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According to the author, the Shift Age is humanity's new era -- a time of transformation and change that offers both great risk and opportunity.
The Shift Age is about humanity's new ere. As the Information Age gives way to the Shift Age, we are entering a time of transformation and change that offers both great risk and incredible opportunity. Originally published in 2007, David Houle identifies and explains the dynamics and forces that already have reshaped and will continue to reshape our world for the next 20 years. He comments from the front lines of the Shift Age on issues and topics that affect our lives. We have entered the final, global stage of humanity's cultural, social and economic evolutionary journey: The Shift Age
Praise for David Houle "Houle breaks down big ideas into easily digestible, entertaining small bites...Crack this book open whenever globalization's gotten you down."—Slate.com. "The Shift Age lifts us out of the rapids of techno-change and helps us see the course of the river we've been rafting on."-Howard Bloom, author of the GOD PROBLEM and GLOBAL BRAIN "[The Shift Age] is must read for anyone who is interested in where humanity is headed in coming generations. This book provides an overview of how our progeny will live, work, and play in coming decades."—Bob Citron, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Foundation for the Future "David Houle's Shift Age offers an astounding proposition:...
We are leaving the Information Age and transitioning into the Shift Age, a time of transformation and change that offers both great risk and incredible opportunity. In Entering the Shift Age, David Houle identifies and explains the dynamics and forces that have shaped our world and will continue to reshape our world for the next 20 years. He shows how the Shift Age means a world fully global yet focused on the individual, where the speed of change is so fast that change itself is the new norm. He also comments from the front lines of the Shift Age on issues and topics that affect our lives, from business and technology to environment, media and global culture. eBook 11 reviews the definition of Power and how the power structure is rapidly changing. In the Shift Age, it will largely move from the power of control (i.e., one or a few entities directly controlling large parts of society) to the power of influence (individuals being able to gain power by exerting their influence). Part 4: The Future of the Shift Age Introduction Chapter 25: Power
We are leaving the Information Age and transitioning into the Shift Age, a time of transformation and change that offers both great risk and incredible opportunity. In Entering the Shift Age, David Houle identifies and explains the dynamics and forces that have shaped our world and will continue to reshape our world for the next 20 years. He shows how the Shift Age means a world fully global yet focused on the individual, where the speed of change is so fast that change itself is the new norm. He also comments from the front lines of the Shift Age on issues and topics that affect our lives, from business and technology to environment, media and global culture. eBook 10 covers Intellectual Property—the new wealth of the Shift Age— and how the Era of Big Data will change the ways in which we perceive ourselves and what we do during the next 20 years. Part 4: The Future of the Shift Age Introduction Chapter 22: IP is the Wealth of the Shift Age Chapter 23: The Era of Big Data Chapter 24: Society and Economics
"A ... look at how cultural change, accelerating technological advancement, Big Data and the Internet of Things will affect brands and marketing in the years ahead"--Page 4 of cover.
We are leaving the Information Age and transitioning into the Shift Age, a time of transformation and change that offers both great risk and incredible opportunity. In Entering the Shift Age, David Houle identifies and explains the dynamics and forces that have shaped our world and will continue to reshape our world for the next 20 years. He shows how the Shift Age means a world fully global yet focused on the individual, where the speed of change is so fast that change itself is the new norm. He also comments from the front lines of the Shift Age on issues and topics that affect our lives, from business and technology to environment, media and global culture. eBook 2 discusses The Transformation Decade, which spans 2010-2020 and which is and will be one of the most transformative decades in human history. It is the first full decade of The Shift Age, and with it comes amazing changes and trends.
We are leaving the Information Age and transitioning into the Shift Age, a time of transformation and change that offers both great risk and incredible opportunity. In Entering the Shift Age, David Houle identifies and explains the dynamics and forces that have shaped our world and will continue to reshape our world for the next 20 years. He shows how the Shift Age means a world fully global yet focused on the individual, where the speed of change is so fast that change itself is the new norm. He also comments from the front lines of the Shift Age on issues and topics that affect our lives, from business and technology to environment, media and global culture. eBook 9 discusses how the three forces of the Shift Age will change brands and how they are marketed. Part 4: The Future of the Shift Age Introduction Chapter 21: Brands and Marketing
We are leaving the Information Age and transitioning into the Shift Age, a time of transformation and change that offers both great risk and incredible opportunity. In Entering the Shift Age, David Houle identifies and explains the dynamics and forces that have shaped our world and will continue to reshape our world for the next 20 years. He shows how the Shift Age means a world fully global yet focused on the individual, where the speed of change is so fast that change itself is the new norm. He also comments from the front lines of the Shift Age on issues and topics that affect our lives, from business and technology to environment, media and global culture. eBook 12 discusses the changing and declining influence of nation states as it pertains to the global stage of human evolution. David Houle predicts that we are entering the greatest time of human migration in history. Part 4: The Future of the Shift Age Introduction Chapter 26: Nation States? Chapter 27: The Global Age of Migration
Futurist David Houle and educational strategist Jeff Cobb assert that we already have the information and capabilities to make the necessary changes, and challenges us to take action now.