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Growth Strategies #1016 (August 2008)
IN THIS ISSUE: ECONOMICS MADE INTERESTING!
1 – ECONOMICS DOES NOT LIE
2 – HOW ARE WE DOING?
3 – ECONOMICS AS METAPHOR
   
Growth Strategies #1015 (July 2008)
IN THIS ISSUE:
1 – COLLABORATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA 2008
2 – THE NEXT STEP IN OPEN INNOVATION
3 – FIVE FUTURE STRATEGIES YOU NEED RIGHT NOW
   
Growth Strategies #1014 (June 2008)
IN THIS ISSUE:
1 – THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS
2 – THE BUSINESS OF THE FUTURE
   
Growth Strategies #1013 (May 2008)
IN THIS ISSUE:
1 – ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
2 – ENVIRONMENAL PERSPECTIVE VI
3 – TRENDS AND THE 2008 ELECTION
   
Growth Strategies #1012 (April 2008)
IN THIS ISSUE:
1 – THE FUTURE OF SMALL BUSINESS
2 – THE FUTURE OF MEDIA
   
Growth Strategies #1011 (March 2008)
IN THIS ISSUE: QUALITY WILL OUT
Synopsis of presentation by Dr. Roger Selbert to the Danish American Business Summit 2008, "Competitiveness in Action" [Presented by the Danish-American Chamber of Commerce of Southern California in collaboration with the Trade Commission of Denmark, Los Angeles, and the UCLA Anderson School of Management – Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER).]
1 – TRENDS IN GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
2 – COUNTERTRENDS
3 – IDENTIFYING THE LEVERAGE POINTS
4 – THEORY INTO ACTION
5 – CONCLUSION
   
Growth Strategies #1010 (February 2008)
IN THIS ISSUE: TWO PROFOUND TRENDS (AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS)
1 – THE BIG SWITCH: FROM THE PC TO UTILITY COMPUTING
2 – MEXICAN-AMERICANS AND THE FUTURE OF THE U.S.
   
Growth Strategies #1009 (January 2008)
IN THIS ISSUE: BUSINESS TECH TRENDS
1 – TEN HOT BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRENDS FOR 2008
2 – EIGHT BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRENDS TO WATCH
3 – IT TECH TRENDS FOR 2008
4 – TEN TECH TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE 2008
   
Growth Strategies #1008 (December 2007)
IN THIS ISSUE: CHEER UP AMERICA
1 – INTRODUCTION: WHY DO WE FEEL SO BAD?
2 – ECONOMY: NO RECESSION IN 2008
3 – GLOBALIZATION: TRADE GOOD, PROTECTIONISM BAD
4 – SOCIAL/CULTURAL TRENDS: ON THE MEND
5 – OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GOOD NEWS
6 – CONCLUSION: DESPAIR IS UNWARRANTED
   
Growth Strategies #1007 (November 2007)
IN THIS ISSUE: TRENDS IN EDUCATION AND EDUCATION REFORM
1 – INTRODUCTION (EDITOR'S NOTE FROM ROGER SELBERT)
2 – READING FIRST (STERN)
3 – SCHOOL REFORM THAT CAN WORK (HESS)
4 – THREE SIMPLE TRUTHS (MURRAY)
   
Growth Strategies #1006 (October 2007)
IN THIS ISSUE: GLOBAL TRENDS OF INTEREST
1 – WORLD POLL OF WELL-BEING (GALLOP)
2 – STATE OF THE FUTURE (UN)
3 – AMERICA'S ELEGANT DECLINE (KAPLAN)
4 – WHY THE WORLD ISN'T FLAT (GHEMAWAT)
5 – A DEMOGRAPHIC THEORY OF WAR (HEINSOHN)
   
Growth Strategies #1005 (September 2007)
IN THIS ISSUE: EMERGING CONSUMER MARKETS
1 – MICROTRENDS
2 – KARMA QUEENS, GEEK GODS AND INNERPRENEURS
3 – PRIME-TIME AND BABY BOOMER WOMEN
4 – THE DEATH OF DEMOGRAPHICS?
   
Growth Strategies #1004 (August 2007)
1 – OUR INTANGIBLE RICHES
2 – THE COMING CRISIS IN EMPLOYEE TURNOVER
3 – POPULATION GROWTH CHALLENGES THE MIDDLE EAST
4 – CALIFORNIA: STILL THE FUTURE
5 – HOW TO RESIST ALL 12 TYPES OF COMMERCIALS
   
Growth Strategies #1003 (July 2007)
IN THIS ISSUE: RECOMMENDED SUMMER READING
1 – ECONOMICS
2 – GLOBALIZATION
3 – 20TH CENTURY HISTORY
4 – ISLAM
5 – SOCIETY
6 – HEALTHCARE
7 – TRANSPORTATION
8 – POLITICS
   
Growth Strategies #1002 (June 2007)
IN THIS ISSUE: GEOPOLITICS, ECONOMICS, DEMOGRAPHICS
1 – FOUR TRANSFORMATIONS
2 – THE SPOILING ATTACK
   
Growth Strategies #1001 (May 2007)
IN THIS ISSUE: STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH
1 – UNSTOPPABLE
2 – MORE ON HIDDEN ASSETS
3 – BLUEPRINT TO A BILLION
   
Growth Strategies #1000 (April 2007)
IN THIS ISSUE: HOW PUBLISHING WILL MOVE BEYOND PRINT
Synopsis of keynote presentation to the Western Publications Association Publishing Conference by Roger Selbert, President, Ask Dr. Roger Publications, Editor & Publisher, Integrated Retailing and Growth Strategies
1 – DOES THE INTERNET REPLACE PRINT?
2 – THE NEEDED BUSINESS MODEL
3 – WHAT PUBLISHING CAN LEARN FROM RETAILING
4 – WHAT FORWARD-LOOKING PUBLISHERS ARE DOING
5 – IT'S AN ALL-PLATFORM WORLD
   
Growth Strategies #999 (March 2007)
1 – ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPERS
2 – 20TH VS. 21ST CENTURY BUSINESS LEADERS
3 – WINE TRENDS
   
Growth Strategies #998 (February 2007)
IN THIS ISSUE: CONSUMER-LED TECH TRENDS
1 – CONSUMERIZATION
2 – SECOND LIFE
3 – TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH
   
Growth Strategies #997 (January 2007)
IN THIS ISSUE: REVIEWS OF RECENT BOOKS ON TRENDS
1 – THE EXTREME FUTURE
2 – MIND SET!
3 – THE HUMMER AND THE MINI
4 – THE FUTURE OF MEN
5 – THE NEXT GREAT BUBBLE BOOM
6 – REVOLUTIONARY WEALTH
   
Growth Strategies #996 (December 2006)
1 – NEW WORK RULES EFFECT ON REAL ESTATE
2 – FUTURE USES OF RFIDs
3 – ALWAYS ON, ALWAYS CONNECTED
   
Growth Strategies #995 (November 2006)
1 – THE PRIVATE-EQUITY BOOM: CAUSES AND PROSPECTS
2 – MARRIAGE: ALIVE AND WELL
   
Growth Strategies #994 (October 2006)
IN THIS ISSUE: 3 QUESTIONS THAT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE
1 – AGING SOCIETY: POORER OR RICHER?
2 – MIDDLE CLASS: STRUGGLING OR THRIVING?
3 – POPULATION: DISPERSING OR CLUSTERING?
   
Growth Strategies #993 (September 2006)
1 – MYTHS DEBUNKED
2 – TWO PLANS FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE
   
Growth Strategies #992 (August 2006)
IN THIS ISSUE: CONSUMER MARKET TRENDS
1 – FROM BARGAIN HUNTERS TO TREASURE HUNTERS
2 – THE LONG TAIL VS. WINNER-TAKE-ALL
3 – ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF INTEGRATED RETAILING
   
Growth Strategies #991 (July 2006)
1 – RULE OF LAWYERS (UPDATE)
2 – WHY YOU CAN'T BELIEVE PREDICTIONS
   
Growth Strategies #990 (June 2006)
IN THIS ISSUE: TRENDS AFFECTING BUSINESS
1 – FUTURE MONITOR GLOBAL SENSING NETWORK
2 – DESIGN: THE LAST, BEST DIFFERENTIATOR
3 – LATEST TRENDS FROM DYG
4 – BUSINESS' BIGGEST CHALLENGE
   
Growth Strategies #989 (May 2006)
IN THIS ISSUE: IMMIGRATION
1 – BACKGROUND
2 – ANALYSES
3 – PRESCRIPTIONS
   
Growth Strategies #988 (April 2006)
IN THIS ISSUE: THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY, FINANCING, ORGANIZATION, REGULATION
1 – HEALTHCARE IN THE NEWS
2 – MANDATED HEALTH INSURANCE?
3 – CONVERGENCE OF HEALTH CARE, FINANCIAL SERVICES
4 – SEVEN TENSIONS DRIVING HEALTH CARE’S FUTURE
   
Growth Strategies #987 (March 2006)
IN THIS ISSUE: WHERE NOW FOR THE US ECONOMY?
1 – THE BIG PICTURE
2 – ECONOMIC MISMEASUREMENT, MISPERCEPTION, MISUNDERSTANDING
3 – OUTLOOK FOR ’06: ECONOMIC GROWTH CONTINUES
4 – LONG-RANGE VULNERABILITIES
   
Growth Strategies #986 (February 2006)
1 – TEN TRENDS TO WATCH
2 – FREEDOM = PROSPERITY; SMALLER = BETTER
3 – BOOMERS: THE GREATER GENERATION (NO! THE WORST!)
   
Growth Strategies #985 (January 2006)
1 – WORKFORCE TRENDS, WORKPLACE ISSUES
2 – RESILIENCY: BUSINESS' FOREMOST STRATEGIC GOAL
   
Growth Strategies #984 (December 2005)
1 – HOT METRO REGIONS OF THE NEXT 25 YEARS
2 – MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS = BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
3 – US HISPANICS: HOMEOWNERS, BUSINESS OWNERS
   
Growth Strategies #983 (November 2005)
IN THIS ISSUE: EDUCATIONAL TRENDS
1 – TRENDS IN K-12 EDUCATION
2 – TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
   
Growth Strategies #982 (October 2005)
IN THIS ISSUE: RETAILING TRENDS
1 – SHOPPERS GOTTA SHOP, IN-STORE AND ONLINE
2 – CONSUMERS COMBINE BRICKS, CLICKS AND CATALOGS
3 – SECRETS TO A RETAIL REBEL'S SUCCESS
4 – THE FUTURE MODEL ACHIEVED: INTEGRATED, MULTICHANNEL RETAILING
   
Growth Strategies #981 (September 2005)
IN THIS ISSUE:
1 – THE 21ST CENTURY AT WORK
2 – HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW
   
Growth Strategies #980 (August 2005)
IN THIS ISSUE:
1 – ADVERTISING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE ADVERTISING
2 – BOOMERS AS SENIORS
3 – CONSUMERS OPTIMISTIC, STILL READY TO SPEND
4 – CONTRARY BOOKS WE'RE READING THIS SUMMER
   
Growth Strategies #979 (July 2005)
IN THIS ISSUE:
1 – HISPANIC MARKET UPDATE
2 – TECH TRENDS
   
Growth Strategies #978 (June 2005)
IN THIS ISSUE: VOICES ON RACE (IV)
1 – INTRODUCTION
2 – DIVERSITY: THE FLAWED CONCEPT
3 – AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: THE FLAWED REMEDY
4 – CLOSING THE GAPS
5 – THE RISE OF A NEW BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS
   
Growth Strategies #977 (May 2005)
1 – THE BEST OF ECONOMIC TIMES
2 – THE NEW DEMOGRAPHY OF DEPOPULATION
3 – POLITICAL DOMINANCE FOR A GENERATION?
   
Growth Strategies #976 (April 2005)
1 – CHILDLESS CITIES VS. CITIES OF ASPIRATION
2 – WORK, JOBS, SKILLS OF THE FUTURE
3 – A PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTHCARE
   
Growth Strategies #975 (March 2005)
1 – CHANGES IN THE PATH TO THE CORPORATE TOP
2 – RECIDIVISM: TRENDS AND PROSPECTS
3 – AMERICANS DON’T SAVE! (BUT AMERICA DOES)
   
Growth Strategies #974 (February 2005)
IN THIS ISSUE: TRENDS IN GROWING CONSUMER MARKETS
1 – THE NEW AFFLUENT MARKET
2 – THE NEW WOMEN’S MARKET
3 – THE NEW HISPANIC MARKET
   
Growth Strategies #973 (January 2005)
IN THIS ISSUE: WAR AND PEACE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
1 – THE PENTAGON’S NEW MAP
2 – CHINA’S PROBABLE TRAJECTORY
3 – IRAQ IS PART OF A REGIONAL WAR
   
Growth Strategies #972 (December 2004)
IN THIS ISSUE: OUTLOOK 2005
1 – HEALTHY LIQUIDITY TO FUEL US ECONOMIC GROWTH
2 – POTENTIAL STICKY BITS
3 – THE NEW GLOBALIZATION DEBATE
4 – YOUR PORTFOLIO: STILL STOCKS FOR THE LONG RUN
   
Growth Strategies #971 (November 2004)
IN THIS ISSUE: ELECTION ANALYSES AND FUTURE IMPLICATIONS
1 – THE VALUES VOTE
2 – THE VALUES-VOTE MYTH
3 – CULTURAL ISSUES CONFUSE THE LIBERALS
4 – HISPANIC VOTE KEY
5 – FOUR YEARS FOR WHAT?
6 – THE DEFLATION OF POLITICS
   
Growth Strategies #970 (October 2004)
1 – BUSINESS STRATEGIES, OR MANAGEMENT FADS?
2 – A COMING LABOR SHORTAGE: REALITY, OR MYTH?
3 – SOUTH AMERICAN ECONOMIES: FREE MARKETS, OR CRONY CAPITALISM?
   
Growth Strategies #969 (September 2004)
IN THIS ISSUE: Q&A WITH ROGER SELBERT FOLLOWING RECENT SPEECH ON ECONOMIC TRENDS, COVERING:
1 - middle class squeeze myth
2 - poverty rate meaninglessness
3 - minimum wage jobs
4 - income mobility
5 - tax progressivity
6 - job creation
7 - outsourcing
8 - health care costs
9 - benefits of an aging population
10 - Social Security
11 - stock market prospects
12 - housing market prospects
   
Growth Strategies #968 (August 2004)
IN THIS ISSUE: BRIGHT OR DREADFUL? TWO VIEWS EACH
1 – A COMING DARK AGE, OR VAST PROGRESS AHEAD?
2 – EUROPEAN ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
3 – BOOMERS’ RETIREMENT PROSPECTS
   
Growth Strategies #967 (July 2004)
1 – THE MASS MARKET IS DEAD
2 – LONG LIVE THE MASS MARKET
   
Growth Strategies #966 (June 2004)
1 – THE REAL ENERGY SOLUTION: NUCLEAR
2 – THE REAL INNER CITY SOLUTION: EDUCATIONAL CHOICE
   
Growth Strategies #965 (May 2004)
IN THIS ISSUE: RECOMMENDED SUMMER READING
1 – HARD AMERICA, SOFT AMERICA
2 – THE FORCE OF REASON
3 – THE EMPTY CRADLE
   
Growth Strategies #964 (April 2004)
1 – SMALL IS BETTER (Small Business Trends)
2 – OLDER IS BETTER (Senior Market Trends)
3 – SMALL BUSINESS IS OLDER (Senior Entrepreneurs)
   
Growth Strategies #963 (March 2004)
IN THIS ISSUE: VIEWS ON THE ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT
1 - job creation/self-employment
2 - outsourcing/productivity
3 - effect of rising health care costs
4 - overregulation/overlitigation
5 - labor market turnaround
6 - tax reform
7 - encouraging growth clues
8 - employment a decade from now
   
Growth Strategies #962 (February 2004)
1 – WHAT EMPLOYERS FACE
2 – THE CONSUMER-CENTRIC ORGANIZATION
3 – SINGLE AMERICANS: TWO VIEWS
   
Growth Strategies #961 (January 2004)
1 – THE WAR WE’RE IN
2 – THE POLITICS OF SHAME VS. GUILT
3 – NO VICTORY, NO PEACE
4 – WHERE WE ARE HEADED
   
Growth Strategies #960 (December 2003)
1 – THE PARADOX OF PROGRESS
2 – AMERICANS ARE INTEGRATING THEIR OFFLINE, ONLINE LIVES
   
Growth Strategies #959 (November 2003)
1 – FOR-PROFIT ADULT EDUCATION UPDATE
2 – HISPANIC MARKET NOTES OF INTEREST
   
Growth Strategies #958 (October 2003)
1 – NEW LIFESTAGES, GENERATIONS, MARKET SEGMENTS
2 – WORKPLACE TRENDS CHANGING HOW BUSINESS IS DONE
   
Growth Strategies #957 (September 2003)
IN THIS ISSUE: TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH
1 – SIGNS OF THE TECH RECOVERY
2 – THE NEXT BIG THINGS
3 – TECH WAVES TO COME
4 – TECHNOLOGIES TO CHANGE THE WORLD
5 – 20 MOST PROMISING TECHNOLOGIES
   
Growth Strategies #956 (August 2003)
IN THIS ISSUE: IMPORTANT TRENDS IN IMPORTANT SECTORS
1 – RETAIL: WHAT FUTURE FOR MALLS, DEPARTMENT STORES?
2 – HOUSING: THE END OF BOOM-BUST?
3 – MANUFACTURING: HIGH-MARGIN, TECH-SENSITIVE
   
Growth Strategies # 955 (July 2003)
IN THIS ISSUE: TRENDS SHAPING THE GLOBAL FUTURE
1 – HEADLINES OVER THE HORIZON
2 – THE ANTI-AMERICANS
3 – CRACKUP OF THE ARAB TYRANNIES?
4 – SUPREMACY BY STEALTH
   
Growth Strategies #954 (June 2003)
THE COMPETITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT OF THE 21st CENTURY
[Synopsis of a recent keynote address delivered by Dr. Roger Selbert]
1 - The New Economy
2 - The New Demography
3 - The New Geography
4 - The New Workforce
5 - The New Consumer
   
Growth Strategies #953 (May 2003)
1 – TRENDS IN WOMEN’S ISSUES (continued)
2 – A QUESTION OF RISK
   
Growth Strategies #952 (April 2003)
1 – BLACK GENDER AND SCHOOLING GAPS
2 – SPAM, SPAM, SPAM
3 – KEYS TO REBUILDING IRAQ: FREEDOM + QUALITY OF INSTITUTIONS
   
Growth Strategies #951 (March 2003)
1 – JOB TRENDS
2 – PHASE THREE OF THE INTERNET AGE
3 – TOP DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS FOR 2003 AND BEYOND
   
Growth Strategies #950 (February 2003)
1 – LONG-TERM POLITICAL PROSPECTS
2 – LONG-TERM CRIME PROSPECTS
   
Growth Strategies #949 (January 2003)
1 – BENEFICIAL TREND: THE GLOBALIZATION OF WELL-BEING
2 – DISTURBING TREND: FROM RULE OF LAW TO RULE OF LAWYERS
   
Growth Strategies #948 (December 2002)
1 – WHAT’S NEW ABOUT CARS
2 – SENIOR GOLD
3 – THE NEW MOMMY TRACK
   
Growth Strategies #947 (November 2002)
IN THIS ISSUE: MINORITY MARKETS
1 – RESHAPING THE LANDSCAPE
2 – THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MARKET
3 – ASIAN AMERICAN DIVERSITY
4 – MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS
   
Growth Strategies #946 (October 2002)
1 – STOCK MARKET PROSPECTS
2 – THE DVD REVOLUTION
3 – THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF SNOBBERY
   
Growth Strategies #945 (September 2002)
1 – THE HISPANIC FUSION MARKET: BILINGUAL YOUTH
2 – LATINO PARENTS OFTEN LACK COLLEGE-ENTRY SAVVY
3 – THE NUEVA LATINA’S GUIDE TO LA VIDA
4 – WORLD CUP MARKETING LESSONS
   
Growth Strategies #944 (August 2002)
1 – PET TREND: ANTRHROPOMORPHISM
2 – TAMING RUNAWAY HEALTHCARE COSTS
3 – PLANNING FOR WHAT’S NEXT
   
Growth Strategies #943 (July 2002)
1 – THE RISE OF THE CREATIVE CLASS
2 – THE RISE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
3 – THE RISE IN INCOMES AND QUALITY OF LIFE
4 – THE ETHICAL NON-CRISIS
   
Growth Strategies #942 (June 2002)
IN THIS ISSUE: TRENDS FOR THIS DECADE
1 – ECONOMICS: BABY BOOMERS TO DRIVE SPENDING
2 – WORKFORCE: SKILLED WORKER SHORTAGE TO PERSIST
3 – FAMILY: THE NEW PARENTS (AND GRANDPARENTS)
4 – TECHNOLOGY: POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE PROSPECTS
   
Growth Strategies #941 (May 2002)
1 – THE HISPANIC URBAN YOUTH MARKET AND HOW TO REACH IT
2 – SPANGLISH: THE LANGUAGE PARA TODAY Y EL FUTURO
3 – HISPANIC MEDIA AND ADVERTISING GROWTH (AND EFFECTIVENESS)
   
Growth Strategies #940 (April 2002)
1 – TRENDS IN SUBURBANIZATION
2 – MERITOCRATS VS. BOURGEOISOPHOBES
   
Growth Strategies #939 (March 2002)
1 – FUNDING RETIREMENT: THE ISSUE THAT WON’T GO AWAY
2 – THEMES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
3 – TRENDS SHAPING THE FOOD INDUSTRY
4 – BUSINESS APPLICATIONS DRIVING THE NEXT TECH WAVE
   
Growth Strategies #938 (February 2002)
1 – THE NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT REVISITED
2 – CRACKS IN THE LIBERAL EDIFICE
3 – DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS OF INTEREST
4 – SHOPPERS WANT TO BE THEMED
   
Growth Strategies #937 (January 2002)
IN THIS ISSUE: HISPANIC MARKET TRENDS
1 – INTRO: WHY THE EMPHASIS ON HISPANICS?
2 – RECESSION RESISTANT
3 – HISPANIC MIDDLE CLASS GROWTH
4 – HISPANIC CONSUMERS RESPONSIVE TO TV, ADS, BRANDS
5 – MEXICAN-AMERICAN INFLUENCE DOMINANT AND GROWING
6 – THE OTHER FACE OF AMERICA/THE NEW AMERICANS
   
Growth Strategies #936 (December 2001)
IN THIS ISSUE: PROSPECTS AT HOME AND ABROAD
1 – ON THE HOME FRONT
2 – ON THE WAR FRONT
   
Growth Strategies #935 (November 2001)
IN THIS ISSUE: TWO RECENT BOOKS OF NOTE
1 – GOOD TO GREAT
2 – THE SKEPTICAL ENVIRONMENTALIST
   
Growth Strategies #934 (October 2001)
IN THIS ISSUE: 9/11/01: Questions and Implications
1 – COULD IT HAVE BEEN FORESEEN?
2 – IS THIS THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS?
3 – WILL GLOBALIZATION SLOW OR HALT?
4 – THE GREAT RELEARNING
5 – THE FOURTH TURNING
   
Growth Strategies #933 (September 2001)
1 – THE COMING ECONOMIC BOOM
2 – THE MONOCHROME SOCIETY
3 – CONSUMER TRENDS
   
Growth Strategies #932 (August 2001)
IN THIS ISSUE: TRENDS IN WOMEN’S ISSUES
1 – BUSINESS/WORKPLACE ISSUES
2 – SOCIAL/CULTURAL ISSUES
3 – YOUNG WOMEN’S ISSUES
   
Growth Strategies #931 (July 2001)
1 – BEST PLACES, NEXT FRONTIERS
2 – NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW ECONOMY EFFECTS
3 – INSTANT BOOKS, BUT FEWER READERS
   
Growth Strategies #930 (June 2001)
IN THIS ISSUE: GLOBAL AND US DEMOGRAPHICS
1 – GLOBAL TRENDS: POPULATION GROWTH, BUT FALLING BIRTH, FERTILITY RATES
2 – CENSUS 2000: DIVERSITY YES, BUT CONCENTRATED
3 – SENIORS: HEALTHIER AND WEALTHIER, BUT WORKING
4 – ASIANS: RAPID GROWTH, BUT UNEVEN
5 – FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS: IN DECLINE, BUT STILL THE NORM
   
Growth Strategies #929 (May 2001)
1 – OUTSOURCE, SUPPLY, OR DIE
2 – THE MATURING INTERNET
3 – MORAL FREEDOM, MORAL VACUUM
   
Growth Strategies #928 (April 2001)
PERVASIVE COMPUTING AND SMART HOUSE TECHNOLOGY
(Synopsis of Dr. Roger Selbert’s keynote address to InfoTech Forum, Aarhus, Denmark)
   
Growth Strategies #927 (March 2001)
IN THIS ISSUE: LATEST HISPANIC TRENDS
1 – THE NUMBERS
2 – MARKETING TO HISPANICS
3 – HISPANICS ONLINE
   
Growth Strategies #926 (February 2001)
1 – OF RECESSIONS, SOFT LANDINGS AND V-SHAPED RECOVERIES
2 – BEST BOOKS OF 2000
   
Growth Strategies #925 (January 2001)
IN THIS ISSUE: OF THINGS TO COME
1 – GLOBAL PROSPECTS AND DANGERS
2 – AMERICAN POPULATION CHANGES AND POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS
   
Growth Strategies #924 (December 2000)
1 – ANTICORPORATE POPULISM
2 – IT’S THE CULTURE, STUPID
   
Growth Strategies #923 (November 2000)
1 – THE TEN STATES IMPERATIVE
2 – THE DREAM SOCIETY AND EXPERIENCE ECONOMY
   
Growth Strategies #922 (October 2000)
IN THIS ISSUE: WORKFORCE TRENDS
1 – A WORKERS’ MARKET
2 – HITTING THE WALL
3 – 24/7/365
4 – WHAT WORKERS WANT
5 – BEST BOSSES TELL ALL
6 – THE APPEASEMENT TRAP
   
Growth Strategies #921 (September 2000)
IN THIS ISSUE: VOICES ON RACE (III)
1 – THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT BLACK AMERICA
2 – THE GAPS THAT PERSIST
3 – EXPLAINING THE BLACK EDUCATION GAP
4 – USING HISTORY TO CREATE THE FUTURE
   
Growth Strategies #920 (August 2000)
1 – THE POLITICS OF URBAN SPRAWL
2 – TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH
3 – FIRST MOVER DISADVANTAGE
   
Growth Strategies #919 (July 2000)
IN THIS ISSUE: SUMMER READING ON MAJOR TRENDS
1 – THE WEALTH OF CHOICES
2 – METACAPITALISM
3 – THE GLOBAL ME
4 – THE $100 BILLION ALLOWANCE
   
Growth Strategies #918 (June 2000)
IN THIS ISSUE: KEY TRENDS FOR TOMORROW
1 – INTERNATIONAL: THE RETURN OF PAGAN ETHOS
2 – INTERNET: NEWSPAPERS, TRAVEL AGENTS SURVIVE
3 – MARKETING: RESEARCH MATTERS (BUT CATCH THE CLUETRAIN)
4 – ECONOMIC/POLITICAL: THE NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT
   
Growth Strategies #917 (May 2000)
IN THIS ISSUE: BOOMERS ROLL AND RULE
1 – THE AMERICAN AGE OF AFFLUENCE
2 – UPSIDES, DOWNSIDES
3 – BOBOS IN PARADISE
   
Growth Strategies #916 (April 2000)
IN THIS ISSUE: FOOD INDUSTRY TRENDS
1 – FOOD CONSUMERS
2 – FOOD STORES
3 – ONLINE FOOD SHOPPING
4 – HEALTH/ORGANIC/NATURAL FOODS
5 – RED FLAGS/WILD CARDS
   
Growth Strategies #915 (March 2000)
1 – SHIFTING IMMIGRATIN DEBATE
2 – WHERE WORK IS GOING
   
Growth Strategies #914 (February 2000)
1 – THE NEXT BIG INVESTMENT TRENDS
2 – INTERNET: REVOLUTIONARY OR EVOLUTIONARY?
3 – THE INCOME/WEALTH GAP: WHICH REALITY?
   
Growth Strategies #913 (January 2000)
IN THIS ISSUE: PLANNING FOR CALIFORNIA’S FUTURE
1 – POPULATION, ECONOMIC AND JOB GROWTH TO COME
2 – PREPARING AND PLANNING FOR GROWTH
3 – A CONSENSUS ON GROWTH?
4 – CALIFORNIA’S MEXICO CONNECTION
   
Growth Strategies #912 (December 1999)
1 – HEALTH CARE CONCERNS, CURES, MYTHS
2 – CULTURAL UPS AND DOWNS
3 – NOT SO FAST, BUDDY
   
Growth Strategies #911 (November 1999)
1 – ELDER-CARE: A GROWING WORKPLACE ISSUE
2 – I WANT TO BE ALONE (IN MY CAR)
3 – POPULATION GROWTH = REAL ESTATE DEMAND
4 – THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY
5 – VOCATIONAL TRAINING: BACK TO THE FUTURE
6 – CHANGE: THE ONLY CONSTANT
   
Growth Strategies #910 (October 1999)
IN THIS ISSUE: RETAILING TRENDS
1 – INTRODUCTION
2 – E-TAILING: BETTER THAN EVER, FAR FROM PERFECT
3 – CLICKS AND MORTAR
4 – WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO SUCCEED
   
Growth Strategies #909 (September 1999)
IN THIS ISSUE: WHAT NEXT FOR THE DOW?
1 – INTRODUCTION
2 – OUR RECORD
3 – CRAZY, MAN!
4 – THE GOOD TIMES WILL LAST
5 – DOW 8000
6 – DOW 36,000
   
Growth Strategies #908 (August 1999)
IN THIS ISSUE: SUMMER TREND ROUNDUP
1 – A NATION OF GIVERS
2 – WHAT WE SPEND ON PETS
3 – WHERE WEALTH RESIDES
4 – WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES
5 – NICHE MAGAZINE GROWTH
6 – FUTURE FOOD MARKETS
7 – PUBLIC OPINION: GRATEFUL, OPTIMISTIC, BEDROCKED
   
Growth Strategies #907 (July 1999)
IN THIS ISSUE: DRUCKER, THUROW, BIRCH ON THE FUTURE
1 – DRUCKER’S 5 NEW REALITIES AND 8 BUSINESS STRATEGIES
2 – THUROW’S 8 RULES FOR BUILDING WEALTH
3 – BIRCH’S 4 INSIGHTS
4 – GROWTH STRATEGIES IMPLICATIONS
   
Growth Strategies #906 (June 1999)
1 – IBD’S TOP TRENDS OF OUR TIME
2 – WAKE UP AND GO TO SLEEP!
3 – POST-SOVIET RUSSIA
   
Growth Strategies #905 (May 1999)
1 – EDUCATION: PRIVATE ALTERNATIVES, DISTANCE LEARNING
2 – TERRORISM IN PERSPECTIVE
   
Growth Strategies #904 (April 1999)
IN THIS ISSUE: THE NEW GUY NEXT DOOR
1 – INTRODUCTION
2 – A NEW DEFINITION OF MASCULINITY
3 – SIX TRAITS OF THE NEW GUY NEXT DOOR
4 – CONCERN WITH APPEARANCE: NOT VANITY, NECESSITY
5 – GROWTH STRATEGIES IMPLICATIONS
   
Growth Strategies #903 (March 1999)
IN THIS ISSUE: PRIVACY PLEASE
1 – INTRODUCTION
2 – IN PUBLIC PLACES
3 – AT WORK
4 – ONLINE
5 – IN MARKETING
6 – AT THE STORE
7 – AT THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE
8 – PRIVACY FROM GOVERNMENT
9 – GROWTH STRATEGIES IMPLICATIONS
   
Growth Strategies #902 (February 1999)
1 – TV IS RADIO; RADIO IS WEB; WEB IS BROADBAND
2 – MERGERS: STILL SUSPECT
3 – ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: A GROWTH INDUSTRY
   
Growth Strategies #901 (January 25, 1999)
IN THIS ISSUE: THE IMPACT OF SENIORS: JUST THE BEGINNING
1 – INTRODUCTION
2 – AGING BOOMERS: BOON OR BANE?
3 – SENIORS IN THE WORKPLACE
4 – POTENTIAL IMPACT ON FOOD MARKET
5 – POTENTIAL IMPACT ON HOUSING, HEALTH CARE
6 – WHERE THE MONEY IS
7 – GROWTH STRATEGIES IMPLICATIONS
   
Growth Strategies #900 (January 11, 1999)
1 – TRENDS IN AMERICAN PUBLIC OPINION
2 – THE KNOWABLE FUTURE
3 – TOMORROW’S CHILD
   
Growth Strategies #899 (December 21, 1998)
1 – ECONOMIC FORECASTS FOR ’99 AND BEYOND
2 – GROWING PAPER MARKETS
3 – THE FUTURE AND ITS ENEMIES
   
Growth Strategies #898 (December 7, 1998)
IN THIS ISSUE: CULTURAL, MORAL, SOCIAL, CIVIC TRENDS
1 – A NATION OF CULTURE
2 – SOCIAL RENEWAL
3 – UTILITARIAN MORALITY
4 – CIVIC ENGINES
5 – MARKETPLACE IMPLICATIONS
   
Growth Strategies #897 (November 16, 1998)
1 – BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: SIMPLIFICATION
2 – AMERICAN MANUFACTURING: CHANGE, CONTINUITY, CHALLENGES
   
Growth Strategies #896 (October 26, 1998)
IN THIS ISSUE: FINDING, WINNING, KEEPING CUSTOMERS
1 – MORE ON MASS CUTOMIZATION
2 – FUTURE RETAIL: FROM MERCHANDISE-DRIVEN TO RELATIONSHIP-DRIVEN
3 – THE ROLE OF BRANDS
4 – ONLINE: GREAT SELLING TOOL OR GREAT PROFIT SQUEEZER?
   
Growth Strategies #895 (October 5, 1998)
1 – WORKFORCE/WORKPLACE TRENDS
2 – MOVIE-GOING TRENDS
   
Growth Strategies #894 (September 14, 1998)
IN THIS ISSUE: GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC MARKETS
1 – SINGLES AND MINGLES
2 – MILLENNIUM GEN
3 – ETHNIC DIVERSITY: WHICH FUTURE?
   
Growth Strategies #893 (August 24, 1998)
1 – WHERE THE TIME GOES: THE WORK/LEISURE TIME SQUEEZE
2 – WHERE THE MONEY GOES: WHAT TIME BUYS
   
Growth Strategies #892 (August 10, 1998)
1 – THE WAR FOR TALENT
2 – COLLEGE: A REALITY CHECK
3 – AN EXPLOSION OF MARKET FRAGMENTS
4 – UNDERGROUND ECONOMY: HOW BIG?
5 – REDEFINING THE AMERICAN DREAM
   
Growth Strategies #891 (July 20, 1998)
THE FUTURE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
1 – L.A.: WHERE GLOBAL ECONOMIC TRENDS MEET
2 – WHAT ABOUT POPULATION GROWTH?
3 – WHAT ABOUT TRANSPORTATION?
4 – WHAT ABOUT IMMIGRATION?
5 – WHAT ABOUT POVERTY?
   
Growth Strategies #890 (July 6, 1998)
1 – PROSPERITY, INEQUALITY, INSECURITY
2 – ENLIGHTENED DEFEATISM
   
Growth Strategies #889 (June 15, 1998)
THE KEY TO TECHNOLOGY: APPROPRIATENESS
1 – INTRODUCTION
2 – THE INTERNET: NEW PARADIGM OR NOTHING GROWS TO THE SKY?
3 – THE NET GENERATION WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING, OR NOT
4 – WORKPLACE TECHNOLOGY: BOON OR BANE?
5 – UPGRADE FATIGUE AND DE-ENGINEERING
6 – TECHNOGRAPHICS OR TECH BACKLASH?
   
Growth Strategies #888 (May 25, 1998)
IN THIS ISSUE: STRATEGIC THINKING
1 – INTRODUCTION
2 – THE NEW STRATEGIC PLANNING
3 – STRATEGIC BUSINESS DESIGN
4 – STRATEGIC INSTINCT
5 – STRATEGY INNOVATION
6 – STRATEGIC PROCESS
   
Growth Strategies #887 (May 4, 1998)
1 – LONG-RANGE EFFECTS OF A RISING INVESTOR CLASS
2 – REVOLUTIONARY POWER SHIFTS
   
Growth Strategies #886 (April 13, 1998)
1 – WELCOME TO GROWTH STRATEGIES
2 – THE FUTURE OF INNER CITIES
3 – PATH DEPENDENCE DEBUNKED


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