Peter Schwartz
Peter Schwartz is an internationally renowned futurist, innovator and business strategist. He works with corporations, governments and institutions, helping them plan for a changing and uncertain future. Peter is currently the Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning for Salesforce. He’s written several books including The Art of The Long View, and has been a script consultant for “The Minority Report”, “Deep Impact”, “Sneakers” and “War Games”.
If you could recommend 3 books to anyone, what would they be?
Many Dimensional Man by James Ogilvy
Anyone interested in how to live your life should read it. It fundamentally reframed how to live an ethical and purposeful life. Gave me the means to manage the inevitable dilemmas of life.
The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
Anyone interested in thinking at the level of civilization should read the three books...many relevant lessons.
Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
The grand cosmic thinking about the fate of humanity.
What are you reading now?
The Monster Enters by Mike Davis ...the politics of pandemics. And next is Until the End of Time by Brian Greene.
Whose reading list are you most curious about?
“Brian Eno, Kevin Kelly and Stewart Brand”
— Peter Schwartz
