Many countries today have begun the transition from an industrial wealth system and civilization to a knowledge-based system - without appreciating that a new wealth system is impossible without a corresponding new way of life.

Change is non-linear and can go backwards, forwards and sideways

It is always easier to talk about change than to make it.

If you have the right knowledge you can substitute it for all the other facts of production

Future shock is the disorientation that affects an individual, a corporation, or a country when he or it is overwhelmed by change and the prospect of change ... we are in collision with tomorrow.

Much education springs from some image of the future. If the image of the future held by a society is grossly inaccurate, its education system will betray its youth.

The Law of Raspberry Jam: the wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets.