Hailed as the "Book of the Decade" by bestselling author Tom Peters, Future Perfect explores the innovative business and organizational possibilities existing within the New Economy. Offering concrete models and bold examples, Davis shows how an organization can learn to manage in the future tense as a way to ensure success in the coming decades. "Packed with powerful ideas. I enjoyed it immensely".--John Sculley, Apple Computer.
Speed, intangibles, and connectivity are reshaping business behavior at its core. The old rules of mass production, segmented pricing, and rigid organizations are no longer sustainable. In this new economy, the rapid pace of change blurs the lines between buyer and seller, product and service, employee and entrepreneur. To navigate these shifts, a dynamic guide is essential. This groundbreaking work offers more than just insights; it presents a model for thriving in the connected economy, where advantages are fleeting and nothing is fixed. By examining the practices of innovative companies like Amazon, DreamWorks, and MBNA America, the authors create a framework for delivering and capturing value, developing strategies, and managing organizations in a landscape defined by constant change. In this world, knowledge and creativity surpass physical capital, products and services merge into "offers," and traditional transactions evolve into "exchanges." Companies like MCI and artists like David Bowie exemplify the need for adaptability, as they embrace unconventional approaches to foster creativity and monetize their talents. This work challenges readers to rethink their assumptions about business and encourages experimentation in new territories. It outlines a revolution in business and consumer culture, urging you to either join the innovators or risk being left behind. Are you ready to explore the rules of this new economy?
Barry has lived his whole life in Bathurst. He is a potter, but his degenerative neurological disorder means he is becoming more and more frustrated and forgetful. His wife Terrie is also frustrated and develops a plan to leave Barry and move out with her lover, Bruno. Barry finds support through his friendship with Tony and Jay, and her daughter, Nettie, and is comforted by loving memories of his first wife, Molly. As he embarks on an emotional odyssey, the potter confronts his loss of memory and his changing world with resilience, love, and friendship to aid him. The narrative at the core of the potter's story invites readers to contemplate the delicate interplay of courage, compassion, and the enduring power of the human spirit as he experiences challenges in the face of betrayal, physical change and memory loss, and the eventual interplay of couple of bumbling bank robbers.
Internet-Revolution und Globalisierung machen alles dramatischer und unsicherer. Um künftig erfolgreich zu sein, müssen wir in Business, Arbeit und Privatleben immer mehr zu brillanten Risikomanagern und Investoren in uns selbst werden - oder wir verarmen. Ein faszinierendes, wegweisendes Buch. In den USA bereits ein Bestseller. Internet-Revolution und Globalisierung machen alles dramatischer und unsicherer. Um künftig erfolgreich zu sein, müssen wir in Business, Arbeit und Privatleben immer mehr zu brillanten Risikomanagern und Investoren in uns selbst werden - oder wir verarmen. Ein faszinierendes, wegweisendes Buch. In den USA bereits ein Bestseller.