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Daniel Burrus is a renowned futurist and trend analyst, born on August 22, 1947. He is known for his profound insights into technology trends and his predictions about future developments, having authored multiple books on future trends.

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“It used to be that the big eat the small; now it’s the fast that eat the slow. Fast is the new big.”

Small Business Small Big Fast

Book:Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible

Source: Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible

“To thrive in this new age of hyper-change and growing uncertainty, it is now an imperative to learn a new competency - how to accurately anticipate the future.”

Age Growing Uncertainty Thrive New Age Imperatives Anticipate Hyper Competencies

Author:Daniel Burrus

“The move from scarcity thinking to abundance thinking, from zero-sum competition to one-hundred-sum collaboration, is not just a “nice” or “moral” idea. In the twenty-first century, it's plain good sense. Scarcity says, “I'm going to keep all my ideas to myself and sell more than anyone else.” Abundance says, “By mentoring, coaching, and sharing all our best ideas, we're going to create a powerful tide that raises all our ships-and we'll all sell more as a result".”

Thinking Firsts Ideas Moving Results Powerful Moral Nice Century Hundred Twenties Raises Sells Competition Ships Coaching Abundance Zero Collaboration Tides Good Sense Scarcity Mentoring

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“Keeping up is a fool's game; seek advantage instead.”

Games Fool Advantage

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“Information is power only if you can take action with it. Then, and only then, does it represent knowledge and, consequently, power.”

Ifs Doe Action Information Information Is Power

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“Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity.”

Sports Focus Competition Formulas Mediocrity

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“Life is a journey. Part of that journey is not just using your talents, but trying to decide what is your gift and then directing your talents to support your gift so you can soar to new heights.”

Trying Life Is Support Journey Talent Height Soar Life Is A Journey Using Your Talents

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“There’s no competitive advantage in being just like everyone else.”

Advantage Competitive Advantage

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“I think all of us are looking at the future with yesterday's eyes.”

Thinking Eye Future Yesterday

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Born: August 22, 1947
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Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the ImpossibleRelated source material

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