Richard Susskind - The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts

A swashbuckling journey through the professions, this book makes sense of sweeping changes going on today and helps us see what it will mean to be a professional in an era of ubiquitous knowledge and increasingly capable machines. The authors rigorous skepticism reveals an astounding future.

Hugh Verrier, Chairman, White & Case

Many books about the future are shallow and unnecessarily alarmist. This book is neither. We are behaving like ostriches in the developed world, refusing to see that technology is on the cusp of fundamentally reshaping professions. The future is bright, but only if we start embracing, rather than shunning, the future which the Susskinds show is hurtling towards us.

Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor, University of Buckingham, and former Master of Wellington College

If you want to know how technology will continue to transform our lives, read this book! Well researched, beautifully written, comprehensive, insightful, and encouraging, the authors convincingly make the case that no profession is immune to these monumental changes, and that they provide an unprecedented opportunity for those who embrace rather than resist them.

Professor Nicholas F. LaRusso, MD, Founding Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation

In the tax profession we have seen transformational change, striking at the very foundations of what we do and how we do it. In this compelling work, the Susskinds help us think more clearly about the crucial issues and opportunities we face and set clear insight as to the way in which we must respond. Essential reading for anyone interested in the future of a professional organization.

Conrad Young, Deloitte Global Leader, Tax Management Consulting

Professions beware! In this insightful and thought-provoking book, Richard and Daniel Susskind capture the essence of todays changing environment where, whilst the destination may not be certain, it is clear the status quo will not survive. Technology in particular is having a profound impact across the professions and no group seems exempt. The future has never been so ripe with challenges and opportunities.

Richard Sexton, Vice Chairman, Global Assurance, PwC

Richard Susskind

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Daniel Susskind

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We dedicate this book to the memory of

Shirley Susskind (19352015)

a very loving mother and grandmother