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More than a decade of helping readers see what others miss.
Rohit is a #1 WSJ & USA Today Bestselling Author of eleven books on trends, the future of business, building a more human brand with storytelling and how to create a more diverse and inclusive world.
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A Non-Obvious Glossary of Terms That Don’t Exist (But Soon Will)
Coming This November!From Rohit Bhargava and futurist Henry Coutinho-Mason: a book for word lovers, trend spotters, and anyone who has ever wished for a word that didn’t quite exist. This is a book nearly two decades in the making, inspired by trend predictions from two of the most popular futurists in the world. Across ten themes it coins 100 terms for the ideas, behaviors and frustrations we can already feel but have no name for yet.
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How To See What Others Miss
INSPIRED BY THE #1 WSJ BESTSELLING NON-OBVIOUS SERIES!In Non-Obvious Thinking, bestselling futurist Rohit Bhargava and pioneering venture capitalist Ben duPont come together to offer a concise four-step method to think bigger. From the termite mounds of Zimbabwe to an undiscovered Australian island that seemingly disappeared overnight, this book blends fascinating stories with highly actionable daily lessons. It’s a digestible roadmap to being more observant and unlocking the potential of your best ideas. The world needs more non-obvious thinkers. This book is your guide to becoming one yourself.
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How We Will Live, Work and Thrive in the Next Decade
UPDATED SECOND EDITION NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK!This is a handbook for visionaries. Making outlandish predictions about the future is easy. Predicting the future normal is far harder. Across thirty fast-moving chapters, The Future Normal spotlights dozens of ideas and instigators who are changing the world. From biophilic skyscrapers to generative AI, these stories offer an optimistic yet deeply human view of the next decade. For anyone looking to get ready, this book will empower you to seize the opportunities that lie ahead in this crucial decade.
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12 Non-Obvious Ways To Build A More Inclusive World
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER!In early 2021, more than two hundred widely respected experts gathered virtually for the world’s most ambitious conversation about diversity. Now for the first time, these solutions are compiled into one groundbreaking volume organized into twelve powerful themes including: storytelling, technology, identity, retail, education and more. Each chapter paints a revealing picture of the world, how it is, how it could be and what needs to happen for us to get there.
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How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future
#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER + WINNER OF 30+ BOOK AWARDS!Introducing the highly awaited tenth edition of The Wall Street Journal bestseller and trend report featuring ten bold new megatrend predictions that will shape our world in the coming decade. Now for the first time, Rohit reveals ten revolutionary new Megatrends that are transforming how we work, play and live. The future belongs to non-obvious thinkers and this book is filled with the trends you need to know to win in the years to come.
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THE NON-OBVIOUS TREND SERIES
Ten editions. Ten stories. Read by over 1 million people.
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Non-Obvious Megatrends
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(Without a Big Budget)
WINNER OF 17 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS!The truth is, every business leader and entrepreneur needs to understand how marketing really works. In this candid guide, bestselling author and award-winning marketing expert Rohit Bhargava offers the ultimate guide to every part of marketing - from writing a tagline to building a simple one-page marketing strategy. This guide will give you the inspiration and tools to put together a winning marketing strategy to grow your business - no matter how much you know about marketing already.
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(Being Productive Without Getting Distracted, Lonely or Bored)
ALL NEW SECOND EDITION WINNER OF 7 BOOK AWARDSAn all new updated 2021 edition of the popular original guide to working from home and adjusting to virtual work featuring the best tips and advice from more than 50 top experts. Most books on remote work repeat the same tired advice about being productive while wearing sweatpants. The advice in this book is different. Award winning author Rohit Bhargava reveals the secrets of remote work by curating advice from the experts.
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15 Surprising Trends Changing Health Care
Written by best selling author Rohit Bhargava (Likeonomics) and noted digital health futurist Fard Johnmar, ePatient 2015 combines groundbreaking original research with insights from pioneers of the digital health movement to offer a road map for patients, caregivers, providers, and business professionals seeking to understand the future of health care. Taking a global view, the book brings readers on a journey from the robotics labs of Japan to a tiny Dutch city using data to revolutionize breast cancer treatment.
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15 Surprising Secrets For Killing It At Work And In Real Life
INSPIRED A STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL AND UNIVERSITY COURSE!This entertainingly irreverent book from Wall Street Journal bestselling author and occasional Georgetown University professor Rohit Bhargava is filled with brutally honest secrets of success no one has ever dared to tell you. Instead of hearing you should do what you love, take more risks and make mistakes, Always Eat Left Handed offers a real world, no-nonsense playbook for getting ahead in school, work and life by doing exactly the opposite of what most people tell you. Starting, of course, with eating left handed.
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The Unexpected Truth Behind Earning Trust, Influencing Behavior, and Inspiring Action
RECOMMENDED BY DEEPAK CHOPRA!How to become a trusted resource for consumers in a society of constant manipulation. People decide who to trust, what advice to heed, and which individuals to forge personal or transactional relationships with based on a simple metric of believability. Success, in turn, comes from understanding one basic principle: how to be more trusted. There is a real ROI to likeability, and exactly how big it is will amaze you.
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Why Companies Lose Their Authenticity And How Great Brands Get it Back
GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THE GOLD ATTICUS AWARDThe age of the faceless corporation is over. In the new business era of the twenty first century, great brands and products must evoke a dynamic personality in order to attract passionate customers. Although many organizations hide their personality behind layers of packaged messaging and advertising, social media guru and influencer Rohit Bhargava counters that philosophy and illustrates how successful businesses have redefined themselves in the new customer universe.
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Golden Atticus Award
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NON-OBVIOUS BOOK AWARDS + RECOMMENDATIONS
It is one of the most common questions that Rohit gets. His answer includes every shortlist from the Non-Obvious Book Awards plus his favorite books to accelerate your career.
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