Megatrends

Acknowledgments

While I have taken a number of years to synthesize the

ideas in this book，they would never have gotten between two

covers without the help of friends and associates．Among the

fast to be acknowledged are my colleagues，past and present，

at The Nailsbia Group who daily monitor events in every coro

ner of this society，especially my close associate and friend

Jeffrey Hallett，president of our group，who ran our company

during the year that 1 was preoccupied wim this book and

whose counsel and guidance have been invaluable．To my col—

leagues of The Foresight Group in Sweden，Gustaf Delin，

Sven Atterhed．and Lennart Boksjo，I am indebted for helping

me think through many of the basic ideas in the book，both in

a U．S．and Swedish context．David MacMichael，with whom I

have had many discussions and who read and commented on

the entire manuscript，has given much wise counsel and his—

torical perspective．