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New 2020 speaking topic: Why and how SUSTAINABLE will be the new PROFITABLE
New 2020 speaking topic: Why and how SUSTAINABLE will be the new PROFITABLE
Video and slides of presentation at GESS 2020 Dubai: Education, Work and the Future of Jobs #techvshuman
Technology & Humanity, Jobs, Work and the Future of Education: the next 10 years: Our world will change more in the next 10 years than...
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Feb 2020
Must-read report by PEW Research: Experts Say Digital Disruption Will Hurt Democracy
Must-read report by PEW Research: Experts Say Digital Disruption Will Hurt Democracy
23
Feb 2020
Should we become superhuman?
Transcend humanity? Watch this short video Check out the intro to my book Technology vs Humanity ... Read more
22
Feb 2020
Happiness in the digital age: Free PDF, and MP3s: The complete 9th chapter of Gerd Leonhard’s book ‘Technology vs Humanity’!
As big tech simulates quick hits of hedonistic pleasure, how can we protect the deeper forms of happiness that involve empathy, compassion, and consciousness?
21
Feb 2020
Slide-deck and Video of Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s keynote at Innovation Explorer 2020 in Sofia: Megashifts, Game-changers and #techvshuman?
Great event in Sofia today. As promised, here is my slide-deck as PDF. UPDATE March 10: here is the VIDEO, as well! Gerd Leonhard Megashifts...
20
Feb 2020
AI “emotion recognition” can’t be trusted (via The Verge)
“It took them two years to examine the data, with the review looking at more than 1,000 different studies. Their findings are detailed — they can...
20
Feb 2020
The EU wants to set the rules for the world of technology
“Europe is both gnome and giant in the tech world. The continent has lots of cutting-edge technology but hardly any significant digital platforms. It accounts...
20
Feb 2020
Here is my deck from the Converge Capital Conference in Rio de Janeiro, today: Sustainable Investing Futures
PDF 7MB: Converge Capital Rio Gerd Leonhard Futurist Technology Humanity Sustainable InvestingDownload Find out more about this event. Converge Capital Conference is a pioneer event...
13
Feb 2020
In 2020, will global ‘techlash’ move from words to action? Good read via Politico
“Officials across the EU and North America are finally realizing that just as tech companies are breaking down barriers between various industries, so too must...
09
Feb 2020
Must-watch speech by Paul Polman (former Unilever CEO) at SDG Business Forum 2019
Paul Polman, SDG Advocate and Co-Vice Chair of the UN Global Compact Board, made a passionate call-to-action to the companies everywhere at the 2019 SDG...
08
Feb 2020
Are you ready for these 10 Game-Changers: foresight becomes mission-critical as we must navigate these changes increasingly faster
The 10 Game-Changers: Data | Cloud | the IoT / Internet of Things | Artificial Intelligence | Blockchain | Augmented/Virtual/Mixed Reality | 3D Printing |...
06
Feb 2020
The ‘Neoluvian Man’: the New Renaissance
what I started to call the 'Neoluvian (Wo)Man' riffing off Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. This person (man/woman) is struggling to position him/herself in a...
05
Feb 2020
Past the peak of global automotive
‘It could well be that we passed the peak in global automotive production,’ says the CEO of Robert Bosch, the world’s largest car parts supplier
03
Feb 2020
Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s notes on Stuart Russell’s powerful new book on AI: Human Compatible
Futurist Gerd Leonhard's notes on Stuart Russell's powerful new book on AI: Human Compatible
12
Jan 2020
Douglas Rushkoff’s must-read on ‘technology out of control’ – couldn’t have said it better myself!
"The next decade will determine whether we human beings have what it takes to rise to the occasion of our own, imposed obsolescence"
11
Jan 2020
Sustainable futures: technology AND people, planet, purpose, prosperity (video)
As technology races ahead, how do we protect our humanity? By investing as much in humanity as we do in technology. Hear futurist Gerd Leonhard...
10
Jan 2020
A key paradigm in my work as a Futurist: Practical Wisdom
People learn how to be brave, said Aristotle, by doing brave things. So, too, with honesty, justice, loyalty, caring, listening, and counselling
