Patterns of the Future ─ Understanding the Next Wave of Global Change

The fifth wave of industrial society development ended with the 2010 financial crisis, reports Wilenius, and the world is not beginning the sixth, in which the central question is whether "we" can generate enough and very diverse innovations. He argues that this means new technologies and new business models, in other words, solutions that are based on more intelligent production, consumption, and distribution models. His topics include the pain and the thrill of uncertainty, the pulse of planet Earth, the roar of the people, singing the praises of entrepreneurship, the power of education and culture, and the opportunity for Finland. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)