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Preparing for a World that Doesn't Exist - Yet: Framing a Second Enlightenment to Create Communities of the Future by [Rick Smyre, Neil Richardson]

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Are you really ready for change? Are you prepared for a world changing as fast as you can read this sentence? Most leaders say they are prepared for the future, yet many organizations and communities are doing things in the same old way they’ve been working for decades. We’re living on the precipice of a new era in human history. Preparing For A World That Doesn’t Exist - Yet offers an approach to getting ready for an emerging society that will be increasingly fast paced, interconnected, interdependent, and complex. In Preparing For A World That Doesn’t Exist - Yet, you will learn about an emerging Second Enlightenment and the capacities you’ll need to achieve success in this new, fast-evolving world. Higher education, health and wellness, governance and the economy are transforming in ways few of us could have imagined ten or even five years ago. In this book, you’ll get the skills you need to ride the wave of the future and the perspective you’ll need to be ready to catch the next wave, too. Planners, physicians, government and higher-education leaders are using the principles and capacities described in this book to create better organizations, and best of all communities of the future that will lead to a planet that can thrive. Join them in looking at the future with excitement and anticipation.

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Rick Smyre is an internationally recognized futurist specializing in the area he helped originate called “community transformation.”

Neil Richardson is a strategist and a public servant who specializes in smart government advocacy and integral thinking. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01G2M4LTU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Changemakers Books (May 25, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 25, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 249 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1785354515
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Neil Richardson is a strategist and a public servant who specializes in smart government advocacy and integral thinking. He has worked on civil society building in Ghana and across the United States including organizing large-scale voter observation initiatives, civic engagement and strategic planning processes. Neil has been a policy director for multiple elected officials running for office in the District of Columbia. He has served as a policy adviser for three Mayors in the District of Columbia. Neil currently serves as Director of Advancement, Partnerships and Continuing Education at the University of the District of Columbia where he is a founding member of the team that launched the District’s first community college. Rick and Neil have been collaborating for more than 15 years as part of the Communities of the Future network. Neil is also the founder of www.waltwhitmanmeditation.com that advocates for a unique secular meditation that is based on his original research about Whitman’s practice that led to his transcendent insight.

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Tom Tuttle

Begin by Transforming Yourself

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2016

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Reading this exciting new work is a bit like putting your brain into a Vitamix along with a healthy selection of books and articles by leading Futurists. You are guaranteed to come out of this experience with a new blend of concepts, tools, vocabulary and a new synthesis of these ideas that will help you make sense of the current and emerging world. Readers who are searching for a recipe book for dealing with the world that does not "yet" exist will be disappointed. On the other hand, readers who are interested in building their own mosaic of skills and competencies required to navigate on parallel paths through this emerging future reality will find ample resources to enable and facilitate this transformative journey. Perhaps the fundamental truth emerging from this book is that before you set out to transform the world, begin by transforming yourself. Smyre and Richardson deliver this valuable message extremely well.

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Frank W Maletz MD / HEALTHspital Family Foundation CT

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Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2016

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The FUTURE s ( in all domains ) are emergent Phenomena , therefore , cannot be predicted with certainty . The Singularity movement suggests that we can excommunicate humans in many arenas because of exponential growth of our computing / digitized tools based on Moore 's law .

Futurists and humanists Smyre and Richardson along with an eclectic team have taken a totally and totipotential novel approach - futures can be prepared for , change and complexity , as expected and natural , can be abided with tools AND human BEST s , and seamless transformations AND transitions can be better aligned , utilizing their mentoring .

As has been stated by Zalman , while not an easy read, it is worth the effort to delve into its richness as it is based on 25 years of existential and experiential practice and exudes wisdom !

This is without question a tome which may launch a meta formative platform which actualizes AND realitizes NEXT s - principles for others to take to humanity's
co creations and co designs to scale and globally !

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Futurism and Complex Systems

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2016

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As a complex systems scholar and futurist, I can honestly say that there are so few books or even scholars who adequately understand, appreciate, and can convey the crucial role of complex systems and complexity thinking for Futurism and Future Studies. This is one that does.

Not only does the book speak to many sectors in meaningful ways, offering us thoughts about their emerging dynamics, but it also concludes each thought experiment with a clear description, or "how to," for a practical path forward.

Consequently the title is apropros. You get a thoughtful look at a future that doesn't exist yet, and a concise articulation of how to prepare for it anyway.

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The book does an excellent job of making the case for not just a ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2016

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No community is entitled to survive. Survival, let along growth, will depend upon the ability of neighborhoods, towns, regions and so forth to adapt to the ever-changing realities. The book does an excellent job of making the case for not just a second enlightenment, but an ongoing enlightenment that recognizes that things are always in flux. Smyre and Richardson provide tools for communities to use, concepts to think about, and a peek at what might lay ahead for the places in which we all live. A very worthwhile read for those interested in moving their communities and regions forward.

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Lisa Hibbard

A Guide to a Hopeful Future

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2016

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It has a lot of great ideas. Maybe once the old guard of leaders dies off we can take the world on a course that would be more in line with the world futurists have predicted.

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Chevon T. Baccus, APR

I especially like their thoughts about the need for mobile governance - ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2017

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Rick Smyre has been doing cutting-edge futurist work for many years. He and Neil Richardson have produced a thought provoking book that should be the guideline for total community transformation to prepare for a fast-changing future. I especially like their thoughts about the need for mobile governance - TRUE involvement of citizens in local government planning and problem solving. If you recognize the need for change, READ this book.

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Barbara C Lawrance

The world is changing everyday, faster and faster. Be prepared with new understanding.

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2020

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Transformational change requires new communication tools and struggling with change. If not, we fall back to negative views and actions instead of embracing new opportunities.

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We can all prepare.

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2016

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Readable for the layperson, energizing, and hopeful. These plans necessitate the participation of smaller communities and constant engagement. There is work to be done, but it is possible and above all necessary. Smyre and Richardson have done years of research and carved a path for us. We need to catch their wave and ride the momentum to a more enduring future.

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