Toffler wrote 13 books, most co-writtern with his wife, through his career
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Toffler's best known work, his 1970 book Future Shock, and its examination of the social changes that residents of a post-industrial society (or "super-industrial society") would face, and the resultant stress and disconnect, propelled him to the status of one of the most influential voices dealing with the changes in the human condition arising from a rapidly advancing world.
Born in New York City on October 3, 1928, Toffler and his wife Heidi Toffler, who he collaborated with for most of his works, went on to write about, enumerate, predict and explain many of the cultural upheavals that the world would see towards the end of the 20th century.
"Information overload"
One of the terms popularised by Toffler in the book was "information overload". Toffler described this as a situation where people, especially those in positions of leadership, could have difficulty in understanding issues or making decisions due to the presence of far too much information.
Information overload, and how to mitigate it, would go on to become one of the defining challenges of the information age, both in the professional and personal spheres.
The 'wave' theory
Toffler went on to write The Third Wave, published in 1980, a book which dealt with society's transition from the industrial age to the age of information.
In this book, Toffler argued that in a "Third Wave" society, the importance of monetary wealth would be overshadowed by information and knowledge. The possession of the latter, the book posited, would be the real deciding factor for who held power.
In both his books, he went on to successfully predict various technological advances and social phenomena. Chief among them being advancements in computing (the personal computer) and telecommunications, cloning, the emergence of nuclear families, and the growing acceptance for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
The Chinese angle
While The Third Wave went the way of his most defining piece of work, one country in particular, China, took to it quite seriously.
Completing the trilogy
In 1990, Toffler would go on to publish the last part of the trilogy, which he started with Future Shock, in the form of Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century.
Toffler wrote 13 books, most co-writtern with his wife, through his career and his last book was Revolutionary Wealth, which is considered to be an expansion on the The Third Wave.
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Toffler wrote 13 books, most co-writtern with his wife, through his career
Toffler wrote 13 books, most co-writtern with his wife, through his careerToffler's best known work, his 1970 book Future Shock, and its examination of the social changes that residents of a post-industrial society (or "super-industrial society") would face, and the resultant stress and disconnect, propelled him to the status of one of the most influential voices dealing with the changes in the human condition arising from a rapidly advancing world.
Born in New York City on October 3, 1928, Toffler and his wife Heidi Toffler, who he collaborated with for most of his works, went on to write about, enumerate, predict and explain many of the cultural upheavals that the world would see towards the end of the 20th century.
"Information overload"
One of the terms popularised by Toffler in the book was "information overload". Toffler described this as a situation where people, especially those in positions of leadership, could have difficulty in understanding issues or making decisions due to the presence of far too much information.
Information overload, and how to mitigate it, would go on to become one of the defining challenges of the information age, both in the professional and personal spheres.
The 'wave' theory
Toffler went on to write The Third Wave, published in 1980, a book which dealt with society's transition from the industrial age to the age of information.
In this book, Toffler argued that in a "Third Wave" society, the importance of monetary wealth would be overshadowed by information and knowledge. The possession of the latter, the book posited, would be the real deciding factor for who held power.
In both his books, he went on to successfully predict various technological advances and social phenomena. Chief among them being advancements in computing (the personal computer) and telecommunications, cloning, the emergence of nuclear families, and the growing acceptance for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
The Chinese angle
While The Third Wave went the way of his most defining piece of work, one country in particular, China, took to it quite seriously.
Completing the trilogy
In 1990, Toffler would go on to publish the last part of the trilogy, which he started with Future Shock, in the form of Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century.
Toffler wrote 13 books, most co-writtern with his wife, through his career and his last book was Revolutionary Wealth, which is considered to be an expansion on the The Third Wave.
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