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  • The must-read summary of Bill Gates' book: "The Road Ahead: How the Emerging Technologies of the Digital Age Will Transform Everyone's Lives".This complete summary of the ideas from Bill Gates' book "The Road Ahead" explains how the emerging technologies of the information highway have the ability to transform the life of every person on the planet. In his book, the...
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  • The must-read summary of Daniel Burrus and John David Mann's book: "Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible".This complete summary of the ideas from Daniel Burrus and John David Mann's book "Flash Foresight" explains how a flash foresight is a "blinding flash of the future obvious". It is the ability to intuitively grasp what will unfold...
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  • The must-read summary of Geoffrey Moore, Paul Johnson and Tom Kippola's book: "The Gorilla Game: An Investor's Guide to Picking Winners in High Technology".This complete summary of the ideas from Geoffrey Moore, Paul Johnson and Tom Kippola's book "The Gorilla Game" shows how the real challenge in business is how to identify the potential star performers of tomorrow before their...
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  • The must-read summary of Gina Smith's book: "The Genomics Age: How DNA Technology Is Transforming the Way We Live and Who We Are".This complete summary of the ideas from Gina Smith's book "The Genomics Age" shows how genetic testing is currently being used in many ways in the medical sector; however, it is experiencing challenges with costs, ethics and patient...
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  • The must-read summary of J. Edward Russo and Paul Schoemaker's book: "Winning Decisions: Getting It Right the First Time".This complete summary of the ideas from J. Edward Russo and Paul Schoemaker's book "Winning Decisions" shows that in order to make effective business decisions, you need a decision-making process that is structured, sound and consistent. In their book, the authors present...
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  • The must-read summary of Jack Uldrich and Deb Newberry's book: "The Next Big Thing Is Really Small: Nanotechnology and the Future of Big Business".This complete summary of the ideas from Jack Uldrich and Deb Newberry's book "The Next Big Thing Is Really Small" explains that nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter at the atomic level to create better materials, devices...
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  • The must-read summary of James McGregor's book: "One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China".This complete summary of the ideas from James McGregor's book "One Billion Customers" shows that it is difficult to emphasise just how important the Chinese economy will end up becoming to the global economy in the future. China has already surpassed...
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  • The must-read summary of Jesse Berst's book: "The Magnet Effect: Attracting and Retaining an Internet Audience Today and in the Future".This complete summary of the ideas from Jesse Berst's book "The Magnet Effect" shows that surviving and prospering in today's digital era all comes down to how effectively you can attract and retain an Internet audience of regular customers. In...
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  • The must-read summary of Les McKeown's book: "Predictable Success: Getting Your Organization on the Growth Track - and Keeping It There".This complete summary of the ideas from Les McKeown's book "Predictable Success" shows that every business goes through regular and periodic stages of growth and decline. This pattern of organisational development has traditionally been termed the "Lifecycle of a Business"...
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  • The must-read summary of Mary Modahl's book: "Now or Never: How Companies Must Change Today to Win the Battle for Internet Consumers".This complete summary of the ideas from Mary Modahl's book "Now or Never" shows that the battle for internet consumers is still underway. It can still be won by either traditional companies or internet start-ups. However, in her book...
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  • The must-read summary of Peter Schwartz's book: "Inevitable Surprises: Thinking Ahead in a Time of Turbulence".This complete summary of the ideas from Peter Schwartz's book "Inevitable Surprises" shows that most of the "surprises" that will hit the economic world in the next 25 years are actually predictable and inevitable. In his book, the author explains how every savvy businessperson should...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert B. Tucker's book: "Managing the Future".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert B. Tucker's book "Managing the Future" shows how no business can afford to rest on its laurels and on the successes of the past. If there’s one hallmark of long-term companies, it’s the ability to manage the future as well as the...
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  • The must-read summary of Robyn Waters' book: "The Trendmaster's Guide: Get a Jump on What Your Customer Wants Next".This complete summary of the ideas from Robyn Waters' book "The Trendmaster's Guide" shows that new trends are not always spotted early by the ultra-hip types who are much cooler than everyone else. At the very best, these trend trackers help keep...
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  • The must-read summary of Ryan Matthews and Watts Wacker's book: "The Deviant's Advantage: How Fringe Ideas Create Mass Markets".This complete summary of the ideas from Ryan Matthews and Watts Wacker's book "The Deviant's Advantage" shows how today's most commercially successful products began as fringe ideas that became accepted in the mainstream market. Given the speed at which today’s markets are...
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  • The must-read summary of Viktor Mayer-Schonberg and Kenneth Cukier's book: "Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think".This complete summary of the ideas from Viktor Mayer-Schonberg and Kenneth Cukier's book "Big Data" explains that the concept of "big data" means using huge quantities of data to make better predictions based on patterns, rather than trying...
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