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Future Trends in Business
This title is part of the Learning a la Carte Series
Duration: 13 minutes
Synopsis

This video examines how businesses can anticipate events and plan for success. It explores some of the future trends facing organizations.

This program features psychologist Peter Quarry, interviewing Dr Peter Schwartz, Chairman, Global Business Network, USA.

Peter Schwartz is one of the world's leading futurists. He is the cofounder and chairman of Global Business Network, USA, an international think tank and consulting firm that helps companies, governments, and non-profits think strategically about the future to make better decisions today.

Peter's books on a wide variety of future-oriented topics, include Inevitable Surprises (Gotham, 2003) and The Art of the Long View (Doubleday, 1991) a major text on scenario planning. He co-wrote The Long Boom (Perseus, 1999), a look at a future characterized by global openness, prosperity, and discovery. When Good Companies Do Bad Things (Wiley, 1999), is an argument for corporate responsibility in an age of corruption. China's Futures (Jossey-Bass, 2001), is a vision of several different potential futures for China. He co-authored the Pentagon's An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security.

Key Learning Points
  • why businesses fail when considering the future
  • the 'scenario planning' technique
  • major trends impacting business over the next 5 to 10 years
  • future 'wild cards'
Package Description
DVD
Recommended Audiences
  • Executives
  • Managers
Distributed in the following format(s)
  • DVD
Available in the following language(s)
  • English
Media Type
 Video Recording
Presentation Style
  • Interview
STOCK CODE
LALC18
Published
Melbourne
Filming location
USA
Release year
1998
Remastered year
2006
Copyright owner
ClickView
Publisher
Seven Dimensions