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> [We created the hierarchical, pyramidal, managerial system because we needed it to keep track of people and things people did; with the computer to keep track, we can restructure our institutions horizontally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/we-created-the-hierarchical-pyramidal-managerial-system-because-we/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

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## More by John Naisbitt

> [Almost all change is evolutionary, not revolutionary... expectations always travel at higher speeds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/almost-all-change-is-evolutionary-not-revolutionary-expectations/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [One of the best kept secrets in America is that people are aching to make a commitment, if they only had the freedom and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/one-of-the-best-kept-secrets-in-america-is-that-people-are-aching-to/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [In turbulent times, in times of great change, people head for the two extremes: fundamentalism and personal, spiritual experience...With no membership lists or even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/in-turbulent-times-in-times-of-great-change-people-head-for-the-two/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [“The modernization of Asia will forever reshape the world as we move toward the next millennium.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/the-modernization-of-asia-will-forever-reshape-the-world-as-we-move/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/we-are-drowning-in-information-but-starved-for-knowledge/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [In an information society, education is no mere amenity; it is the prime tool for growing people and profits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/in-an-information-society-education-is-no-mere-amenity-it-is-the/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [The new leader is a facilitator, not an order giver.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/the-new-leader-is-a-facilitator-not-an-order-giver/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [In sales, as in medicine, a prescription before diagnosis is a mistake in the arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/in-sales-as-in-medicine-a-prescription-before-diagnosis-is-a-mistake/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [Globalization is a bottom-up phenomenon with all actions initiated by milions of individuals, the sum total of which is globalization. No one is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/globalization-is-a-bottom-up-phenomenon-with-all-actions-initiated-by/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [I was totally surprised by the spread of the legalization of same-sex marriage. In just my lifetime we have gone from a taboo to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/i-was-totally-surprised-by-the-spread-of-the-legalization-of-same-sex/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [“Don't get so far in front of the parade that no one knows you're in the parade.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/don-t-get-so-far-in-front-of-the-parade-that-no-one-knows-you-re-in/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [Trends, like horses, are easier to ride in the direction they are going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/trends-like-horses-are-easier-to-ride-in-the-direction-they-are-going/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [...countries don't create economies. It is entrepreneurs and companies that create and revitalize economies. The role of the governments should be to create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/countries-don-t-create-economies-it-is-entrepreneurs-and-companies/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [In turbulent times, in times of great change, people head for the two extremes: fundamentalism and personal, spiritual experience...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/in-turbulent-times-in-times-of-great-change-people-head-for-the-two-2/)

[John Naisbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-naisbitt/)

> [In the network model, rewards come by empowering others, not by climbing over them. If you work in a hierarchy, you may not want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-naisbitt/in-the-network-model-rewards-come-by-empowering-others-not-by/)

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