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Are You Working on the Future?
I'm a Cleveland, Ohio-based writer, editor and writing coach, with more than 25 years of experience, including stints in Chicago and Washington, D.C. My work has appeared in more than 100 print and online publications, from the New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor to local and regional publications. My work has been recognized by awards (including an Emmy) from four journalism groups.
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Hmmm...I think instead thinking about tomorrow, we should spend time on today....
Neve Proverb
Consider the astronomers, who work in the future and the past, simultaneously. The next exploding star they discover has already exploded.
Neve, I guess I assumed that it's a given that we're all mostly focused on the now. But not thinking about the future as well tends to make it not so interesting when it finally arrives. Take retirement savings, for example. As for you, Mr. Quinn, leave it to you to take the conversation in a whole new unexpected direction.
Always glad to help ...
But to be more serious, I was working for the Bell System when Peter Drucker carved out his reputation as pre-eminent futurist. Executives quoted him more often than the bible (he probably made a small fortune off Ma Bell alone) even as they were lobbying feverishly to restore the monopolistic past.
Hence, the citation should probably end with "...even the mightiest company [we know to whom he referred] is in trouble if it has not worked on the future ... so retain me!
Absolutely. Independent consultants have to make rain somehow.
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