Why Prediction Markets Are Good for Business From selecting the lead actress in a Broadway musical, to predicting a crucial delay in the delivery of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner months before the CEO knew about it, to accurately forecasting US presidential elections—prediction markets have realized some amazing successes by aggregating the wisdom of crowds. Until now, the potential for thi…
Put down your Magic 8 Ball and pick up Think Like a Futurist. In its prescient pages you'll discover how to short circuit the habits that blind us to future trends, how to break through the walls of resistance to change, and how to find the tools you'll need to face the future with confidence." —Daniel H. Pink Author, Drive and A Whole New Mind "At last! A book that brings a practical an…
Nobody can predict the future, but you still have to make sense of it to be successful. Leaders are facing a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity--a world laced with dilemmas. It shows how to sense the future to provoke new ways of understanding the present. Institute for the Future's Distinguished Fellow Bob Johansen uses 35 years of 10-year forecasting to unpack complex…
"Finally a manifesto for management that makes sense of the past and takes us beyond the millennium" – Anita Roddick, founder and chief executive of the Body Shop Gives you a vision of the future, outlining the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. It will provide you with the new skills that you will need to be ahead of the crowd in the 21st century. Author : Tom Cannon is ch…
Strategic Management delivers an insightful, clear, concise introduction to strategy management concepts and links these concepts to the skills and knowledge students need to be successful in the professional world. Written in an accessible Harvard Business Review style with lots of practical examples and strategy tools, the book engages students with an easy-to-understand learning experienc…
Business strategist and futurist Knoke maps out how wealth will be created, corporations will be organized, personal lives will change, and society will govern itself in the evolving "placeless society" he envisions. Lacks a bibliography and an index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Author, consultant, and businessman Haines provides step-by-step instruction to strategic management, planning, and change. His approach puts equal emphasis on planning, strategies, and management processes in achieving customer satisfaction. This book includes his advice on strategizing, implementation, follow-up, measuring success, leadership development, and including stakeholders in the pla…