About the Book

This book is not about the actual future - It doesn't seek to compete with meteorologists, stock analysts, pundits, Tarot cards, crystal orbs, Science fiction novels or some other kind of entity claiming the gift of prophecy. Instead it is an inquiry into the imagined future - our preoccupation with the word "future" - how we think and how we should think about tomorrow and beyond. Leading futurist Magnus lindkvist builds on the mental tools developed by future-thinkers, sci-fi writers and other predictions to construct an engaging guide to long-term thinking. In doing so, lindkvist also points out the shortcomings and common errors we make when envisioning tomorrow because as the philosopher Friedrich Hegel once said, "to be aware of limitations is already to be beyond them:' when the future begins will inspire better, more constructive future thinking so that you won't have to rely too much on all the future babblers out there.

When the Future Begins: A Guide to Long-Term Thinking

When the Future Begins: A Guide to Long-Term Thinking

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