News & Reviews
“A tour de force . . . Hiemstra displays an impressive store of knowledge, analytical acumen, and imagination.” - Boston Globe
“Both practical and visionary.” - The Futurist Magazine
“Rewarding reading.” - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cenex Energy Summit
In November 2007, Glen will present to energy industry leaders on the future of the energy industry, including the future of energy technologies and resources.
Atlanta Regional Comission
Glen will convene with board members and leaders of the Atlanta Regional Comission in November 2007, their second meeting with Glen this year. Glen is working with the Comission to envision the Atlanta region in 2050.
Brazil Publication
Turning the Future Into Revenue to be published in Brazil, translated into Portuguese. John Wiley & Sons, Publisher, announced an agreement with Editora Pensamento-Cultrix Ltda, of Brazil, to publish a Portuguese version of the book. The release date is pending.
Reviews
The Futurist by Cynthia G. Wagner
July-August 2007
A clearly written overview of business-relevant trends in the major sectors of futures analysis . . . and guides the reader through the potential impacts and - more valuably - inspirations for new ways to turn a profit. . . . Hiemstra’s book is both practical and visionary, business oriented and personal.
California Valley Daily News
August 25, 2006
[An] enthralling look at how some of the most important trends of today will come out in years to come.
European Futures Observatory, by Stephen Aguilar-Millan
November 25, 2006
I have to to admit it was the title that first attracted me to this book. In my work as a consulting futurist, I am constantly looking to find ways in which we can turn our knowledge of the future into revenue. On reading the book I found this to be a view that did not do justice to the breadth of the book. It is a book that is designed to help the lay reader to engage with the future. In doing so, we can adopt a future perspective within our lives, both at work and at liesure. (continue to 2-page review, pdf)
Strategy Central Blog by Mark Howell
November 16, 2006
This is a GREAT book! While Part One is both interesting and helpful, Part Two is fantastic and totally relevant for all of us. The detailed explanation of a three-stage process for preferred future planning is absolutely worth the price of the book! There is a diagram in chapter 5 that will definitely become a permanent fixture in my white board planning exercises. Anyone leading an organization into the future will benefit from the ideas here. Turning the Future Into Revenue will help you learn to develop foresight, choose a future direction, and then decide on strategy. Fantastic!
Managment Craft Blog by Lisa Haneberg
October 5, 2006
I read Turning the Future into Revenue last week and used some of the information to enhance a strategy meeting I facilitated. I love the book and think all leaders ought to get one. I found Part II, How to Predict the Future of Your Business or Career - And Plan for it Now, to be particularly helpful.
I highlighted the heck out of it - Glen goes beyond mentioning the trends to helping readers shape their future. I like Glen’s distinction of a vision versus mission versus plan and I like the examples and structure he offers to help us create and move toward our preferred future.
The final section is a great call to action.
Sunday Seattle Times by Michael Upchurch
August 31, 2006
A visiting scholar at the University of Washington’s Human Interface Technology Lab offers financial advice that takes impending oil shortages and China’s rising economic vitality into account.
Future Survey, Michael Marien, Ed.
August 2006
This book seeks to expand images of the future…A little bit about a lot of things: a good general introduction to methods, trends, and preferred future. (read whole review, pdf)
Puget Sound Business Journal by Patti Payne
August 4-10, 2006
Hiemstra was approached by publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. to do the book…How China will outpace our country; how to survive without oil; how to profit from a shrinking customer base — these are just some of the tough topics Hiemstra tackes. He looks at strategic planning as an oxymoron and says strategizing or futuring goes much futher than planning…The book made me squrim at times, but anxious to learn more. If you want to know the value of thinking two decades ahead, while planning in the present, this is a must read.
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FortWorth Star-Telegram by Cecil Johnson
August 14, 2006
“Back to the Future: How to profit from imagining the trends of tomorrow”
Those who cater to the needs and wishes of senior citizens in the later years of the 21st Century will have to offer a much different array of goods and services than they provide today, says futurist Glen Hiemstra in this enthralling look at some of the most important trends of today that will will play out in years to come.
Turning the Future Into Revenue is a wide-ranging examination of developments in science, technology, economics, politics, the environment and energy. It is a tour de force in which Hiemstra displays an impressive store of knowledge, analytical acumen and imagination.
He examines the present and speculates about the future of such fields as nanotechnology, robotics, genomics, proteomics, systems biology, stem-cell research, long-range wireless systems, grid computing, globalization and numerous alternative energy sources to replace fossil fuels.
The things Hiemstra has written about today’s trends and paradigm shifts that will determine the future and his instructions taking advantage of them make for rewarding reading.
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