I have been following James Canton’s work and ideas for years. In his two previous books Technofutures and The Extreme Future he provided thought-provoking glimpses into what he views are the key forces re-shaping our world. As the years unfold and so many of his predictions come to life, he has proven time and again to have an uncanny sixth sense for what’s waiting for us both around the bend – and far beyond the horizon. This exciting new book Future Smart may very well be his tour de force. Whether or not you’ll agree with all of his prognostications is hardly the point. What matters is that if you’re curious about where we're heading, Canton serves up a vast panorama of challenges and opportunities in an extraordinarily wide range of fields, including bio-technology, medicine, global commerce, finance, marketing, energy/fuel, work/play, nation-shaping, warfare, learning/education and thinking itself.With a lifelong belief that the future just doesn’t happen – but rather that we create it, Canton has delivered a book that is simply bursting at the seams with new ideas, innovation solutions and full-on imaginative thinking.