Technofutures Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Extreme Future 1
Why Read This Book: Business Survival
Future Smart
Thinking Outside the Box, Really
Paradigm Wars
Customers Rule
Extreme Challenges, Opportunities, and Competition
The Top Ten Business Trends for the 21st Century

Chapter 2: The Four Power Tools of the New Millennium 7
High-Tech Innovation
High-Tech as the Key Driver of the 21st-Century Enterprise
Overview of the Sea Change
A New Renaissance
The Four Power Tools: Computers, Networks, Biotech, and Nanotech
Quantum-Leap Convergence
How to Think About What's Next
The Four Building Blocks: Bits, Atoms, Neurons, and Genes
Mapping the Future of Business and Society


Chapter 3: The Computer As 21st-Century Cyber-Companion 17
The Top Ten Computer Trends for the 21st Century
The First Power Tool
The Convergence of Computers and Networks
Intuitive Computing
Artificial Brains On-Demand
Thinking Machines Wake Up
From Wetware to Gelware
Distributed Intelligence Everywhere
The Convergence of Computers and Biotech
Silicon Sentience
Smart Chips in Everything
When Computers Are Smarter

Chapter 4: Brave New Internet 47
The Top Ten Internet Trends for the 21st Century
The Second Power Tool
Digital Democracy
Fat Pipes and Fast Speeds
The Next Generation Net
The Net As a Paradigm Catalyst
The Megaverse
Deep Personalization
Blended Reality
Cyber-Experience as a Commodity
Synthetic Pleasure
The Sensory Net: Touch Me, Feel Me

Chapter 5: Artificial Life: Bots, Agents, and Vants 71
The Top Ten A-Life Trends for the 21st Century
The Five Forces of A-Life
In Silico Life
More Human Than Human
Networked A-Life
Shopping Agents
Living in an Information Ecology
Digitally Engineered Personalities

Chapter 6: Cyborgs, Robots, Androids, & Newcomers Among Us 93
The Top Ten Robotic Trends for the 21st Century
Robot Evolution on Overdrive
Conscious Androids
Robo-Humans
My Robot, My Self
Cyborg Body Shops
The Robot Enterprise
Robo-Cops, Docs, and Jocks
Robo-Babes and Robo-Dudes

Chapter 7: The Future of E-Business 109
The Ten Top E-Business Trends for the 21st Century
Every Business Is an E-Business
The Battle for Customers
The Key Business Advantages
New Rules, New Economy
Reaching the Connected Customer
Net Economics at Warp Speed
Virtual Value Chains
Digital Darwinism
Next-Generation Business Models
Cyber-Merchandising
Cyber-Services
Virtual Private Markets
Digital Cash
Rise of the Knowledge Brokers

Chapter 8: Electronic Education 139
The Ten Top Electronic Education Trends for the 21st Century
Lifelong E-Education
Interactive Multimedia Programs
Customized Learning
Cyber-Training
Virtual Schools, Virtual Students
Virtual-Reality Learning
Knowledge Capital: The Only Competitive Edge

Chapter 9: Biotech Designer Babies and 200-Year-Old Birthday Parties 155
The Top Ten Biotech Trends for the 21st Century
The Third Power Tool
Hacking the Human Genome
Trading DNA
Redesigning Life
Longevity Marketing
The Health Enhancement Business
On-Demand Evolution
Designer Babies
Human Cloning
Bio-Capitalism
Packaging Immortality
The Post-Genomic Society


Chapter 10: Future Health 183
The Top Ten Health-Care Trends for the 21st Century
Healing Health Care
Telemedicine Futures
Robosurgeons and Cyberdocs
Cyber Health Online
Privacy for Sale
Smart Drugs
Toward a New Health System

Chapter 11: Nanotech - The Ultimate Alchemy 205
The Top Ten Nanotech Trends for the 21st Century
The Fourth Power Tool
Molecular Manufacturing
Shape-Shifting Matter
Reverse Engineering Life
Micromachines
Nano-Economics
The Supreme Killer App: Human Enhancement
The Nanotech Enterprise
The Five Domains of Nanotech
Designing Reality
Why Nanotech Changes Everything

Chapter 12: Entertainment and the Digital Future 223
The Top Ten Entertainment Trends for the 21st Century
Net-TV Convergence
Interactive Realities for Sale
Digital Actors
Digital TV
Everyone's a Director
On-Demand Fun
Personalized Media
Participatory Entertainment
The Emotion Engine
Networked Games
Future Entertainment Worlds

Chapter 13: Space - The Next Frontier 241
The Top Ten Space Trends for the 21st Century
Robonauts
A Cosmic Gold Rush
Future Flight
Space Wars
Space Tourism
Space Health
Terraforming Planets
Star Mission
First Contact

Chapter 14: High-Tech Innovation and Leadership 265
Meeting the Business-Critical Challenges of the 21st Century
The Four Change Leadership Styles
Growing Innovation: The Key
Learning to Listen to the Future
Becoming Future Smart

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