Algumas previsões de Peter Schwartz

Previsões feitas no livro publicado em 1991 (The Art of the Long View):
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"The distribution of new types of communication devices, in particular, is taking place so fast that by the time most of the global teenagers are teenagers, they will be literally be in contant contact with each other" (e na minha mente vejo telemoveis, SMSs e WiFi).
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"world travel would be a constant temptation"
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"then electronic media will become not just a means of communication, but a generator of global style" (e na minha mente vejo iPod).
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"There will be economic reasons for each nation to keep its unique culture intact." (à atenção dos prós e contras do acordo ortográfico).
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"Kids will make their own videotapes, their own recordings" (Carolina & YouTube).
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"If I were contemplating a business, I would be looking at opportunities in fashion, entertainment, travel, and communication that might be created by this large demographic wave."
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"The new China of over 1 billion people wants to manufacturefor the world as Taiwan used to."
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E o grande finale:
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The speed of global electronic transactions will generate speculative wealth much faster than industries and services; the exchange of information, not the possession of treasure, is the new definition of treasure."