Powerful Times: Rising to the Challenge of Our Uncertain World

By (author): "Eamonn Kelly"
Powerful Times: Rising to the Challenge of Our Uncertain World
ISBN0131855204
ISBN139780131855205
AsinPowerful Times: Rising to the Challenge of Our Uncertain World
Original titlePowerful Times: Rising to the Challenge of Our Uncertain World
Eamonn Kelly's imagination is grave, prehensile, and informed by a splendid breadth of context. This is an absolutely fascinating book, and one I look forward to re-reading at the earliest opportunity. - William Gibson, science fiction writer, author of Neuromancer and Pattern Recognition. The world is changing fast in ways we dimly comprehend. Eamonn Kelly provides us with the ideas to better understand what is going on. He lays out the dilemmas we face and hints at ways in which the global agenda might evolve. He is a master of the 'big picture.' This is must reading for those who need to know about the future of planet Earth. - Ged Davis, Managing director and head, Centre for Strategic Insight, World Economic Forum. This book is a wake-up call for all who may not recognize the powerful uncertainties that are shaping our future. Those of us in business will need to upgrade our skills to learn how to balance market and moral wisdom, and to move from our narrow focus on competition to embracing adaptiveness as well. - Crawford Beveridge, Senior Vice President of People and Places, Sun Microsystems. The world around us is a very confusing and complex place; making sense of