Quotes from book
Futurewise

Name: Futurewise
Author: Patrick Dixon

Patrick Dixon

Futurewise may refer to:

“Never has the future become so rapidly the past.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Institutional blindness is a major threat to the future of all corporations.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Two thirds of all those who have ever lived to sixty five are alive today and most of them are women.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Your company may have a reputation for brilliant leadership, outstanding innovation, clever branding and effective change management, but the business could fail if the world changes and you are unprepared.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“The first one hundred and fifty year old human being could be alive as a baby today.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“The key to understanding the future is one word: sustainability.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Take hold of your future or the future will take hold of you - be futurewise.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“The risk of a business being hit by a low probability, high impact event is far higher than most boards realise because the number of potential wild cards is so great.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“In banking or insurance trust is the only thing you have to sell.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“The larger the corporation, the greater the risk that you are flying blind.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“The future is about emotion: reactions to events are usually far more important than the events themselves.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Tribalism is the most powerful force in the world.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Listen to your customers but don't (always) believe what they say - they know even less about the future than you.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“To every trend there is a counter-trend. There are a number of pendulums operating and each creates new business opportunities.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“The Six Faces of the FUTURE are: Fast, Urban, Tribal, Universal, Radical and Ethical”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

Similar authors

Patrick Dixon28

British futurist 1957

Jacque Fresco52

American futurist and self-described social engineer None

Arthur C. Clarke207

British science fiction writer, science writer, inventor, u… None

Vladimir Mayakovsky14

Russian and Soviet poet, playwright, artist and stage and f… None

A.A. Milne169

British author None

John Hicks14

British economist None

Alfred Hitchcock45

British filmmaker None

J. J. Thomson8

British physicist None

Margaret Thatcher348

British stateswoman and politician None

William Golding79

British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Lite… None