The New Megatrends: Seeing Clearly in the Age of Disruption (Unabridged) The New Megatrends: Seeing Clearly in the Age of Disruption (Unabridged)

The New Megatrends: Seeing Clearly in the Age of Disruption (Unabridged‪)‬

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Publisher Description

A pioneering forecaster predicts the trends and technologies that will shape global culture and commerce in the next two decades—a must-read guide for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking for an edge.

“In a world of half-baked hot takes, Marian Salzman is a true seer.”—Andrew Yang


A little more than twenty years ago, the Y2K computer glitch threatened to bring the global economy to its knees. But instead of overnight disruption, humankind slipped into two decades of economic turmoil, ecological angst, and tribalism, all set against the backdrop of a newly global and digital civilization. Sometimes the events that seem pivotal are just blips, while the more meaningful cultural shifts are hiding in plain sight. Marian Salzman’s job is to uncover those hidden shifts.

So what’s in store for the next two decades?

In this acutely observed guide, Salzman, whose past predictions have been heralded for coming uncannily close to the way we live now, unpacks the course of human life from the bumpy turn of the millennium through the pandemic era, when chaos and “together apart” are the new normal, equity has become a battle cry, and breathing space emerged as the greatest luxury of all.

Drawing inspiration from John Naisbitt’s classic 1982 book Megatrends, Salzman then turns to the two decades ahead. Navigating deftly among geographies, she connects threads across business, civic life, consumerism, family, and entertainment, revealing the trends and developments—some established, some surprising—poised to recast our past, shape our collective future, and shift our identities.

In a world dominated by disruption, being prepared for change is a critical advantage. The New Megatrends is gripping reading for anyone seeking to understand the shape and texture of the next era, which, above all, will be marked by its relentless pace, new technology, and the ever-present threats of climate change and political division.

GENRE
Business & Personal Finance
NARRATOR
VL
Vivienne Leheny
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
09:57
hr min
RELEASED
2022
May 3
PUBLISHER
Random House Audio
SIZE
611.8
MB

Customer Reviews

annalovesbigburgers ,

Your grandma learning what Tik tok is on CNN

I feel like a boomer is telling me about what they read on the internet for the last two years.

She also ascribes credit for certain trends without evidence for it. Also she simplifies issues related to minorities. Never mentions the increase in population of non-white minorities as a contributing factor to the changes in perspective towards racial and wealth equality. She seems to chalk it up to just a change in views.

Also this is very Eurocentric rarely mentioning trends in other countries but comparing the US to Europe all the time. Like the rest of the world doesn’t exist.

She also brings up that there is an increase in heterogeneity due to others as if multiculturalism didn’t always exist since the inception of the constitution. But instead says it is something that can’t be undone…which it can’t but woman , are you gonna act like this is new? Validating the propaganda that multiculturalism isn’t what always existed in this country?