Regular readers know I publish on the side at Trendhunter, a cool community that scores the net in search of everything trendy.
Actually if you are really curious to know into what direction fashion, style, architecture, design, hotels, marketing, advertizing and many more topics are moving: Trendhunter offers you a daily one stop opportunity to remain up to date.
Like me, you could consider to become a free member and enjoy the thrill of a hyper trendy and creative community.
Being part of that community enables me to share with you a sneak preview of a very interesting upcoming book by the chief of the tribe, Jeremy Gutsche, Exploiting Chaos.
Jeremy is becoming one of the trend gurus by his own of this era. More than 30,000 members of the community contribute he skillfully knitted together contribute trends to the TrendHunter site. Like no one else Jeremy has his finger on the pulse of the crowds, or the tribes like Seth Godin likes to call us. He offers great insight and a chance to reflect on the near future.
DID YOU KNOW THAT Hewlett-Packard, Disney, Hyatt, MTV, CNN, Microsoft, Burger King, and GE all started during periods of economic recession? Periods of uncertainty fuel tremendous opportunity, but they also reshuffle the deck and change the rules of the game. That’s where EXPLOITING CHAOS comes in…
Read in the Sneak Preview about the fast changes that affect big companies and how small entrepreneurs were and will be able to thrive on new ideas.
The book will be available in the bookstores from September 1, 2009.
You can now download a 45 page Sneak Preview for free!
That is a very interesting fact about Hewlett-Packard, Disney, Hyatt, MTV, CNN, Microsoft, Burger King and GE, I never knew that. I think there may be hope for us all yet:)
Cheers Oisin
interesting, guido. how much of trends are actually re-trending? i am thinking of fashion – in the nyt.com this week, there was an article about how the 80s fashions are coming back (ACK).