind of structure. One of the trends discussed was high tech, high touch, which discussed the need for balance between technology and human interaction. Unlike most futurists, the authors make judgment calls about future timelines and inclinations. Ten new directions transforming our lives reissue by john naisbitt isbn. He is john naisbitt and, if he is exemplary of just about every megatrend defined in the. We all know what high tech isthese are the technologies that make us available 24 hours a day, like a convenience store, naisbitt writes. In high tech high touch, a new book by john naisbitt and coauthors nana naisbitt and doug philips, the questions of the next millennium are raised. He theorized that in a world of technology, people long for personal, human contact. It raises our awareness of what role technology plays in our daily lives, and encourages a discussion about how biotechnology will alter life in the future. Mega trends forced technology to high tech high touch. Naisbitt reexamines this idea in his latest book, high techhigh touch. Google john naisbitt and youll find more than 1,300 web pages, most of the referencing his 1982 seminal work megatrends.
Today chinas youth has more choices than ever before in chinese history. Megatrends, an extremely popular and widely quoted book, has been considered by many people to be a mainstream book with great significance to the business community. Thats why in high tech high touch, john naisbitt decided to revisit a chapter from megatrends, his 1982 bestseller, in which he discussed the split between high tech and what he dubbed high touch. Megatrends was published in 57 countries and sold more than 14 million copies. The more hightech there is, he wrote, the greater the need for. John naisbitt s megaselling book megatrends conforms to the old professors dictum. Having retired from the navy in 1982 when the book was written book helped me fashion my second career in finance and technology. He theorized that in a world of technology, people long for.
Technology and our search for meaning 1 by naisbitt, john, naisbitt, nana, philips, douglas isbn. High tech high touch, was published in the fall of 1999 and has since been published in 17 countries. The second trend is from forced technology to high tech, which balances human response. In this important and timely book encompassing the key trends of our time, john naisbitt, the worlds foremost social forecaster and bestselling author, takes us on a compelling and kaleidoscopic tour of our contemporary technology immersion and our accelerated search for meaning. Megatrends author john naisbitt s new book cowritten by daughter nana naisbitt and artist douglas philips is a fat book of ideas that touches upon genetics, art, media violence, time sensibilities and even south park. Sep 11, 2007 john naisbitt is an american writer in the area of futures studies.
John naisbitt wrote the foreword to the 1987 edition. In fact, naisbitt revisited that topic in 1999 with a book by that title. In 19561957, the transition began from an industrial, bluecollar society to an information, clerical, whitecollar society. Sixtynine years ago a little gem called whither, whither, or after sex, what. Enjoy the best john naisbitt quotes at brainyquote. In his 1982 bestseller megatrends, john naisbitt predicted this kind of thing. Links expat life culturelanguage autos and housing. High sales, he argued, meant that many people who dont ordinarily read would have to be attracted to it, and the book would necessarily be overhl simplistic. Megatrends was an effort to understand the present in. Theyre all manifestations of high techhigh touch, an unwieldy concept pulled. Do john naisbitt s megatrend predictions still hold true for 2018. High tech high touch, a concept introduced in the original megatrends, is the conflict between the increasingly high tech world and mankinds growing need for emotional authenticity. This complete summary of the ideas from john naisbitt s book megatrends shows that the world is in the middle of great transformation from.
They prescribe high touch as in new age touchyfeely to counter foreboding high tech. This complete summary of the ideas from john naisbitt s book megatrends shows that the world is in the middle of great transformation from an industrial era to an information era. Naisbitts trend analysis is based on localized data bases gleaned from the content analysis of more than 2 million articles and reports about local events in u. High tech high touch is the result of an impassioned collaboration of a threegeneration trio john naisbitt, his daughter nana naisbitt, and artist douglas phillipsand is unlike any other book john naisbitt has ever written john naisbitt, whose books have sold more than 14 million copies worldwide, has been accurately describing the future since 1968. Anyone remember the book megatrends, authored by futurist john naisbitt back in 1982. If you are as old as me, peter senge had just rocked our world with the fifth discipline and systems thinking and you were primed for nesbitts big thinking.
In a high tech world with an increasing search for balance, high touch will be the key to differentiate products and services. He is john naisbitt and, if he is exemplary of just about every megatrend defined in the best seller, it is no accident. It was on the new york times bestseller list for two years, mostly as no. Ten new directions transforming our lives was published in 1982.
High techhigh touch by john naisbitt, nana naisbitt. John naisbitt, author, douglas philips, with, nana naisbitt, with broadway. High techhigh touch by john naisbitt, paperback barnes. Next to the whitney houston and steve windood cds on your bookshelf you probably have a copy of megatrends, the 1988 classic by john naisbitt. The authors do not answer these questions, but they urge us to begin discussing them. John naisbitt born january 15, 1929 in salt lake city, utah is an american author and public speaker in the area of futures studies. John naisbitt published the international bestsellers reinventing the corporation in 1985, megatrends 2000 in 1990, which was published in 32 countries and which became the number one bestseller in the u. Because of the intrusive pace of technological change, high techhigh touch is far more crucial today than it was in 1982 when john first introduced the idea in the smallest chapter of megatrends. Apr 28, 2011 next to the whitney houston and steve windood cds on your bookshelf you probably have a copy of megatrends, the 1988 classic by john naisbitt. He is best known for authoring the international bestsellers megatrends, which was written in 1982 and reinventing the corporation. Jun 30, 2016 megatrends was published in 1980, 1982 by warner books. Ten new directions transforming our lives john naisbitt the onestop resource reinforcing concepts for the new computerized cpa exam in an easyto. One concept that stuck with me was the concept of high tech high touch.
Continuing in his wellknown mega style of analyzing culture, naisbitt builds upon two themes from previous books. Marine corps and after finishing his studies in at utah, cornell and harvard, he worked as an executive in the coporate world, was called to be assistant secretary of education under president kennedy when he was 34, and worked as special assistant for president johnson. Johnson, before authoring the 1982 bestseller megatrends, which predicted the rise of a fastmoving global economy and a society for which information would be a commodity on par with manufactured products source. Megatrends 1982 reinventing the corporation 1985 megatrends 2000 1990 megatrends for women 1992, with patricia aburdene global paradox 1994 megatrends asia 1996 high tech high touch 2001 mind set. Thats why in high techhigh touch, john naisbitt decided to revisit a chapter. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As a new york times number one bestseller for almost two years, it was one of publishings greatest success stories, selling more than 14 million copies in 57 countries. Naisbitt founded the naisbitt china institute, a nonprofit, independent research institution studying the social, cultural and economic transformation of china located at tianjin university. Naisbitt noted that people really do like high tech. Marine and executive for ibm and kodak, naisbitt served as an aide to two presidents, john f. John naisbitt is known as a futurist, and many have considered him to be an objective observer of trends in society.
The industrial society has become an information society. Sixtynine years ago a little gem called whither, whither, or after sex. John naisbitt the author of the famous book megatrends coined the phrase high tech high touch. Two themes from previous books form the core of high tech high touch. Isi buku ini semacam prediksi dan realitas yang ditumpahkan john naisbitt tentang. Focusing on the effects of technology in reshaping society, the book brings together a mountain of evidence implicating technology in relentlessly accelerating our lives. High tech high touch decodes our interaction with technology through the human lenses of time, play, religion and art. Will we save to buy a home computer before buying a car. John naisbitt 10 of the worlds most groundbreaking. John naisbitt is an american author and public speaker in the area of futures studies. In it, naisbitt identifies the global trends that will form the.
Options are increasing, individualism will flourish. Information is now massproduced and globally disseminated instantly, yet without selectivity and values. Nearly a year after megatrends became a best seller, its author is in stronger demand than ever. Echoes of its increasing relevance led douglas to suggest that johns next book be a reexamination of high techhigh. John naisbitt, whose books have sold more than 14 million copies worldwide, has been accurately describing the future since 1968. Buy megatrends on free shipping on qualified orders. Ten new directions transforming our lives, and mind set reset your thinking and see the future, and more on. John naisbitt first developed the concept of high tech, high touch in his 1982 bestseller megatrends. High techhigh touch is the result of an impassioned collaboration of a threegeneration trio john naisbitt, his daughter nana naisbitt, and artist douglas phillipsand is unlike any other book john naisbitt has ever written.
Certainly look at neil postman, sherry turkle, nicholas carr, nancy baym, to name a few. Quotations by john naisbitt, american businessman, born january 15, 1929. Technology and our search for meaning john naisbitt nicholas brealey publishing a penetrating look at technology in business and contemporary society, taking the reader on a tour of what the author describes as our technology immersion and our accelerated search for meaning. Do john naisbitts megatrend predictions still hold true.
Naisbitt reexamines this idea in his latest book, high tech high touch. Naisbitt monitors local newspaper stories for corporate clientsand in his condensed, upbeat version of whereamericastands, trends translate into challenges or opportunities. In 2009, naisbitt published chinas megatrends, a book analyzing chinas rise. Theres a lot of books written on technology and our interaction with it since this book was published. The great irony of the high tech age is that weve become enslaved to devices that were supposed to give us freedom. Echoes of its increasing relevance led douglas to suggest that john s next book be a reexamination of high techhigh. High techhigh touch was defined as the conscious integration of technology into our. In it, naisbitt identifies the global trends that will form the future political and economic world. In 1982 john naisbitt, seeing significant changes and transitions forthcoming on the american landscape, details our shift from a manufacturing behemoth to one providingservices and digital information to the world. Writing with the combination of acute perceptions and broad sweep of his previous megatrends bestsellers, naisbitt describes the dramatic events that are now taking place in asia as once isolated nationstates expand their individual economies and develop a powerful new synergy that works to their mutual benefit. Thats why in high techhigh touch, john naisbitt decided to revisit a. Building on the principle that the most reliable way to anticipate the future, the author identifies the following trends which will transform our lives. Nearly a year after megatrends became a best seller, its.
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