James Canton, Ph.D. Releases FUTURE SMART: MANAGING THE GAME-CHANGING TRENDS THAT WILL TRANSFORM YOUR WORLD

BOSTON, Jan. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In FUTURE SMART: Managing the Game-Changing Trends That Will Transform Your World (Da Capo Press; February 2015), James Canton, Ph.D., reveals the results of a five-year global forecasting study focusing on the most urgent trends that will impact business, society, and individuals over the next two decades. The renowned futurist and top advisor to the Global Fortune 1000 deconstructs society's apprehension for new technologies—from smart robots to 3D printing and digital currency—and encourages readers to embrace change and contribute to a "Deep Future" of thriving economies and healthy individuals.  

Dr. Canton's theory is simple but radical: if you understand the emerging trends that will shape the future you will better manage the changes they bring, avoiding risk and creating profitable opportunities.

DR. CANTON CAN TALK ABOUT THE TOP DISRUPTIVE FUTURE TRENDS:

• Regenerative medicine will predict and prevent illness, rebuild brains and bodies, and extend the human lifespan to 150 years.
• By 2025 medical advances will make it immoral NOT to use stem cells.
• 70% of the jobs that will be available in 2025 haven't been created yet (nanotechnology, robotics, 3D printing).
• Smart Machines will design, manage and service 40% of all global businesses by 2025: expect energy, commerce, finance and manufacturing—without humans.
• By 2020 the Mobile Internet will transform business and society, connecting all products, industries, people and markets on the planet. 
• Climate change is our next World War.  Nations will be upended, resulting in population migration, resource upheavals, and governance erosion as climate change risks emerge. Engineering to deal with climate change will be the largest new entrepreneurial market worth trillions by 2030.
• New launches from Google, IBM, Twitter, Amazon, Facebook.  Like what's next for Apple: an iHealth Watch that will run DNA gene sequencing to predict medical problems rather than react to them. 
• By 2030, avatars—digital teachers that live in the network on the Internet—will be in demand over human teachers in over 150 nations.  Avatars will be the front end of a massive cloud-based AI capacity, with access to real-time knowledge over the Internet—they will speak over 100 languages and can teach any subject with the expertise of a master.

FUTURE SMART is an essential guide to what's coming next, but the most important lesson here is that the future depends on how we use the information. 

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DR. JAMES CANTON is a renowned global futurist, social scientist, author, and visionary business advisor. As a former Apple Computer executive and high tech entrepreneur, he has been insightfully forecasting the key trends and technologies that have shaped our world. The Economist recognizes him as one of the leading global futurists. He has advised three White House Administrations and over 100 companies. Dr. Canton is CEO and Chairman of the Institute for Global Futures, a leading think tank he founded in 1990 that advises business and government.  A frequent guest of the media, he was named "the Digital Guru" by CNN and "Dr. Future" by Yahoo! for his insights.

SOURCE Da Capo Press

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