John Naisbitt
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John Naisbitt (born January 15, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American author and public speaker in the area of futures studies. His first book Megatrends was published in 1982. It was the result of almost ten years of research. It was on the New York Times bestseller list for two years, mostly as #1. Megatrends was published in 57 countries and sold more than 14 million copies.
[edit] Biography
Naisbitt studied at Harvard, Cornell and Utah Universities. He gained business experience working for IBM and Eastman Kodak. In the world of politics he was assistant to the Commissioner of Education under President John F. Kennedy and served as special assistant to HEW Secretary John Gardner during the Johnson administration. He left Washington in 1966 and joined Science Research Associates. In 1968 he founded his own company, the Urban Research Corporation.
[edit] Bibliography
- Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives. Warner Books, 1982
- Reinventing the Corporation: Transforming Your Job and Your Company for the New Information Society. Warner Books, 1985
- Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990s. William & Morrow Company, Inc., 1990
- Global Paradox: The Bigger the World Economy, the More Powerful Its Smallest Players. William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1994
- Megatrends Asia: Eight Asian Megatrends That Are Reshaping Our World. Simon & Schuster, 1996
- High Tech/High Touch: Technology and our Accelerated Search for Meaning. Nicholas Braely Publishing, 2001
- Mind Set! Reset Your Thinking and See the Future. Collins, 2006.
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