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The must-read summary of Joel Barker and Scott Erikson's book: "Five Regions of the Future: Preparing Your Business for Tomorrow's Technology Revolution".
This complete summary of the ideas from Joel Barker and Scott Erikson's book "Five Regions of the Future" shows that new technology falls into one of five well-defined regions. In their book, the authors explain how you can make smart decisions about which technologies will ultimately transform your industry and generate the best growth opportunities by mapping the advancements in each of the five fields. This summary is essential for anyone who is baffled by today's rapidly evolving technologies or anyone who wants to take advantage of technology to further their business.
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This complete summary of the ideas from Joel Barker and Scott Erikson's book "Five Regions of the Future" shows that new technology falls into one of five well-defined regions. In their book, the authors explain how you can make smart decisions about which technologies will ultimately transform your industry and generate the best growth opportunities by mapping the advancements in each of the five fields. This summary is essential for anyone who is baffled by today's rapidly evolving technologies or anyone who wants to take advantage of technology to further their business.
Added-value of this summary:
• Save time
• Understand key concepts
• Expand your knowledge
To learn more, read "Five Regions of the Future" and discover how you can make use of technological advancements to take your business to the next level.
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Book Presentation: Five Regions of the Future
by Joel Barker and Scott Erickson
Book Abstract
About the Author
Important Note About This Ebook
Summary of Five Regions of the Future (Joel Barker and Scott Erickson)
Region #1: Super Tech – Bigger is better
Region #2: Limits Tech – Efficiency is beautiful
Region #3: Local Tech – Small and local is beautiful
Region #4: Nature Tech – Nature is beautiful
Region #5: Human Tech – Humans are beautiful
Application: Using the Five-Regions Framework
Book Abstract
MAIN IDEA
Not all high tech is created equal. In fact, if you take a step back and look at the bigger picture, it’s clear most new technology falls clearly into one of five well defined yet distinctively different fields or regions:
By mapping advancements in each of these regions, you can make smart decisions about which technologies will ultimately transform your industry and generate the best growth opportunities. This is the best way to stay one step ahead of the marketplace rather than forever being forced to play catch up.
"As futurists who have been studying this phenomenon for the past twenty-five years, we believe that we have identified five major directions the future could take. Each of these five directions is strongly driven by specific sets of technologies. Each one affords great opportunity for new businesses and for new ways of living. Different nations, regions or groups can choose different directions, and each of these directions is filled with many positive long-term benefits. Right now, however, small groups of people are making the choices that will determine the direction of your future and our future. The irony is that many of these people don’t even realize what they are doing. We think it is imperative that the discussion and the choice of our future direction should
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