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As a futurist it is my responsibility and calling to be a catalyst to get people to think about the future and then to hopefully facilitate a conversation about it. This is what brings me to Singapore, Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2011 on an extensive speaking tour. In the U.S. I am called the CEO's futurist as I have not only spoken or advised some 1,400 CEOs and business owners in the last 4 years but speak to them in terms of the very short term, 0-9 months, medium term, 9 months – 2 years, and long term, 2-5 years and then long term trend lines for the next 10 years. These are the time frames business leaders must face.
We have entered, and will be transiting through a true inflection point in history. We are in passage through a 50 year period, 1975-2025 that future historians will look back on as the time that humanity created an alternative reality and changed its consciousness. The Information Age began around 1975 and is now giving way to the Shift Age. These two ages will encompass this 50 year period and have, are and will be completely transformative.
We have entered a new age, the Shift Age. As described in my book and presentations of the same name, I address the three fundamental forces that are reshaping our world. They are the Flow to Global, the Flow to the Individual and the Accelerated Electronic Connectedness of humanity.
We have entered a new century the 21st, and a new millennium the third millennium according to the generally accepted western calendar. We have also entered a new decade, 2010-2020, a decade I have named the Transformation Decade. The dictionary definition of transformation is: “ a change in nature, shape, form or character”. In this decade, most aspects of humanity, most of its institutions and therefore most businesses and corporations will have to go through transformation. Nothing less will work. All the great management theories of the last couple of decades, searching for excellence, going from good to great, and re-engineering the corporation were all good 20th century theories for 20th century businesses. Only transformation will work in this century and in this coming decade.
So, we have entered a new age, a new century and a new decade. The speed of change has become environmental and the transformation we are experiencing will be one that future historians will look back on as a key inflection point in human history. We are creating an alternative reality and we are rapidly moving toward a more global and integrated consciousness. Hang on!
It is indeed an incredible time to be alive!
Note: David's current February-March speaking tour is full. He hopes to return in the next 12-18 months for another extended tour, if not sooner. If you are at all interested in having David speak at your convention, conference or corporate retreat, please contact Ovations!
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