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Future Edge: Discovering the New Paradigms of Success by Joel Arthur Barker (1992-01-01) Hardcover
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- PublisherWilliam Morrow; First Edition, First Printing edition (1992-01-01)
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- Item Weight : 13.6 ounces
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2011I was first exposed to Joel Aurthr Barkers work at Los Angeles Mission College several years ago. The class presentation was Physocology of Supervision, sub titled "Total Quality Management". The instructor Dr. Del Peaterson, who has now gone to heven also know as Idaho, persumably to lecture potatoes, and stick his face into pesticide intolerance by insects. The last sentence was of my own vocation. My observation, leaders lead an the rest of society follows. I have been profoundly impacted by the work by Mr. Barker having been privlaged to view his orginal video about pardigms. The old clashe "If it ain't broke don"t fix it" , no longer works in a society that is all ready broken.I am now paraphraseing what I belive his intent was. Improving comestically works for society as long as advertising "tells us this is this the most advanced product". The book or the video will not put food on your table, because of the resistance to change by thoes that have come to live with in their own comfort zone. If you buy the book you will be out a few dollars. If you read the book, life will never be a simplistic robatoic act of going through the motions. You will have the ability to think about the enviorment, food cost, and your own lively hood. I don't know if temperance is the word, but be cauatious with your new skills, life is threating that changes their old pardigms.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2003To its credit, ten years after this book was first published, it remains a commendable work of business futurism. One significant exception to this assessment comes from the poor record of Barker's identification of existing and coming trends for the 1990s. By now, we can see the weakness of "gambling instead of taxes", "national health care" (surely the result of Barker himself falling into a paradigm trap), "solar, hydrogen, fission" (at least ten years too early), "time taxes", "virtual reality", and others that didn't make it very far. Barker, however, is not a prophet but a guide to a more expansive way of thinking about the present and the future. Barker brings philosopher Thomas Kuhn's work on paradigms into focus with clear applications to business and any form of strategic thinking. Definitely merits a quick read by anyone interested in thinking more effectively about the future.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2013The book was published in 1992, so the case histories are a bit dated,,but the principles of how to anticipate the future are timeless.
I have read this book 3X now and still discovering valuable new insights..Read it. You'll be glad you did.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2020Sad I brought both these books and there the same except for the title 😳☹️But I’m still reading the book
Sad I brought both these books and there the same except for the title 😳☹️But I’m still reading the book
Images in this review - Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2013More Leaders need to read this. Especially in the Education arena. The message is critical to our nation's educational success.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2000Actually, this book is a sort of brief update of the author's earlier book, entitled Discovering the Business of Paradigms, & published in the mid-80s.
Drawing essentially from the pioneering work of Thomas Kuhn, who wrote the classic, The Theory of Scientific Revolutions, in the 70's, this author has very artfully expounded the concept of paradigm shift & pliancy in the world of business, in contrast to the world of science. From a strategic exploration viewpoint, this is an excellent guide book.
Understanding and mastering your paradigms is one important thing for making progress in life and in business, but I personaly feel that the real essence of this book is succinctly captured by the author in the five strategic exploration tools outlined in the book. They are the real gems of the book. [Bear in mind that the author is a process futurist, unlike most other futurists who write books & who are primarily content futurists. The five specific tools mentioned in the book are the exact process tools to aid & enhance your strategic exploration. Do not get carried away by the content part of the book pertaining to some perceived trends illustrated by the author.]
In addition, the author defines the concept of paradigm very well & also elaborates at length on its key characteristics & effects, with illuminating examples, as well as enlightening comparison/contrast of paradigm pliancy vs. paradigm paralysis.
He highlights the importance of paradigm shift, pliancy & anticipation. I particularly enjoyed exploring the two specific thought-provoking questions posed by the author:
(1) What do I believe is impossible to do in my field, but, if it could be done, would fundamentally change my business?
(2) Who, outside my field, might be interested in my unsolved problems?
By thinking about & answering these two challenging questions on your own, & against your own background, you will begin to understand & appreciate the essence of the author's proposition. This will be the beginning of your own paradigm shift, as it has happened in my own life design for the second half.
I would recommend readers to buy and read this book jointly with Wayne Burkan's Wide-Angle Vision. Wayne Burkan has been a collaborator of Joel Barker, and he introduces some more new ideas to the paradigm phenomenon.
Better still, view also and learn more from the videos (in which both authors are the lead facilitators), The Paradigm Prism and The Implications Wheel, which bring the whole paradigm concept to life and which showcase some more real-world business examples.
If you want to explore your future, read this book! As the author puts it, before you can create your future, you must first explore it. You must create and shape your future, otherwise some one else will!
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Jerônimo LimaReviewed in Brazil on July 8, 2024
3.0 out of 5 stars Bom livro!
Um manual claramente escrito sobre a descoberta de novos paradigmas nos negócios. Pore'm já está muito desatualizado, deveria ter uma nova edição revista e ampliada ou uma continuação.