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tuckeralmengor's review
3.0
dumballah's review
2.0
Some good insights. But this book is written for people who need capitalistic incentives to care about women and immigrants.
im1ru12's review against another edition
4.0
Part of a book club at work. Our discussions went into how each chapter applied to the business & what we felt was needed to prepare. Very interesting information shared here and will be interesting to see if and what parts of the book come to fruition by 2030.
brianlarson's review
2.0
This book is chock-full of lazy euphemisms (like, “each day is a new opportunity” or “blockchain is the answer to all your problems”). Mauro clearly isn’t extremely versed in technology (nor does he claim to be), but technology is the driving force behind many of his predictions (3D printing, AVs, VR, etc.). The first half of the book is read largely through the lens of a sociologist and the latter, a tech-prognosticator.
I did thoroughly enjoy Mauro’s calls to combat climate change through innovative, yet practical means. Also, he clearly demonstrates that immigration is net positive & needed in order to combat low fertility rates and an increasingly aging global population.
Last- there’s no mention of COVID in the main text. In the post-script, Mauro mentions that his predictions still hold in a post covid environment, but how does he actually know that? We’re still in the throes of the pandemic today!
Last, last- Mauro spends 2.5 pages on what he calls “Gays and Bohemians.” The interweaving of the two is bizarre and I’m not sure what I’m supposed to take away from the pages other than gays and bohemians are “creative.” Missed opportunity here.
I did thoroughly enjoy Mauro’s calls to combat climate change through innovative, yet practical means. Also, he clearly demonstrates that immigration is net positive & needed in order to combat low fertility rates and an increasingly aging global population.
Last- there’s no mention of COVID in the main text. In the post-script, Mauro mentions that his predictions still hold in a post covid environment, but how does he actually know that? We’re still in the throes of the pandemic today!
Last, last- Mauro spends 2.5 pages on what he calls “Gays and Bohemians.” The interweaving of the two is bizarre and I’m not sure what I’m supposed to take away from the pages other than gays and bohemians are “creative.” Missed opportunity here.
bonniereads777's review
3.0
In 2030: How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything, Mauro F. Guillen makes predictions for 10 years from now in many different areas such as business, finance, currency, population, environment, and others.
I find Guillen, like all of us, makes predictions based on his own political viewpoint, which is to be expected. My take is different than his, but that would be the same for anyone reading this, as we are all individuals. Guillen has undertaken a daunting task. So many things have changed in just one year from 2019 to 2020, I think it would be hard to make predictions for ten years out in this day and age. I think Guillen's ideas are well thought out, but can too easily be changed by future events.
I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley. My review is voluntary.
I find Guillen, like all of us, makes predictions based on his own political viewpoint, which is to be expected. My take is different than his, but that would be the same for anyone reading this, as we are all individuals. Guillen has undertaken a daunting task. So many things have changed in just one year from 2019 to 2020, I think it would be hard to make predictions for ten years out in this day and age. I think Guillen's ideas are well thought out, but can too easily be changed by future events.
I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley. My review is voluntary.
ngominh's review
3.0
Đọc cũng thú vị, nhưng không mới. Nhiều phần thì hơi lan man nữa, nhưng cũng có vài ý mà đọc mới vỡ lẻ ra. Nhưng không phải là kiểu khiến mình muốn đọc liên tục và liền mạch.
kettlepot's review
3.0
Attempts to learn from the past to apply current trends to the future. Some interesting theories but also feels like I’ve heard a lot of this before.
takfur's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
3.75