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As the Age of Reason nears its 500-year anniversary, the authors of
The 500-Year Delta argue that our world is on the precipice of massive change. The authors, businessmen Jim Taylor and Watts Wacker, believe this transformation will manifest itself as a shift from reason-based to chaos-based logic; the collapse of producer-controlled consumer markets; and a splintering of social, political, and economic organization. In pithy phrases and thought-provoking chapters, they outline strategies to help companies and individuals succeed in the increasingly unpredictable future they describe. Taylor and Wacker are skilled at incorporating historical facts to support their ideas of how corporate societies and world communities will evolve. The book is designed to help business owners and private citizens understand every element of their complex world so that they can excel in a future the authors term the "Age of Possibility."
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With the new millennium nigh, futuristic books, even those for a business audience, are gaining in popularity. Like Walker J. Smith and Ann Clurman (Rocking the Ages, LJ 4/15/97), both Taylor and Wacker were staffers at the Yankelovich Monitor, though both have moved on, respectively, to a computer manufacturer and a think tank. In their own prophetic take, the authors follow the paths trodden by John Naisbitt, Patricia Aburdene, and Faith Popcorn, with some insights and twists that are distinctly their own. For example, they have constructed several unique models, including the Buddhist-based Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path. Errors occur, such as a confusion between metaphysics and epistemology, but they are inconsequential. If nothing else, this work is an outstanding presentation and analysis of contemporary business situations. Offering a wealth of information with wit and style, it will appeal both to general readers and those focused on business.?Steven Silkunas, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority, Philadelphia
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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