The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

　　Google、Apple、Facebook……為什麼都出現在美國？因為美國有KK！
　　海量資訊排山倒海，每天都在焦慮跟不上變化嗎？
　　跟著KK洞悉科技變化的特性、掌握12大趨力，未來30年的軌道就在眼前。

　　「創造虛構的未來很容易；而KK卻選擇了艱難的那條路——告訴我們真正的未來是什麼樣子！《必然》裡的藍圖讓我們大開眼界，知道未來會碰到什麼。科幻小說也將變成科學事實」。——休豪伊（《羊毛記》作者）

　　◆全球銷售突破200萬冊，正體中文版邀請譯家嚴麗娟翻譯，原汁原味，一字不漏
　　科技日新月異已經是我們生活的「日常」，每分每秒都有新的變化、新的服務、新的產品，影響甚劇──工作機會消失、法律與日常規範遭受挑戰！人工智慧與嶄新服務固然好處多多，卻也讓無數人心碎！我們應該如何自處？抗拒或迅速擁抱這些變化？

　　◆理解科技變化12大趨力才能處變不驚
　　科技趨勢思想家KK告訴我們：「驟變不過是表相。」看似紛亂無章，其實激變浪潮下自有脈絡，賈伯斯、賴利佩吉、祖克伯都看見了，Apple、Microsoft、Google、Facebook因此應運而生，並已成為文明的一部分。置身浪頭的KK將趨勢變化精確篩選出12個大趨力，你我的購物、學習、工作、生活，甚至彼此的溝通方式必然完全籠罩其間，完全轉變！這種進行式至少還會動盪30年以上。

　　◆掌握趨力的特性就能站在浪頭上
　　一旦能夠了解並掌握這12個趨力，我們就能一直站在浪頭上、享用科技帶來的最大利益，同時對於未來有所準備：譬如新產品服務的發明、新工作機會的契機、選擇投資標的，乃至於如何找到顧客等等。新世界來臨前，案頭請務必備好這本書！

　　◆這12個科技趨力都是軌道，不是定數。不預測我們未來會在哪裡，卻告訴我們在不久的將來，我們「必然」會往哪幾個方向去。

　　未來，我們將一無所有，卻也什麼都能擁有！──KK《必然》

　　本文取自貓頭鷹出版《必然：掌握形塑未來30年的12科技大趨力》

　　A New York Times Bestseller

　　From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will shape the next thirty years and transform our lives

　　Much of what will happen in the next thirty years is inevitable, driven by technological trends that are already in motion. In this fascinating, provocative new book, Kevin Kelly provides an optimistic road map for the future, showing how the coming changes in our lives—from virtual reality in the home to an on-demand economy to artificial intelligence embedded in everything we manufacture—can be understood as the result of a few long-term, accelerating forces. Kelly both describes these deep trends—interacting, cognifying, flowing, screening, accessing, sharing, filtering, remixing, tracking, and questioning—and demonstrates how they overlap and are codependent on one another. These larger forces will completely revolutionize the way we buy, work, learn, and communicate with each other. By understanding and embracing them, says Kelly, it will be easier for us to remain on top of the coming wave of changes and to arrange our day-to-day relationships with technology in ways that bring forth maximum benefits. Kelly’s bright, hopeful book will be indispensable to anyone who seeks guidance on where their business, industry, or life is heading—what to invent, where to work, in what to invest, how to better reach customers, and what to begin to put into place—as this new world emerges.