{"product_id":"uncharted-how-to-navigate-the-future-paperback","title":"Uncharted: How to Navigate the Future - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Heffernan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Excellent (and very timely).\" --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times *\u003c\/i\u003e \"Smartly assembled case studies and insights.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e * A \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormer CEO and popular TED speaker Margaret Heffernan offers powerful and practical tools so you can face the future with confidence and courage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost of us are addicted to prediction, desperate for certainty about the future. But the complexity of modern life won't provide that; experts in forecasting are reluctant to look more than 400 days out. History doesn't repeat itself and even genetics won't tell you everything you want to know. Tomorrow remains uncharted territory, but Margaret Heffernan demonstrates how we can push aside uncertainty and forge ahead with agility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wide array of people and places, \u003ci\u003eUncharted\u003c\/i\u003e traces long-term projects that shrewdly evolved over generations to meet the unpredictable challenges of every new age. Heffernan also looks at radical exercises and experiments that redefined standard practices by embracing different perspectives and testing fresh approaches. Preparing to confront a variable future provides the antidote to passivity and prediction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging freely through history and from business to science, government to friendships, this refreshing book challenges us to mine our own creativity and humanity for the capacity to create the futures we want and can believe in.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Heffernan is an entrepreneur, chief executive, and author. She was born in Texas, raised in Holland, and educated at Cambridge University. She worked for the BBC and developed interactive multimedia products with Peter Lynch, Tom Peters, Standard \u0026amp; Poors, and The Learning Company. She has served as Chief Executive Officer for InfoMation Corporation, ZineZone Corporation, and iCAST Corporation. The author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond Measure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWillful Blindness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Bigger Prize\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, she blogs for \u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCBS Moneywatch\u003c\/i\u003e, and Inc.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699108122687,"sku":"9781982112639","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4250ff2ec46d089c5b83dd0377db0330.webp?v=1765012491","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/uncharted-how-to-navigate-the-future-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}