James Canton > Quotes

“literature continues to satisfy a spiritual or psychological need, and open readers’ minds to the world and its extraordinary variety.”
― James Canton, The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

“Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of human need for it, and it has not changed except to become more needed.”
― James Canton, The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

“The Stone Age did not end for lack of stone. And the Oil Age will end log before the world runs out of oil”
― James Canton

“When there is no Future Vision, there is nothing to work toward creating.”
― James Canton, The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the Next 20 Years

“FACTORS THAT WILL DEFINE THE EXTREME FUTURE 1. Speed. The rate of change will be blinding, comprehensive in scope, and will touch every aspect of your life. 2. Complexity. A quantum leap in the number of seemingly unrelated forces that will have a direct bearing on everything from lifestyles to work to personal and national security. 3. Risk. New risks, higher risks, and more threats from terror to crime to global economic upheaval will alter every aspect of your life. 4. Change. Drastic adjustments in your work, community, and relationships will force you to adapt quickly to radical changes. 5. Surprise. Sometimes good, sometimes difficult to imagine, surprise will become a daily feature of your life, often challenging sensibility and logic. Although the changes wrought by 9/11 and the subsequent focus on global security and terrorism are central to understanding what comes next, they are not the only trends driving the Extreme Future.”
― James Canton, The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the Next 20 Years

“1. A future vision—clear vision of where you are going. 2. A sound strategy to get there. 3. Tools to persuade key people—colleagues, teammates, family members, and so on—to commit to a shared vision and strategy. 4. Effective execution. Future”
― James Canton, The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the Next 20 Years

“The future of our lives, of our work, of our businesses—and most of all, the future of our world—depends on us gaining a new understanding of the dizzying changes that lie ahead. I call this future-readiness.”
― James Canton, The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the Next 20 Years

“This concept struck a familiar chord with many individuals who indeed were having a difficult time coping with the rapid change that characterizes modern life.”
― James Canton, The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the Next 20 Years