Information is now massproduced and globally disseminated instantly, yet without selectivity and values. Naisbitt founded the naisbitt china institute, a nonprofit, independent research institution studying the social, cultural and economic transformation of china located at tianjin university. He is best known for authoring the international bestsellers megatrends, which was written in 1982 and reinventing the corporation. Nearly a year after megatrends became a best seller, its author is in stronger demand than ever.
Mega trends forced technology to high tech high touch. Having retired from the navy in 1982 when the book was written book helped me fashion my second career in finance and technology. Theyre all manifestations of high techhigh touch, an unwieldy concept pulled. John naisbitt the author of the famous book megatrends coined the phrase high tech high touch. 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. 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. John naisbitt, whose books have sold more than 14 million copies worldwide, has been accurately describing the future since 1968. Options are increasing, individualism will flourish.
Naisbitt reexamines this idea in his latest book, high tech high touch. They prescribe high touch as in new age touchyfeely to counter foreboding high tech. Echoes of its increasing relevance led douglas to suggest that john s next book be a reexamination of high techhigh. Super trend spotter and premier historian of future events naisbitt megatrends, 1982, etc. 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. We all know what high tech isthese are the technologies that make us available 24 hours a day, like a convenience store, naisbitt writes. Marine and executive for ibm and kodak, naisbitt served as an aide to two presidents, john f. 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. Nearly a year after megatrends became a best seller, its.
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. Links expat life culturelanguage autos and housing. John naisbitt born january 15, 1929 in salt lake city, utah is an american author and public speaker in the area of futures studies. In 2009, naisbitt published chinas megatrends, a book analyzing chinas rise. John naisbitt wrote the foreword to the 1987 edition. 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. John naisbitt is an american author and public speaker in the area of futures studies.
Echoes of its increasing relevance led douglas to suggest that johns next book be a reexamination of high techhigh. 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. 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. One of the trends discussed was high tech, high touch, which discussed the need for balance between technology and human interaction. In a high tech world with an increasing search for balance, high touch will be the key to differentiate products and services. 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. 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. Sixtynine years ago a little gem called whither, whither, or after sex. 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. Will we save to buy a home computer before buying a car. In his 1982 bestseller megatrends, john naisbitt predicted this kind of thing. Ten new directions transforming our lives was published in 1982. Naisbitt monitors local newspaper stories for corporate clientsand in his condensed, upbeat version of whereamericastands, trends translate into challenges or opportunities.
Thats why in high techhigh touch, john naisbitt decided to revisit a. It was on the new york times bestseller list for two years, mostly as no. Feb, 2008 anyone remember the book megatrends, authored by futurist john naisbitt back in 1982. 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. 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. Anyone remember the book megatrends, authored by futurist john naisbitt back in 1982. Naisbitt believes that the future can best be predicted from a careful analysis and understanding of present grass roots trends. Megatrends was an effort to understand the present in.
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. In 19561957, the transition began from an industrial, bluecollar society to an information, clerical, whitecollar society. During times of great change, people seek some kind of structure. John naisbitt, author, douglas philips, with, nana naisbitt, with broadway. 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. The authors do not answer these questions, but they urge us to begin discussing them. Unlike most futurists, the authors make judgment calls about future timelines and inclinations.
Technology and our search for meaning 9781857882605. 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. In fact, naisbitt revisited that topic in 1999 with a book by that title. John naisbitt first developed the concept of high tech, high touch in his 1982 bestseller megatrends. High tech high touch decodes our interaction with technology through the human lenses of time, play, religion and art. Enjoy the best john naisbitt quotes at brainyquote. 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. 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.
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. In it, naisbitt identifies the global trends that will form the. Focusing on the effects of technology in reshaping society, the book brings together a mountain of evidence implicating technology in relentlessly accelerating our lives. He is john naisbitt and, if he is exemplary of just about every megatrend defined in the best seller, it is no accident. 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. Thats why in high techhigh touch, john naisbitt decided to revisit a chapter. Continuing in his wellknown mega style of analyzing culture, naisbitt builds upon two themes from previous books. My book, megatrends, was the softcore document on change. See all books authored by john naisbitt, including megatrends. Sep 11, 2007 john naisbitt is an american writer in the area of futures studies. John naisbitt is known as a futurist, and many have considered him to be an objective observer of trends in society.
This bestselling and widely influential book presents ten. Jun 30, 2016 megatrends was published in 1980, 1982 by warner books. 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. Sixtynine years ago a little gem called whither, whither, or after sex, what. Megatrends, a remarkable examination of the role technology plays in our. The more hightech there is, he wrote, the greater the need for. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He theorized that in a world of technology, people long for personal, human contact. Megatrends asia 1995, was a bestseller in the german language and in asia. John naisbitt s megaselling book megatrends conforms to the old professors dictum. Do john naisbitt s megatrend predictions still hold true for 2018.
High techhigh touch by john naisbitt, paperback barnes. 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. 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. Buy megatrends on free shipping on qualified orders.
The second trend is from forced technology to high tech, which balances human response. High techhigh touch was defined as the conscious integration of technology into our. John naisbitt is a social forecaster, a selfemployed corporate research analyst and. 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. 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. Isi buku ini semacam prediksi dan realitas yang ditumpahkan john naisbitt tentang. He is john naisbitt and, if he is exemplary of just about every megatrend defined in the. Google john naisbitt and youll find more than 1,300 web pages, most of the referencing his 1982 seminal work megatrends. John naisbitt 10 of the worlds most groundbreaking.
Building on the principle that the most reliable way to anticipate the future, the author identifies the following trends which will transform our lives. One concept that stuck with me was the concept of high tech high touch. High tech high touch, was published in the fall of 1999 and has since been published in 17 countries. The industrial society has become an information society. Certainly look at neil postman, sherry turkle, nicholas carr, nancy baym, to name a few. The great irony of the high tech age is that weve become enslaved to devices that were supposed to give us freedom. High techhigh touch by john naisbitt, nana naisbitt. Quotations by john naisbitt, american businessman, born january 15, 1929.
Theres a lot of books written on technology and our interaction with it since this book was published. Naisbitt reexamines this idea in his latest book, high techhigh touch. Technology and our search for meaning 1 by naisbitt, john, naisbitt, nana, philips, douglas isbn. Ten new directions transforming our lives john naisbitt the onestop resource reinforcing concepts for the new computerized cpa exam in an easyto. Ten new directions transforming our lives, and mind set reset your thinking and see the future, and more on. John naisbitt books list of books by author john naisbitt. Megatrends was published in 57 countries and sold more than 14 million copies. This complete summary of the ideas from john naisbitt s book megatrends shows that the world is in the middle of great transformation from. Do john naisbitts megatrend predictions still hold true.
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