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Why Higher Education Cannot Resist Disruptive Change (something interesting I just read)
“This brings us to the future of higher education. Its situation is much the same as that of the news media. Content, often of high...
“Humans Need Not Apply”: great video on automation and human work (via Slate). Must watch.
Really great video. Made me think – a LOT. Humans Need Not Apply: Watch a dark video on automation and human work. This past January, the Economist set...
16
Aug 2014
My latest Flickr slideshow: some bottom lines from recent presentations
Download the PDF: Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard Bottom Lines Low res -web Dropbox Owncloud (high res version 35 MB PDF) Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard:...
16
Aug 2014
▶ Must watch TED talk: Nicholas Negroponte: A 30-year history of the future: “swallow a pill and know English”
MUST-WATCH! MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte takes you on a journey through the last 30 years of tech. The consummate predictor highlights interfaces and...
15
Aug 2014
Join me for this rare local event in my hometown (Basel, Switzerland): Zeitsicht Matinee Gespräch Sept 28, 2014 (in German)
I am delighted to speak at this unique event at the Basel public library on Sunday September 28 at 11 am (yes, a Matinee:), with the well-known...
15
Aug 2014
My 2012 BBC Interview on the Future of Television – YouTube
Gerd Leonhard BBC Interview on the Future of Television – YouTube. ... Read more
15
Aug 2014
My latest guest post on the ITU WORLD BLOG: The concept of work as we know it is toast
My latest guest post for the ITU is now online: ITU WORLD BLOG | The concept of work as we know it is toast. I...
14
Aug 2014
▶ Must watch: Jeremy Rifkin: Are We Moving from a Capitalist to a Collaborative Economy? (04/09/2014) – YouTube
https://youtu.be/wCLPizjSe6I via ▶ Jeremy Rifkin: Are We Moving from a Capitalist to a Collaborative Economy? (04/09/2014) – YouTube. ... Read more
14
Aug 2014
A new must-read book and important meme: Exponential Organizations (Salim Ismail, Yuri van Geest, Mike Malone)
I have been browsing the first 2 chapters of this new book (ETA late September 2014), kindly provided by my friend and Futures Agency colleague...
14
Aug 2014
Meet me in Montreal on September 11, 2014, at RDV_Media event: L’ÉVÉNEMENT INCONTOURNABLE DE L’INDUSTRIE DES MÉDIAS
RDV_Média (yes, this is a french-language event) Tranformations: des médias en profonds changements Données, contenu de marque, technologies, nouveaux consommateurs, modèles émergents : les changements...
14
Aug 2014
This Changes Everything: the upcoming book by Naomi Klein (teaser video)
This Changes Everything is Naomi's new book. The really cool video trailer is below. I've been reading Naomi's books for some time now, and have become...
13
Aug 2014
Digital Darwinism: Transforming a Business in The Selfie Era (nice piece by Brian Solis, great free report)
Brian Solis: To help understand what digital transformation is as well as its promise, I spent the last year along with my colleagues at Altimeter...
12
Aug 2014
▶ Big Data and Weather Predictions: interesting video via Intel
via ▶ Big Data and Weather Predictions: Don't Get Caught in the Rain – YouTube. Interesting stats here but kinda full of the usual ‘big...
07
Aug 2014
AI, Robotics, and the Future of Jobs: Must-Read via Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project
AI, Robotics, and the Future of Jobs | Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project. Download the report Related video via...
07
Aug 2014
We need collective solutions to over-connectivity
We live in exciting times. From e-medicine to digital education, next-generation transport systems to smart grid solutions, the near future looks to be healthier, smarter,...
05
Aug 2014
▶ Charting culture – nice YouTube video (visualisation)
via ▶ Charting culture – YouTube. ... Read more
