Facing an Exponential Future

This book describes the new technologies, discusses the impact on the community college environment, and provides recommendations for modifying college operations.

Darrel W. Staat is past president of two technical colleges in Maine and one community college in Virginia before he assumed the presidency of the South Carolina Technical College System. Currently he serves as Professor and Coordinator of the Ed.D. Community College Executive Leadership Program at Wingate University (Ballantyne Campus) in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Artificial Intelligence Chapter 2: Personal Robots Chapter 3: 3-D Printing Chapter 4: Autonomous Vehicles and Drones Chapter 5: Internet of Things Chapter 6: Genome Development: Medical Chapter 7: Genome Development: Agricultural Chapter 8: Nanotechnology Chapter 9: Bitcoin/Blockchain Chapter 10: Quantum Computing Chapter 11: Exponential Leadership Appendix References Contributors About the Editor