D R. T O M O R R O W (TM)
FRANK OGDEN
LESSONS FROM THE FUTURE (TM)
OGDEN'S LAWS
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OGDEN'S FIRST LAW
"THE LAW OF UNINTENDED RESULTS:
ANY LAW, RULE, REGULATION OR
SANCTION CONCEIVED WITH INDUSTRIAL
AGE THINKING REVERSES ITSELF IN A
COMMUNICATIONS AGE ENVIRONMENT".
OGDEN'S SECOND LAW
"INTUITION, OR THE ALPHA STATE,
RATHER THAN LOGIC, IS THE MORE
LIKELY ROUTE TO CREATIVITY,
INNOVATION, DISCOVERY AND NEW AGE
THINKING"
OGDEN'S THIRD LAW
"GOVERNMENTS ARE BECOMING
INCREASINGLY IRRELEVANT.
THEY CAN NO LONGER PROTECT THEIR
CITIZENS AGAINST TERRORISM AT HOME
OR ABROAD, GUARD THEIR BORDERS
AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, DEFEND
THEIR CURRENCY, THEIR TECHNOLOGY OR
THE JOBS OF THEIR CITIZENS. AND,
THEY HAVE FAILED TO CREATE A
SHIELD AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION AND VAST CULTURAL
CHANGES NOW SWEEPING UNHINDERED
ACROSS THEIR BORDERS".
OGDEN'S FOURTH LAW
"THE ABILITY OF SMALL GROUPS TO STOP
AN ACTIVITY GREATLY EXCEEDS THE
POWER OF LARGE GROUPS TO GET
SOMETHING MOVING".
OGDEN'S FIFTH LAW
"THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION IS WRONG:
ALL PEOPLE ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL.
MODERN BRAIN WAVE EQUIPMENT, SUCH
AS THE PET (POSITRON EMISSION
TOMOGRAPHIC), THE MRI (MAGNETIC
RESONANCE IMAGE) AND THE NEW QSI
(QUANTIFIED SIGNAL IMAGING)
SCANNERS, SHOW THAT BRAIN CAPACITY
OF INDIVIDUALS VARIES WIDELY. THESE
MACHINES ARE INDICATING THAT
RECORDABLE ORGANIC DIFFERENCES IN
THE HUMAN BRAIN MAY BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR MUCH OF THE VIOLENCE, CRIME,
ILLNESS, ERRATIC POLITICAL DECISIONS
AND FINANCIAL CRISES ENCOUNTERED IN
TODAY'S WORLD."
THE BRAIN ATLAS WILL REPLACE THE
RESUME FOR JOB APPLICANTS OF THE
FUTURE.
OGDEN'S SIXTH LAW
"WHEN WE ENTER A NEW ENVIRONMENT
THE QUANTITY OF NEW INFORMATION
CAN EVOKE NOT ONLY CHANGE BUT
TRANSFORMATION !"
OGDEN'S SEVENTH LAW
"COUNTRIES CAN NO LONGER EXPECT TO
MANAGE THEIR OWN ECONOMIES. THAT
CONTROL IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF
EXTERNAL FORCES AND VARIABLES OVER
WHICH THEY HAVE NO AUTHORITY. THE
SAME APPLIES TO MUNICIPALITIES,
CITIES AND STATES OR PROVINCES".
OGDEN'S EIGHTH LAW
"AS THE MARKET PLACE GLOBALIZES IN
AN INFORMATION AGE ENVIRONMENT, SO
DO CULTURES OF THOSE COUNTRIES
PARTICIPATING IN THAT MARKETPLACE".
ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TRANSFERS
ARE SIMILAR TO GENETIC TRANSFERS IN
THE ORGANIC WORLD.
OGDEN'S NINTH LAW
"IN TIMES OF PANIC, CHAOS OR RAPID
CHANGE, THE BIZARRE BECOMES ACCEPTABLE".
OGDEN'S TENTH LAW
"TRAVELLING TO THE FUTURE IS LIKE ANY
OTHER TRIP. IT IS HARD TO KNOW ABOUT
THE DESTINATION UNTIL YOU ARRIVE."
FRANK OGDEN
UPDATED OCTOBER 1988 ABOARD "XANADA-CANADA", VANCOUVER HARBOUR,
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
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