Review of Nine Shift (Paperback)

This is a "future shock" book explained with such clarity that no one can leave the book without some awareness of their own experience with change.I heard the author speak at a lecture two days ago.If you get a chance to hear him in person, I urge you to do so.The book begins with the turn of the 20th century and a small town in Kansas with four department stores and an opera house.It describes the trends that caused this very small town to have these amenities.It then goes to the turn of this century and shows parallel rapid changes in our own society and the impacts these are having on our work and personal lives.I found the most interesting parallel was the comparison of the death of the horse and buggy in favor of cars to the death of cars in favor of TRAINS!(And not for the reason you think!!)This is an easy to read and understand book.It is a book you will not be able to put down.Short chapters allow you to read in spurts.Pictures and quotes add to the interesting tale of the turns of centuries.

Product Description
In just twenty years, between 200 and 2020, some 75% of our lives will change dramatically. We know this because it happened once before. Between 1900 and 1920, life changed.

Nine Shift explores the uncanny parallels between today and 100 years years ago between the two transition eriods and the forces that restructure society in the new economic era.

Discover each of the maor nine shifts currently taking place fnd find out the implications of each shift for business and work, life and education. Nine Shift describes how your own work organization should change and transition into the Internet Age in order to ramian viable and successful.

About the Author
William A. Draves, CAE, is an internationally recognized teacher, author and consultant and President of LERN. He is one of the most quoted experts on lifelong learning and online learning by the US media, including "The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Wall STreet Journal, National Public Radio, NBC Nightly News and Wired.com. Bill holds a masters degree in adult education from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and has authored six books.

Julie Coates is editor of Course Trends Magazine. She attended N. C. State University, Cornell University, and earned her masters degree in public administration and adult education from Kansas State University. She is a well-known authority on demographics and marketing lifelong learning programs. She teaches online courses as part of a graduate program with the University of South Dakota. Her newest book is "Generational Learning Styles."

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