Table of Contents

Table of Contents 

Introduction:

Explanation of the purpose and scope of the book

Chapter 1: Futurists Who Predict the Future Based on Data

Introduction to futurists who use data and analytics to predict the future

Examples of futurists in this category and analysis of 

their methodologies and theories

Ray Kurzweil

Michio Kaku

Peter Diamandis

Faith Popcorn

Daniel Burrus

Sheryl Connelly

Thomas Frey

Amy Webb

Gerd Leonhard

Glen Hiemstra

Paul Saffo

Rohit Talwar

James Canton

Jeremy Rifkin

Mark Anderson

David Houle

Kevin Kelly

Brian Solis

John Naisbitt

Don Tapscott

Steve Brown

Richard Watson

Scott Smith

Wendy Schultz

William Higham

Chapter 2: Futurists Who Predict the Future Based on Technology

Introduction to futurists who focus on technological advancements and their implications for the future

Examples of futurists in this category and analysis of their methodologies and theories

Cathy O'Neil

Zoltan Istvan

Nell Watson

Calum Chace

Aubrey de Grey

Elon Musk

Kevin Kelly

Tim O'Reilly

Joi Ito

Sherry Turkle

Gerd Leonhard

Jason Silva

David Pearce

John Smart

Jamais Cascio

Ramez Naam

James Canton

Brian David Johnson

Alvin Toffler

Mark Stevenson

Paul Saffo

Amy Webb

Nick Bostrom

Anders Sandberg

Max Tegmark

Neil Harbisson

Chapter 3: Futurists Who Predict the Future Based on Social Trends

Introduction to futurists who observe and analyze social trends to predict the future

Examples of futurists in this category and alysis of their methodologies and theories

Alvin Toffler

Ray Kurzweil

Faith Popcorn

John Naisbitt

Jeremy Rifkin

Don Tapscott

Michio Kaku

Joel Kotkin

Sherry Turkle

Daniel Bell

Marshall McLuhan

William Strauss and Neil Howe

Patricia Aburdene

Leonard Sweet

Howard Rheingold

George Gilder

Kevin Kelly

Nicholas Negroponte

Arthur C. Clarke

Peter Diamandis

Jason Silva

Amy Webb

Andrew McAfee

Erik Brynjolfsson

Vivek Wadhwa

Paul Saffo

Heather McGowan

Gary Hamel

Gerd Leonhard

Brian Solis

Chapter 4: Futurists Who Predict the Future Based on Environmental Trends

Introduction to futurists who examine environmental trends to predict the future

Examples of futurists in this category analysis of their methodologies and theories

Alvin Toffler

Paul Ehrlich

Lester R. Brown

James Howard Kunstler

Michael Pollan

Jared Diamond

Stewart Brand

Bill McKibben

Rachel Carson

Jeremy Rifkin

Herman Daly

E.O. Wilson

Tim Flannery

Vandana Shiva

Amory Lovins

Sylvia Earle

Peter Diamandis

William McDonough

Hazel Henderson

Joseph Stiglitz

Thomas Homer-Dixon

Janine Benyus

David Suzuki

Naomi Klein

Elizabeth Kolbert

Richard Louv

Rebecca Solnit

David Orr

Annie Leonard

Andrew Revkin.

Chapter 5: Futurists Who Predict the Future Based on Political and Economic Trends

Introduction to futurists who examine political and economic trends to predict the future

Examples of futurists in this category analysis of their methodologies and theories

Ray Kurzweil

Alvin Toffler

John Naisbitt

Michio Kaku

Jeremy Rifkin

George Friedman

Ian Bremmer

Peter Schwartz

Faith Popcorn

Daniel Burrus

Don Tapscott

Thomas Frey

Garry Kasparov

Nouriel Roubini

Mark Penn

Joel Kotkin

Jim Carroll

Rebecca Costa

Ross Dawson

Patrick Dixon

Kenichi Ohmae

Lawrence Freedman

Paul Saffo

Nassim Taleb

Paul Mason

Yuval Harari

Amy Webb

Peter Diamandis

Richard Florida

Anand Giridharadas

Chapter 6: Futurists Who Predict the Future Based on Spiritual and Philosophical Beliefs

Introduction to futurists who rely on spiritual and philosophical beliefs to predict the future

Examples of futurists in this category analysis of their methodologies and theories

Chapter 7: Futurists Who Predict the Future Based on Science Fiction and Popular Culture

Introduction to futurists who use science fiction and popular culture as a basis for predicting the future

Examples of futurists in this category analysis of their methodologies and theories

Ray Kurzweil

Deepak Chopra

Michio Kaku

Yuval Noah Harari

Andrew Cohen

Daniel Pinchbeck

Edgar Mitchell

Peter Russell

Barbara Marx Hubbard

Don Beck

Ken Wilber

Jean Houston

Ervin Laszlo

Bruce Lipton

Gregg Braden

Lynne McTaggart

Rupert Sheldrake

Amit Goswami

Eben Alexander

Paul Levy

Marianne Williamson

Neale Donald Walsch

James Redfield

Gary Zukav

Caroline Myss

David Hawkins

Michael Beckwith

Panache Desai

Sadhguru 

Jaggi Vasudev

Eckhart Tolle

Chapter 8: Futurists Who Predict the Future Based on Alternative Methods

Introduction to futurists who use unique or alternative methods to predict the future

Examples of futurists in this category analysis of their methodologies and theories

Ray Kurzweil

Michio Kaku

Alvin Toffler

Marshall McLuhan

John Naisbitt

Don Tapscott

Kevin Kelly

Jeremy Rifkin

Daniel Burrus

Gerd Leonhard

Peter Diamandis

Amy Webb

Nassim Taleb

Tim O'Reilly

Sheryl Connelly

Faith Popcorn

George Gilder

Esther Dyson

Paul Saffo

Brian Solis

Vivek Wadhwa

Derek Woodgate

Chris Anderson

James Canton

Linda Stone

David Pearce Snyder

Jaron Lanier

William Gibson

Howard Rheingold

Stewart Brand.

Conclusion:

Reflection on the different perspectives and methodologies presented in the book

Discussion on the importance of considering multiple viewpoints when thinking about the future.