John Naisbitt
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John Naisbitt | |
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Born | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | January 15, 1929
Died | April 8, 2021 Velden am Wörther See, Austria | (aged 92)
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Subject | Futures studies |
Spouse | Doris Naisbitt |
John Naisbitt (January 15, 1929 – April 8, 2021) was an American author and public speaker in the area of futures studies. His first book Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives was published in 1982. It was the result of almost ten years of research. It was on The New York Times Best Seller list for two years, mostly as No. 1. Megatrends was published in 57 countries and sold more than 14 million copies.
Biography
John Naisbitt grew up in
Naisbitt died on April 8, 2021, at his secondary residence in Velden am Wörther See, Austria.[1][2]
Impact
On futurists
Naisbitt has had an influence on modern futurists, such as David Houle and others.[citation needed]
On social and political thought
Although Naisbitt has not written an explicitly political book, in 1982 his Megatrends book he expressed early enthusiasm for radical centrist politics. The book states, in bolded type, "The political left and right are dead; all the action is being generated by a radical center."[3]
Bibliography
- Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives. Warner Books, 1982
- (with Patricia Aburdene) Reinventing the Corporation: Transforming Your Job and Your Company for the New Information Society. Warner Books, 1985
- (with Patricia Aburdene) Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990s. William & Morrow Company, Inc., 1990
- Global Paradox: The Bigger the World Economy, the More Powerful Its Smallest Players. William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1994
- Megatrends Asia: Eight Asian Megatrends That Are Reshaping Our World. Simon & Schuster, 1996
- High Tech High Touch: Technology and Our Accelerated Search for Meaning. Broadway Books, 1999
- Mind Set!: Reset Your Thinking and See the Future. Collins, 2006.
- China's Megatrends: The 8 Pillars of a New Society. HarperCollins, 2010.
References
- ^ "US-Zukunftsforscher John Naisbitt ist mit 92 Jahren gestorben" [US futurologist John Naisbitt has died at the age of 92]. BR24 Rundschau (in German). April 10, 2021. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "US-Autor und Trendforscher John Naisbitt 92-jährig gestorben" [US author and trend researcher John Naisbitt dies at the age of 92]. Die Presse (in German). Austria Press Agency. April 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ISBN 0-446-51251-6 – via Internet Archive text collection.
The political left and right are dead; all the action is being generated by a radical center.