Viewpoint: Shock wave could be a tidal force

Abstract

We are going to witness a transformation of work according to Future Shock author, Alvin Toffler, in his new book The Third Wave. According to Toffler, the First Wave was the invention of agriculture some 10,000 years ago or thereabouts. Three centuries ago, the industrial revolution heralded the Second Wave, while the Third Wave will bring an equally drastic change in society and individuals. Current industrial society will collapse before a tide of changes in values, technology and organisations on every scale. According to Toffler:

Citation

(1980), "Viewpoint: Shock wave could be a tidal force", Education + Training, Vol. 22 No. 6, pp. 161-183. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb016729