Joe Tankersley

Toffler was right: Humans need stability zones

Joe Tankersley joins Jim Blasingame to mark the 50th anniversary of Toffler’s book, Future Shock, by noting that his “stability zone” prophecy, and Naisbitt’s “high-tech, high-touch,” will prevail for generations of analog humans in the digital age.

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Joe Tankersley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the velocity of change is what’s different today from past eras, and why no other generation has ever had to deal with such an increase in the speed of change.
Joe Tankersley joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the 50th anniversary of Alvin Toffler’s book, Future Shock, and why his perspective, along with others, such as Gordon Moore and John Naisbitt, became prophecies of our reality.
Joe Tankersley joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the 2020s will be replete with disruptions for tourism, consumer products, and all levels of government, largely due to responses to innovations in technology.
Joe Tankersley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the disruptive things to look for in the next decade regarding health care and education, almost all associated with demographic response to technology.
Joe Tankersley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the reasons why the 2020s will be a decade of disruptions that will be unprecedented in category and scope.