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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword by Darren Roos -- Foreword by Jon Christian -- Introduction -- Letters from the Editors -- haunted by hauntology -- the inertia of postalgia -- Part 1: Dark Mirrors -- Chapter 1: Start with Dystopia -- from eschatological beginnings to the singularity -- dystopian inspirations: black swans and elephants -- designing dystopias -- creating bigger stories -- a final word ... -- Chapter 2: Deep Sustainability -- Chapter 3: Information Overload -- Chapter 4: In Defence of Imperfect Information -- secrets and lies -- right to be forgotten -- social cooling -- the greater 'good' -- adverse selection -- margin is in the mystery -- the consensus -- there is magic in the mystery -- Part 2: A New World Requires New Thinking -- Chapter 5: The Revolution in Tech Requires a Revolution in Policy -- the exploded information sphere -- new sources of power -- networks not hierarchies -- Chapter 6: Casualties of War -- Chapter 7: A Foreshadow of the Future Economy -- foreshadowing our future economy -- the post-pandemic decade -- Chapter 8: The African Opportunity -- african resilience -- african innovation -- africa's population growth -- africa's secret weapon -- Chapter 9: No Money Beyond Mars -- Chapter 10: Flying into the Future -- but back to flying cars -- so, how are they doing then? -- how do we pick a winner? -- what about the market? -- Part 3: (In)human Capital -- Chapter 11: The Future of Education -- 'school is a place you go to get educated' -- 'the way it's always been' -- 'possible, plausible, probable and preferred futures' -- Chapter 12: The Psychology of Teams -- question everything -- the 'where' -- the 'when' -- the 'how' -- the 'why': Where is the heart? -- the 'who': Teams and individuals -- the magic: what makes some teams elite? |
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10 steps to reduce your 'human debt' and build a future-proof work organization -- Chapter 13: We Welcome Our New Robot Overlords -- ai: the decision maker -- how can companies be structured around a machine who makes decisions at the top? -- valve corporation -- how does leadership style change in the face of intelligent automation? -- one ai to rule them all and in the darkness blind them -- Chapter 14: Everything is Connected -- faster, more complex, more connected, more dystopian? -- human data at scale -- focusing on what matters: tech humanism, not techno-solutionism -- watch out for absurdity -- we're all individuals, and we're not -- how do we go forward? -- a whole new view -- Chapter 15: Longevity is not the Game Changer, Retirement Is -- you will work until you die. here's how to make the best of it! -- 'the silver tsunami' will change the rules of the game: from retirement to pretirement -- retirement created old age -- not the other way around -- among cavemen, there were no retirees -- retirement was once a really, really good idea -- old age, shake your pants: we will break you! -- the future: rise of the rebels -- Part 4: Me, Myself and AI -- Chapter 16: Back to the Future (of Ourselves) -- virtual identity -- brain-machine interfaces and augmented humans -- rise of avatars and virtual humans -- synthetic robots -- in the future ... -- Chapter 17: Artificial Intelligence versus Natural Reasoning -- my future defined -- the stories we tell -- the narrative points to itself -- the all-seeing ai -- keep the dream alive -- Chapter 18: Keeping Up With The Cadavers -- the scientific intervention -- but what drives these techpreneurs to pour millions into amortality research? -- the social ripple effect -- amortality will not be equitable -- Chapter 19: Building an AR commons: Fixing the (Future) Operating System of Life. |
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Chapter 20: Homo Augeretis -- Part 5: Over The Horizon -- back from the future -- The Beginner's Guide to The Future -- About the Future Starts Now Foundation -- Find a Futurist -- Index. |
| Abstract |
The future is an uncertain, uncomfortable prospect for employees, employers and society at large. Authors Theo Priestley and Bronwyn Williams looks toward the various innovations and technologies that may shape our future. Priestley and Williams have brought together the world's leading futurists to articulate and clarify the current trajectories in technology, economics, politics and business. This is a comprehensive history of tomorrow, exploring groundbreaking topics such as AI, privacy, education and the future of work. Print run 5,000. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 17, 2021). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: 9781472981493 |
| Issued in other form | Print version: 1472981502 9781472981509 |
| ISBN | 1472981499 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781472981493 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781472981516 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1472981510 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| Stock number | 9781472981516 codeMantra |
