Ten Survival Skills for a World in Flux: A Practical Guide to the Twenty-First Century, from Climate Change to Finance to the Future of Education

di Fletcher Tom (Autore)

William Collins, 2022

‘Original and thought provoking’ Gordon Brown ‘Challenging and hopeful: a groundbreaking guide to the future’ Valerie Amos To thrive in the twenty-first century, we all need to understand the challenges coming our way. And start adapting, now. We all know there are major, overlapping, global crises ahead of humanity: climate change, mass migration, new warfare, big tech, further pandemics, authoritarian capitalism. Rather than be daunted, this book charts a way that we can respond. With expertise from his work at the highest levels of international politics, education, activism and business, Tom Fletcher offers a practical manifesto that can help us transform the way we learn, live, and work together. Amongst its key survival skills, this book offers ideas on how we renew education, restore society and reimagine the future. It helps us chart a course to take back control, to find purpose, and to become better ancestors. It helps us to learn the language of technology – without thinking like computers. It offers 39 steps that each of us can start to take today to boost our survivability. Vital, practical and accessible, this is a book about how we can anticipate the threats and opportunities of tomorrow and be ready for them – individually and collectively. Drawing from his vast experience in international politics, education, activism, and business, Fletcher provides a practical manifesto that is not only a guide to personal success but also a blueprint for social and economic growth. This bestselling book by the Sunday Times bestselling author is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the multifaceted aspects of our rapidly changing world. For fans of Jonathan Trevor (Re), Rafael Behr (Politics), Helen Thompson (Disorder), Martin Wolf (The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism), and Rory Stewart (The Marches). HarperCollins 2022

• Autore: Fletcher Tom
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 08:54:10
• Anno edizione: 2022
• Editore: William Collins
• EAN: 9780008447908

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