Stuffocation

Experientialism, as Wallman calls it, will define our future just as materialism has shaped our present * Observer *
Fascinating, inspiring, and great fun to read * Sunday Times *
Particularly timely … [Wallman] is spot on * Daily Mail *
Persuasive… clever * Financial Times *
With a sociologist’s eye and a storyteller’s ear, James Wallman takes us on a tour… he identifies the rise of a new value system among those who are consciously replacing materialism with what he rightly calls experientialism. Spot on * B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore, authors, The Experience Economy *
Amazing, brilliant, incredible … It’s going to change my life. Buy this book and give 10 others away – Chris Evans * BBC Radio 2 The Chris Evans Breakfast Show *
James Wallman has engagingly woven a mix of true-life stories to demonstrate why our materialistic society no longer makes us happy and what we can do about it. This is written with warmth and wit. The surprise is that Wallman’s glimpses of the future also illuminate, with rare insight, the difficult process of culture change – Caroline van den Brul MBE, author, Crackle and Fizz
Mixes personal and social commentary with a sympathetic understanding of where excessive consumerism comes from, and also has really good recommendations on what to do about it. An original, provocative mixture – Peter N Stearns, provost, George Mason University
An exhilarating ghost train ride through the madness of over-consumption, during which we are taunted by our own greed. Fortunately, there is light at the end of the tunnel - and James Wallman takes us there – Mark Tungate, author, Adland: A Global History of Advertising
It will definitely change your life and could change the world – Chris Evans

James Wallman is a journalist, trend forecaster, speaker, and author. He has written for GQ, the New York Times, and the FT, and advised clients such as Absolut, BMW and Nike. James wrote the futurology column in T3 magazine and was editor of The Future Laboratory’s forecasting publication. He currently lives in London with his wife and children.

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