John Naisbitt

John Naisbitt ( born January 15, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American author with the main focus on trend and future research. His most famous book is Megatrends. Written in 1982, it was published in 57 countries and dominated the bestseller lists for months. He made known the concept of globalization.

Life

After his studies in political science at Harvard University, Cornell University and the University of Utah Naisbitt was Deputy Secretary of Education under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson Special Assistant for. He was successful in the private sector and as an entrepreneur. Since 1982, the year of publication of his first work Megatrends, he is a lecturer in the spotlight of international events. In addition to his lectures around the world, the majority of his work is seen at present an analysis of China's development. John Naisbitt is the Chairman of the Naisbitt China Institute in Tianjin, is a professor of Nankai University and professor of Tianjin University of Finances and Economics, and a member of the Board of the Asia Business School, Tianjin. John Naisbitt lives with his wife Doris in Vienna and Tianjin.

Works

  • Megatrends. Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives. Warner Books, 1982
  • Reinventing the Corporation. Transforming Your Job and Your Company for the New Information Society. Warner Books, 1985
  • Megatrends 2000. Ten New Directions for the 1990 's. William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1990
  • Global Paradox. The Bigger the World Economy, the More Powerful Its Smallest Players. William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1994
  • Megatrends Asia. Eight Asian Megatrends That Are Reshaping Our World. Simon & Schuster, 1996
  • High Tech / High Touch. Technology and our Accelerated Search for Meaning. Nicholas Braely Publishing, 2001.
  • Mind Set! Reset your thinking and see the future. 2006
  • China 's Megatrends. The 8 pillars of a new society. 2009

Life stages

  • Studied political science at Harvard, Cornell University and University of Utah.
  • Advisor for top politicians and business leaders
  • In management positions at IBM and Eastman Kodak
  • Deputy Minister of Education of John F. Kennedy
  • Special Assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Year stay in Thailand as advisor to the Royal Thai Government
  • Visiting professor at Harvard and at the Moscow State University
  • Faculty member at the University of Nanjing in China
  • Distinguished Fellow at the International Institute of Strategic and International Studies in Malaysia - the first non- asian in this position
  • Chairman of the Naisbitt China Institute in Tianjin
  • Professor of Nankai University
  • Professor of Tianjin University of Finances and Economics
  • Board Member of the Asia Business School Tianjin
  • Support of 15 honorary doctorates in engineering, science and philosophy
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