Future shock is the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time.
Alvin Toffler
.
My thoughts are below.
~Blessings~Courtney
#quote #quoteoftheday #change #AlvinToffler
Die Versammlungen für die Zukunft der Gesellschaft könnten das Mittel sein, den Gesetzgeber wieder mit seiner Basis, dem Volk, zu verbinden, die Gegenwart mit der Zukunft zu verknüpfen.« #AlvinToffler: #FutureShock (1970) 2/2
»Manchem wird dieser Ruf nach »direkter Demokratie« zweifellos naiv erscheinen. Aber nichts ist naiver als die Vorstellung, man könnte die Gesellschaft weiterhin so regieren wie heute.« #AlvinToffler: #FutureShock 1/2
eine Disziplin, in der die Methoden der Verhaltensforschung benutzt werden, um die Auswirkungen technologischer Neuerungen auf die Wertstruktur abzuschätzen.«
#AlvinToffler: »Future Shock« (1970)
You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.
- #AlvinToffler
Happy Birthday Alvin Toffler. (RIP) #HappyBirthdayAlvinToffler #AlvinToffler #Birthday #RIPAlvinToffler #RestInPeace #Legends #Legend
"Toffler popularised terms such as 'information overload' and his works led world leaders and business moguls to seek his advice."
#AlvinToffler
1928-2016
Born on this day
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
October 4 is the birthday of #American philosopher #AlvinToffler who we #quote and back with a picture of #Texas from 35K feet. If this #quotograph speaks to you, please repost it.
New on @substack -- "On the Road to S.F.: Driving to San Francisco on a motorcycle that's too small." Starting life over at age 22. Caution: contains mention of #Kerouac #AlvinToffler #HarlanEllison #TomWolfe, and selling Time/Life books over the phone. #sanfrancisco tinyurl.com/2v9x66en
"Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur."
― Alvin Toffler
#Bluesky #AlvinToffler #Parenthood #AmateurParenting #NoManualForThis #ParentLife #ParentingTruths #FamilyWisdom #LearningOnTheJob #ParentJourney #RealParenting #HumorAndTruth #ParentingWisdom #LifeAsParents
If you don't have a strategy, you're part of someone else's strategy.
- #AlvinToffler
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler
#alvintoffler #politicalliteracy #fightoligarchy #wereallinthistogether #metacrisis
I created this abstract painting in 2020 and think it relates to the current times. See more details on my blog at abstractlloyd.com. And my new YouTube channel. As always thank you for supporting the arts. ☮️
#art
#painting
#Alvintoffler
#abstractart
“The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”
So declared #AlvinToffler (1928-2016)
Futurist #AlvinToffler predicted respiratory pandemics like #Covid19 as early as 1970s. The aircraft industry retrofitted its aircraft with #HEPA filters & vertical airflow, way back in the 1980s. But infrastructure/big buildings in cities remained hopeless in terms of fresh air, sunlight, airflow
A social post from @____ which says: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler @lifeboatacademy Image is a close-up of dew on grass.
#AlvinToffler #lifeboatacademy #Polycrisis #communityorganizing #decolonize
“The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”
So declared #AlvinToffler (1928-2016)
www.forbes.com/sites/eliamd...
@fmanjoo's take on #AlvinToffler & future studies. Oh the irony of Toffler fan Newt Gingrich shutting down the OTA.
www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/technology/wh...
