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The Signals Are Talking
by Amy Webb • 2016
Trends leave footprints at the fringe. A system for reading the future before it becomes obvious.
3.70
641
The Signals Are Talking Summary
The Signals Are Talking 90%
Trends leave footprints at the fringe. A system for reading the future before it becomes obvious.
by Amy Webb 2016
3.70
641 ratings
Flash Foresight
by Daniel Burrus • 2010
The future hides certainties in plain sight. A method for spotting them and moving first.
4.02
387
Flash Foresight Summary
Flash Foresight 90%
The future hides certainties in plain sight. A method for spotting them and moving first.
by Daniel Burrus 2010
4.02
387 ratings
Steve Jobs and Philosophy
by Shawn E. Klein • 2015
What made Steve Jobs a tyrant also made him a visionary. Philosophers weigh the evidence.
3.81
21
Steve Jobs and Philosophy Summary
Steve Jobs and Philosophy 89%
What made Steve Jobs a tyrant also made him a visionary. Philosophers weigh the evidence.
by Shawn E. Klein 2015
3.81
21 ratings
Bold
by Peter H. Diamandis • 2015
Tech that doubles in power yearly is creating billion-dollar openings. Here is the playbook.
3.97
10k+
Bold Summary
Bold 89%
Tech that doubles in power yearly is creating billion-dollar openings. Here is the playbook.
by Peter H. Diamandis 2015
3.97
10k+ ratings
Moonshots
by Naveen Jain • 2018
Industry experts see limits; outsiders see moonshots. The mindset that builds the future.
4.20
182
Moonshots Summary
Moonshots 89%
Industry experts see limits; outsiders see moonshots. The mindset that builds the future.
by Naveen Jain 2018
4.20
182 ratings
Imaginable
by Jane McGonigal • 2022
Train your brain to see the future: exercises from a futurist that turn anxiety into agency.
4.08
1k+
Imaginable Summary
Imaginable 89%
Train your brain to see the future: exercises from a futurist that turn anxiety into agency.
by Jane McGonigal 2022
4.08
1k+ ratings
Seeing Around Corners
by Rita McGrath • 2019
Disruption announces itself at the edges first. A system for reading the signals before they arrive.
3.80
581
Seeing Around Corners Summary
Seeing Around Corners 89%
Disruption announces itself at the edges first. A system for reading the signals before they arrive.
by Rita McGrath 2019
3.80
581 ratings
Non-Obvious
by Rohit Bhargava • 2012
Trends are curated, not predicted: how to spot what's next by gathering what's already here.
3.53
1k+
Non-Obvious Summary
Non-Obvious 89%
Trends are curated, not predicted: how to spot what's next by gathering what's already here.
by Rohit Bhargava 2012
3.53
1k+ ratings
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
by Kenneth O. Stanley • 2015
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
3.98
1k+
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned Summary
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned 89%
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
by Kenneth O. Stanley 2015
3.98
1k+ ratings
Another World Is Possible
by Geoff Mulgan • 2022
Our real scarcity isn't resources: it is the imagination to design a society worth having.
4.47
19
Another World Is Possible Summary
Another World Is Possible 89%
Our real scarcity isn't resources: it is the imagination to design a society worth having.
by Geoff Mulgan 2022
4.47
19 ratings
This Is Strategy
by Seth Godin • 2024
The best strategies don't wrestle the system. They let the system do the work.
3.54
820
This Is Strategy Summary
This Is Strategy 89%
The best strategies don't wrestle the system. They let the system do the work.
by Seth Godin 2024
3.54
820 ratings
The Vision Driven Leader
by Michael Hyatt • 2020
The difference between a manager and a leader is one document. Here is the template.
4.16
1k+
The Vision Driven Leader Summary
The Vision Driven Leader 89%
The difference between a manager and a leader is one document. Here is the template.
by Michael Hyatt 2020
4.16
1k+ ratings
Abundance
by Peter H. Diamandis • 2012
Your brain scans for disasters. Technology improves exponentially. One of these is winning.
4.05
12k+
Abundance Summary
Abundance 89%
Your brain scans for disasters. Technology improves exponentially. One of these is winning.
by Peter H. Diamandis 2012
4.05
12k+ ratings
Longpath
by Ari Wallach • 2022
Your brain was built for the next five minutes. Civilization needs you to think in centuries.
3.74
323
Longpath Summary
Longpath 88%
Your brain was built for the next five minutes. Civilization needs you to think in centuries.
by Ari Wallach 2022
3.74
323 ratings
The Orbital Perspective
by Ron Garan • 2015
An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.
3.80
205
The Orbital Perspective Summary
The Orbital Perspective 88%
An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.
by Ron Garan 2015
3.80
205 ratings
Deep Utopia
by Nick Bostrom • 2024
Machines solve every problem. What's left for us to do, and does it matter?
3.61
867
Deep Utopia Summary
Deep Utopia 88%
Machines solve every problem. What's left for us to do, and does it matter?
by Nick Bostrom 2024
3.61
867 ratings
How to Think Like Einstein
by Daniel Smith • 2014
The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.
3.57
282
How to Think Like Einstein Summary
How to Think Like Einstein 88%
The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.
by Daniel Smith 2014
3.57
282 ratings
Could Should Might Don't
by Nick Foster • 2025
Four ways we imagine the future. Three are fantasies. One is a discipline.
3.68
231
Could Should Might Don't Summary
Could Should Might Don't 88%
Four ways we imagine the future. Three are fantasies. One is a discipline.
by Nick Foster 2025
3.68
231 ratings
Speculative Everything
by Anthony Dunne • 2013
Most design fixes problems. This design invents fictional worlds to test-drive better ones.
4.12
999
Speculative Everything Summary
Speculative Everything 88%
Most design fixes problems. This design invents fictional worlds to test-drive better ones.
by Anthony Dunne 2013
4.12
999 ratings
Self-Renewal
by John W. Gardner • 1964
Why systems and minds harden over time, and the practice that keeps them open.
4.00
238
Self-Renewal Summary
Self-Renewal 88%
Why systems and minds harden over time, and the practice that keeps them open.
by John W. Gardner 1964
4.00
238 ratings
Art of the Long View, The
by Peter Schwartz • 1991
Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.
3.80
924
Art of the Long View, The Summary
Art of the Long View, The 88%
Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.
by Peter Schwartz 1991
3.80
924 ratings
We Are as Gods
by Peter H. Diamandis • 2026
Scarcity is dying. Your brain never got the memo. The owner's manual for upgrading it.
4.67
60
We Are as Gods Summary
We Are as Gods 88%
Scarcity is dying. Your brain never got the memo. The owner's manual for upgrading it.
by Peter H. Diamandis 2026
4.67
60 ratings
The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs
by Carmine Gallo • 2010
Jobs reduced 350 products to 10. The seven principles behind every breakthrough decision.
4.08
2k+
The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs Summary
The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs 88%
Jobs reduced 350 products to 10. The seven principles behind every breakthrough decision.
by Carmine Gallo 2010
4.08
2k+ ratings
Paradigms
by Joel A. Barker • 1993
Your expertise can blind you: why outsiders see the next big shift while industry leaders miss it.
4.04
171
Paradigms Summary
Paradigms 88%
Your expertise can blind you: why outsiders see the next big shift while industry leaders miss it.
by Joel A. Barker 1993
4.04
171 ratings
Big Bang Disruption
by Larry Downes • 2014
When a product beats yours on every dimension, your industry doesn't just shrink. It disappears.
3.59
245
Big Bang Disruption Summary
Big Bang Disruption 88%
When a product beats yours on every dimension, your industry doesn't just shrink. It disappears.
by Larry Downes 2014
3.59
245 ratings
Strategic Foresight
by Sarah Lai Cheah • 2020
An end-to-end system for turning market foresight into products your customers actually want.
Strategic Foresight Summary
Strategic Foresight 88%
An end-to-end system for turning market foresight into products your customers actually want.
by Sarah Lai Cheah 2020
Discover Your Genius
by Michael J. Gelb • 2009
Your brain already has the hardware for genius. Ten history-altering minds show how to use it.
3.66
450
Discover Your Genius Summary
Discover Your Genius 88%
Your brain already has the hardware for genius. Ten history-altering minds show how to use it.
by Michael J. Gelb 2009
3.66
450 ratings
Think Like a Rocket Scientist
by Ozan Varol • 2020
Nine rocket-science rules that turn uncertainty, failure, and impossible goals into your advantage.
4.17
5k+
Think Like a Rocket Scientist Summary
Think Like a Rocket Scientist 88%
Nine rocket-science rules that turn uncertainty, failure, and impossible goals into your advantage.
by Ozan Varol 2020
4.17
5k+ ratings
You Belong to the Universe
by Jonathan Keats • 2016
Buckminster Fuller never built a world-saving machine. He invented a way of thinking that could.
3.65
393
You Belong to the Universe Summary
You Belong to the Universe 88%
Buckminster Fuller never built a world-saving machine. He invented a way of thinking that could.
by Jonathan Keats 2016
3.65
393 ratings
Management Challenges for the 21st Century
by Peter F. Drucker • 2009
Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.
4.07
876
Management Challenges for the 21st Century Summary
Management Challenges for the 21st Century 88%
Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.
by Peter F. Drucker 2009
4.07
876 ratings
The Singularity Is Nearer
by Ray Kurzweil • 2024
AI surpasses humans by 2029. The plan is not to compete but to merge.
3.89
5k+
The Singularity Is Nearer Summary
The Singularity Is Nearer 88%
AI surpasses humans by 2029. The plan is not to compete but to merge.
by Ray Kurzweil 2024
3.89
5k+ ratings
Paid to Think
by David Goldsmith • 2012
The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.
3.76
159
Paid to Think Summary
Paid to Think 88%
The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.
by David Goldsmith 2012
3.76
159 ratings
Handbook for a Positive Revolution
by Edward de Bono • 1991
A revolution without enemies: five principles that turn personal effectiveness into global change.
3.23
115
Handbook for a Positive Revolution Summary
Handbook for a Positive Revolution 88%
A revolution without enemies: five principles that turn personal effectiveness into global change.
by Edward de Bono 1991
3.23
115 ratings
Fully Automated Luxury Communism
by Aaron Bastani • 2018
Technology is ending scarcity. The real question is who gets to own the abundance.
3.68
3k+
Fully Automated Luxury Communism Summary
Fully Automated Luxury Communism 88%
Technology is ending scarcity. The real question is who gets to own the abundance.
by Aaron Bastani 2018
3.68
3k+ ratings
Vivid Vision
by Cameron Herold • 2019
Write what your company looks like three years from now, in detail. Alignment follows.
3.91
1k+
Vivid Vision Summary
Vivid Vision 88%
Write what your company looks like three years from now, in detail. Alignment follows.
by Cameron Herold 2019
3.91
1k+ ratings
From What Is to What If
by Rob Hopkins • 2019
Our collective imagination is collapsing. The remedy: less screen time, more play, better questions.
4.31
1k+
From What Is to What If Summary
From What Is to What If 88%
Our collective imagination is collapsing. The remedy: less screen time, more play, better questions.
by Rob Hopkins 2019
4.31
1k+ ratings
Design Driven Innovation
by Roberto Verganti • 2009
User research cannot reveal the next breakthrough. Radical innovation is a proposal, not a response.
4.00
498
Design Driven Innovation Summary
Design Driven Innovation 88%
User research cannot reveal the next breakthrough. Radical innovation is a proposal, not a response.
by Roberto Verganti 2009
4.00
498 ratings
Archaeologies of the Future
by Fredric Jameson • 2005
Utopia's function is not to predict the future but to prove the present is not inevitable.
4.04
596
Archaeologies of the Future Summary
Archaeologies of the Future 88%
Utopia's function is not to predict the future but to prove the present is not inevitable.
by Fredric Jameson 2005
4.04
596 ratings
The Path of Least Resistance
by Robert Fritz • 1989
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
4.06
2k+
The Path of Least Resistance Summary
The Path of Least Resistance 88%
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
by Robert Fritz 1989
4.06
2k+ ratings
Third Wave
by Alvin Toffler • 1980
Farming and factories each broke civilization open. Knowledge is the third break.
3.96
3k+
Third Wave Summary
Third Wave 88%
Farming and factories each broke civilization open. Knowledge is the third break.
by Alvin Toffler 1980
3.96
3k+ ratings
Physics of the Impossible
by Michio Kaku • 2008
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
4.09
42k+
Physics of the Impossible Summary
Physics of the Impossible 88%
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
by Michio Kaku 2008
4.09
42k+ ratings
Source
by Joseph Jaworski • 2011
Stillness opens a creative field effort cannot reach, and what comes back rewrites leadership.
4.26
133
Source Summary
Source 88%
Stillness opens a creative field effort cannot reach, and what comes back rewrites leadership.
by Joseph Jaworski 2011
4.26
133 ratings
Innovation by Design
by Thomas Lockwood • 2017
Why design thinking fails without leadership alignment, and how Intuit, SAP, and GE got it to stick.
3.59
116
Innovation by Design Summary
Innovation by Design 88%
Why design thinking fails without leadership alignment, and how Intuit, SAP, and GE got it to stick.
by Thomas Lockwood 2017
3.59
116 ratings
The Age of Spiritual Machines
by Ray Kurzweil • 1998
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
3.89
5k+
The Age of Spiritual Machines Summary
The Age of Spiritual Machines 88%
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
by Ray Kurzweil 1998
3.89
5k+ ratings
The World in 2050
by Hamish McRae • 2022
A handful of 1960s birth rates already chose the superpowers of 2050.
3.62
342
The World in 2050 Summary
The World in 2050 88%
A handful of 1960s birth rates already chose the superpowers of 2050.
by Hamish McRae 2022
3.62
342 ratings
Embracing Change
by Tony Buzan • 2005
Change happens. A brain-based system to stop reacting and start designing your future.
3.57
42
Embracing Change Summary
Embracing Change 88%
Change happens. A brain-based system to stop reacting and start designing your future.
by Tony Buzan 2005
3.57
42 ratings
Visions
by Michio Kaku • 2011
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
4.03
2k+
Visions Summary
Visions 88%
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
by Michio Kaku 2011
4.03
2k+ ratings
I Am Right You Are Wrong
by Edward de Bono • 1990
Argument ruled Western thought for 2,400 years. The brain is actually built to perceive and design.
3.82
518
I Am Right You Are Wrong Summary
I Am Right You Are Wrong 88%
Argument ruled Western thought for 2,400 years. The brain is actually built to perceive and design.
by Edward de Bono 1990
3.82
518 ratings
Hunch
by Bernadette Jiwa • 2017
Breakthrough ideas start with noticing what others overlook, and that is a skill you can train.
3.51
490
Hunch Summary
Hunch 88%
Breakthrough ideas start with noticing what others overlook, and that is a skill you can train.
by Bernadette Jiwa 2017
3.51
490 ratings
The Singularity Is Near
by Ray Kurzweil • 2005
Progress doubles, then doubles again. Sometime around 2045, human biology becomes optional.
3.93
13k+
The Singularity Is Near Summary
The Singularity Is Near 88%
Progress doubles, then doubles again. Sometime around 2045, human biology becomes optional.
by Ray Kurzweil 2005
3.93
13k+ ratings
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