Get ready for fast, radical, and complex change. Get ready for the Extreme Future. Our world is constantly buffeted by new and dramatic changes that we can't fully grasp. No one is fully prepared for the challenges, crises, and risks that lie ahead. [This book] is a blueprint for what's next and how to navigate these changes. The book covers the following major trends: How climate change and energy trends will reshape the planet ; How shifting population trends will transform the workforce; How radical innovation trends will competitively drive business; How astounding medicine trends will enhance people's life; How dangerous terrorism trends will threaten the individual; How the rise of China will bring on a new global power struggle.