What's next : the experts' guide : predictions from 50 of America's most compelling people / Jane Buckingham with Tiffany Ward.

Shaun Alexander on sports -- Reza Aslan on Islam -- Joan Bertin on censorship -- Seamus Blackley on video games -- Reveta Bowers on schools and education -- Rodney A. Brooks, PhD, on robotics -- Dr. Joy Browne on dating -- Marcus Buckingham on management and leadership -- Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, on medicine -- Chip & Pepper on fashion -- Loren Coleman on cryptozoology -- Kellyanne Conway on women -- Stephen Kittredge Cunningham on bartending -- Alan Dershowitz on law -- Tamara Draut on personal finances and debt -- Mitch Earleywine, PhD, on drug legalization -- Joni Evans on book publishing -- Deborah Fine on women and online community -- Mike Fleiss on reality television -- Kristina Ford on city planning -- Harry Frankfurt, PhD, on philosophy -- Benjamin Goldhirsh on social responsibility -- John Gottman, PhD, on marriage -- Laird Hamilton on surfing -- Elizabeth Harrison and Lara Shriftman on public relations -- Christy Haubegger on the Latino population -- Tony Hawk on skateboarding -- Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy on entertainment -- Sharon John on toys -- John S. Katzman on the SAT and college admissions -- Rushworth M. Kidder on ethics -- Gregg Lynn on architecture -- Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners, on etiquette -- Trish McEvoy on the beauty industry -- Elon Musk on space exploration -- Marion Nestle, PhD, on food and nutrition -- John Passacantando on the environment -- Robert Rey, MD, on plastic surgery -- Steve Ross on yoga -- The Rosso twins on tween culture -- John Rother on aging -- Atoosa Rubenstein on teen culture -- Cathy Schulman on film production -- Nancy Schulman on children and early education -- Dov Seidman on business and personal conduct -- Liz Smith on gossip -- Michael Stoops on homelessness -- Joe Trippi on politics -- Chad Trujillo, PhD, on astronomy -- Steve Ward, PhD, on computers -- Amy Ziff on travel.

What will the next ten years look like? Trend-spotter Jane Buckingham spends her days looking for the telling details in today's culture that give clues about what our future holds. This book is the result of her conversations with dozens of fascinating people in a wide range of industries, all giving their highly individual perspectives on the world as they know it. From education to the environment, from robotics to drug policy, with an emphasis on up-and-coming industries and news-making topics, some of the most compelling and timely matters of our era are addressed by dozens of contributors. The book also shows how these leaders work, what they believe will be important, and what they think is not worth our time. In a world that seems to be changing faster than ever, it offers insights into how we can keep up--and stay ahead.--From publisher description.