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
and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019044600 | ISBN 9781982109660 (hardcover) | ISBN
9781982109677 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9781982109684 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Technological innovations-Economic aspects. | Technological inno-
vations—Forecasting Technology—Social aspects. Convergence (Economics)
Classification: LCC HC79.T4 D4895 2020 | DDC 338/.064_dc23
LC record accessible at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019044600
ISBN 978-1-9821-0966-0
ISBN 978-1-9821-0968-4 (ebook)
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
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