THE FUTURE IS FASTER THAN YOU THINK

 

THE FUTURE IS FASTER THAN YOU THINK

HOW convergency TECHNOLOGIES
ARE remodeling BUSINESS,
INDUSTRIES, AND OUR LIVES
PETER H. DIAMANDIS
AND STEVEN KOTLER
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Names: Diamandis, Peter H., author. Kotler, Steven, 1967- author.
Title: the long run is quicker than you think that : however convergency technologies ar transform-
ing business, industries, and our lives / Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler.
Description: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2020. Includes list references
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Identifiers: LCCN 2019044600 | ISBN 9781982109660 (hardcover) | ISBN
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vations—Forecasting Technology—Social aspects. Convergence (Economics)
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CONTENTS

Foreword

xi

PART ONE: THE POWER OF CONVERGENCE

Chapter One: Convergence

3

Chapter Two: The Jump to Lightspeed: Exponential Technologies Part 1 27

Chapter Three: The Turbo-Boost: Exponential Technologies Part II

Chapter Four: The Acceleration of Acceleration

69

49

PART TWO: THE REBIRTH OF EVERYTHING

95

117

Chapter Five: The Future of Shopping

Chapter Six: The Future of Advertising

Chapter Seven: The Future of Entertainment

Chapter Eight: The Future of Education

Chapter Nine: The Future of Healthcare

125

143

151

CONTENTS

169

Chapter Ten: The Future of Longevity

Chapter Eleven: The Future of Insurance, Finance, and Real Estate

Chapter Twelve: The Future of Food

181

201

PART THREE: The Faster Future

Chapter Thirteen: Threats and Solutions

Chapter Fourteen: The Five Great Migrations

211

237

261

Afterword

Acknowledgments

269

Notes

271

Index

349