The Author.

Introduction: The Future Creates the Present: Why You Should Care and How You Shape It.

PART I: WHAT YOUR FUTURE WILL LOOK LIKE: 5 LONG TERM TRENDS AND HOW YOU CAN PROFIT OR PROTECT YOURSELF.

Chapter 1. How to Profit from Demographic Tidal Shifts.

Chapter 2. How to Profit from 5 Key Technology Trends.

Chapter 3. How to Profit by Increasing the Knowledge Content of Your Product or Services.

Chapter 4. How to Profit from the Next Energy Wave.

PART II: HOW TO PREDICT THE FUTURE OF YOUR BUSINESS OR CAREER—AND PLAN FOR IT NOW ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE.

Chapter 5. Plan for the Future...but Hedge Your Bets.

Chapter 6. Be Your Own Futurist and Focus Your Organization on the Future.

Chapter 7. Ten Key Practices of the Future Oriented Enterprise.

PART III: PREFERRED FUTURE PLANNING EXERCISES, TOOLS, AND ACTIVITIES PREFERRED FUTURE PLANNING OUTLINE.

Chapter 8. Forecasting the Future—Activities for You and Your Enterprise.

Chapter 9. Choosing a Direction—Activities for You and Your Enterprise.

Chapter 10. Planning Activities for You and Your Enterprise.

Chapter 11. Tailoring Your Career to the Future.

PART IV: WHERE AMERICA IS FAILING THE FUTURE.

Chapter 12. Environmental Imperatives.

Chapter 13. The Great Divides.

Chapter 14. A Vision for the 21^st Century.

References.

Index.