Thinking the Future
New Perspectives From the Shoulders of Giants
Published on 30. June 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-77609-629-9 (ISBN)
Description
Do you know how to think about the future? All our decisions are about the future, whether it's tomorrow, next year or the next decade, yet our choices are often undermined by desires, expectations and common mental mistakes - making assumptions, worrying about things we can't control, missing signals because we're distracted by the noise. But if you can learn how to think, you can learn how to look ahead. Isaac Newton said: 'If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.' In Thinking the Future, Clem Sunter and Mitch Ilbury teach us the futurist's art of decision-making by reimagining seminal concepts from some of history's greatest thinkers. They encourage foxy, flexible mindsets and reject the popular but misleading self-help tenet that you can decide your fate through the relentless pursuit of a single goal. An uncertain world demands a more dynamic approach. The point is not to forecast one outcome but to plot multiple scenarios of what could happen. Using scenario-planning techniques, we can all harness the power to work towards the future we want, avoid the ones we don't, and prepare ourselves for the possible risks and opportunities no matter what transpires.
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Language
English
Place of publication
South Africa
Publishing group
Penguin Random House South Africa
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-77609-629-9 (9781776096299)
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E-Book
07/2021
1st Edition
Penguin Books (South Africa)
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Persons
Clem Sunter is a futirist and scenario strategist who has written several bestselling books.
Mitch is a strategic intelligence specialist, published author and entrepreneur.
He founded Growing Foxes, an education company that develops strategic intelligence through a live learning platform.
He holds a Masters degree (with distinction) in Intelligence and International Security from King's College London. He also read Philosophy and International Relations at the University of Cape Town as both an undergraduate and post-graduate (with distinction), and has studied Game Theory at the National University of Singapore.
He has studied under some of the top global minds in cyber security, intelligence studies, strategic communication and conflict simulation.
Mitch is now the Director of Growing Foxes and mindofafox.
Mitch is a strategic intelligence specialist, published author and entrepreneur.
He founded Growing Foxes, an education company that develops strategic intelligence through a live learning platform.
He holds a Masters degree (with distinction) in Intelligence and International Security from King's College London. He also read Philosophy and International Relations at the University of Cape Town as both an undergraduate and post-graduate (with distinction), and has studied Game Theory at the National University of Singapore.
He has studied under some of the top global minds in cyber security, intelligence studies, strategic communication and conflict simulation.
Mitch is now the Director of Growing Foxes and mindofafox.