Seismic Shifts. Future Forces. Call them whatever you would like. The sixteen trends revealed in this benchmark book will have a profound impact on our future. Noted futurist, educator, communicator, executive and leadership counsel, author, and international speaker Gary Marx makes the case for those trends and speculates on their implications for education and the whole of society. Supported by compelling research and observations, the trends address: ageing, diversity, intellectual capital, technology, generations, education, personalization, human ingenuity, continuous improvement, ethics, planetary security, polarisation, interdependence, personal meaning, poverty, and careers. This is essential reading for anyone involved in education, business, government, nonprofits, community groups, and other types of organisations, industries, or professions.