We are moving out of the industrial age into a technological global age … The institutions that were developed during the industrial age – health care, businesses, politics, education, religion – are all restructuring. People are not focusing on this, even though it is a worldwide phenomenon. This transition period is going to be difficult for those who don’t recognize the nature and dynamics of the change.
Predictor: Celente, Gerald
Prediction, in context:In a 1993 article in Business Credit, the publication of the National Association of Credit Management, writer Eric Anderson interviewed futurist Gerald Celente. Anderson writes: ”The U.S. is moving out of the industrial age and into a tecnological, global age. The transition is going to be difficult for those who don’t recognize the nature and dynamics of the change … the transfer of information into the home and office via communications networks will change the face of communication … Business Credit asked Gerald Celente, author of ‘Trend Tracking – the System to Profit from Today’s Trends,’ director of the Trends Research Institute, and editor and publisher of the Trends Journal, to share his views on what the future has in store for technological progress in America … ”BC: What do you see as some of the major social and economic global trends for the coming century?” ”Celente: The important thing to remember right now is that we are moving out of the industrial age into a technological global age. While we have witnessed and applauded the breakdown of communism, it is important to understand that other systems worldwide are breaking down as well. The institutions that were developed during the industrial age – health care, businesses, politics, education, religion – are all restructuring. People are not focusing on this, even though it is a worldwide phenomenon. This transition period is going to be difficult for those who don’t recognize the nature and dynamics of the change.”
Biography:Gerald Celente was a futurist and director of the Trends Research Institute. He began this career in 1980 and correctly predicted both the fall of the Soviet Union and the stock market crash of the late 1980s. (Futurist/Consultant.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Business Credit
Title, headline, chapter name: The Trends that Will Shape Our Future
Quote Type: Direct quote
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