Tomorrow is closer than you think. Peter Drucker explains how it will differ from today, and what needs to be done to prepare for it. The new economy may or may not materialise, but there is no doubt that the next society will be with us shortly. In the developed world, and probably in the emerging countries as well, this new society will be a good deal more important than the new economy (if any). It will be quite different from the society of the late 20th century, and also different from what most people expect. Much of it will be unprecedented. And most of it is already here, or is rapidly emerging." The next society | The Economist, November 1 |