This short book delivers an interesting vision of the future. Weiner & Brown use this book to define a new term. The Emotile Society is defined as the combination of an emotional focus; where there is a "heightened concern for personal well-being" and a motile focus; where things are "fast-moving, portable, non-fixed."
It is obvious to most that the future will lead to a shift in what and how people do things along with what their focus is. This book offers an optimistic view that this shift will lead to more jobs, a shift to customization of services, increased growth in financial planning services, more emphasis on personal security and safety, and a rise in commitment to religion and spirituality.
The authors offer a useful and insightful comparison between the four eras: Agricultural, Industrial, Post-Industrial, Emotile. It is interesting and useful to make the comparison between such characteristics of the ages as the nature of "The Boss", "Retirement", or "Education" and this book does a nice job of comparing these as well as nine other areas of society.
The book offers some valuable scenarios for planners, business leaders and futurists, to ponder and examine. Many of the authors' insights could help the savvy investor or entrepreneur.
Overall, the book made me think and consider what impact the Emotile Society would have on future economies and behaviors.
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