The Nature of the Future: Dispatches from the Socialstructed World
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (545 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451641184 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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As Silicon Valley thought-leader Marina Gorbis, head of the Institute for the Future, portrays, a thriving new relationship-driven or socialstructed economy is emerging in which individuals are harnessing the powers of new technologies to join together and provide an array of products and services. Based on extensive research into current trends, she travels to a socialstructed future and depicts an exciting vision of tomorrow.. A leading futurist offers an inspiring portrayal of how new technologies are giving individuals so much power to connect and share resources that we are entering a new era in which networks of individuals, not big organizations, will solve a host of problems by reinventing business, education, medicine, banking, government, and scientific research.A renowned futurist offers a vision of a reinvented world.
--Mary Whaley . The author observes that “empowered by computing and communication technologies that have been steadily building village-like networks on a global scale, we are infusing more and more of our economic transactions with social connections.” She offers chapters describing how social structing will impact education, government, scientific research, and health. This is a thought-provoking, excellent book for a wide range of library patrons. She cites the values in these networks, including open collaboration, independence, and the ability of anyone to rise to an endeavor. From Booklist Gorbis, a futurist and consultant, describes a new era she calls “socialstructing,” in which individuals use technology and the collective intelligence of a large group of people, their social network, to take on jobs previously done by big businesses and organizations. Gorbis
Amazon Customer said Five Stars. Great book. How and why "we are infusing more and more of our economic transactions with social connectedness" Robert Morris Why did Marina Gorbis write this book? Her core contention "is that the innovations rapidly emerging through socialstructing are not mere fringe developments but are the early manifestations of a new economy that will increasingly replace the institutional production we have come to rely on in so many areas of our li. not my kind of logic Martin at Silflay Maybe my left-brain mind is just too rigid, but I found the basic thesis of the book unconvincing. Yes, non-financial motivations are important, and yes, Drucker did say very positive things about how to manage volunteers successfully. But I don't think there's anything wrong with increasing material value, and I thi
She has consulted to hundreds of organizations in business, education, government, and philanthropy. Marina Gorbis is Executive Director of Institute for the Future, a nonprofit research and consulting organization based in Silicon Valley. . She has been a repeated guest blogger on BoingBoing and is a frequent speaker on future organizational, technology, and social issues. She holds a masters degree from the Graduate School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley