Joel Barker 
Joel Barker is author of Future Edge and was the first person to popularize the concept of paradigm shifts for the corporate world. His first videotape, Discovering the Future: The Business of Paradigms, by 1988 became the best selling business video in history. In 2001, he updated this film to include contemporary examples and a shortened version and has been translated into over 16 languages. His second video, The Power of Vision, became his second best seller and has also been translated into more than a dozen languages.
Category: Future Thinking
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Interviews with Joel Barker»See all
How many batteries do you charge every week? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how one innovator says we can cut wasted energy when charging batteries by 90% and save billions every year.
Could someone build the tallest building in the world in half a year? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on how a Chinese company plans to prefab the tallest building in the world and erect it in 7 months, plus why this is a good idea.
That's right! We now have smart diapers. Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the innovative path someone took to create a disposable that calls your cell phone when your baby has a wet diaper.
Books by Joel Barker
Drawing essentially from the pioneering work of Thomas Kuhn, who wrote the classic, The Theory of Scientific Revolutions, in the 70's, this author has very artfully expounded the concept of paradigm shift & pliancy in the world of business, in contrast to the world of science. From a strategic exploration viewpoint, this is an excellent guide book.
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