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"Learning from the Future" is a book that is best studied than read casually, even for business.

Authored by Liam Fahey and featuring information by several other authors, the book explores in great detail the effectiveness of utilizing future scenario learning in business strategy. Several case studies are featured, complete with a mix of real and anonymous companies that experiment with business scenarios, and most of the case studies contain complementary flowcharts and diagrams to further enhance the projection of the respective scenarios.

This is an advanced business book aimed mainly at MBA students and business owners. Those readers that are looking for a semi-casual business book on scenario strategies may find some difficulty in absorbing the contents in this book, since the author seems to assume the readers already have prior knowledge to advanced business learning.

However, by reading the book you will discover the usefulness of scenario application to a business. Scenario learning, if thoroughly exercised and professionally applied, can help safeguard a business against unexpected future changes such as economic shifts, competitor advantage, and new trends followed by customers as time passes. Each case study offers its own unique strategy on how to apply scenario learning, and can be easily used as good examples for other companies to use as a template to follow.

"Learning from the Future" is only a must-read if you happen to own a business or have the authority within your own organization to add future scenario learning to your upcoming strategy. University students taking MBA courses will also find this book useful in their business studies, as the book contains rich information on the subject and is also formatted as a text book suitable for such a level in academia. Other readers may safely skip this book unless they are truly interested in the specific subject itself.