The Future of Analytics: the trends, the implications, and who will lead

The Future of Analytics: a reasoned forecast of the science of dividing subjects into all relevant internal and external components for the purpose of describing them, understanding them, and making logical decisions based on them. This work is based on more than a year of research and writing. It examines futures research and then applies futures research methodologies to the subject of analytics, an emerging art and science governing the interaction of humans and information. It explores the trends affecting the future of analytics. The book identifies and discusses the implications of these trends on the processing of information and analytics. The book will explore how the trends create different work roles in the marketplace. A separate chapter examines the applications of analytics in different aspects of our lives. The final thoughts of the book focus on who will lead the future of analytics and how to prepare for this future environment. The volume also includes two approaches to assessing the future of analytics within individual organizations. For more information, follow me at www.twitter.com/analyticsfuture Also available in Kindle format at http://www.amazon.com/Future-Analytics-trends-implications-ebook/dp/B003LY48D2 Table of Contents: Presage Chapter 1: Thinking about The Future Chapter 2: Trends Chapter 3: Implications Chapter 4: Actors Chapter 5: Applications Chapter 6: Who Will Lead? Chapter 7: Prepare Appendix: Signposts for the future of analytics Bibliography Index Notes