

“Thus the federation of trust inherent in Libra, despite the loss of efficiency that entails: by not being in control, and by actively including corporations...

At Work, Expertise Is Falling Out of Favour (via The Atlantic)
“The ship’s most futuristic aspect, though, is its crew. The LCS was the first class of Navy ship that, because of technological change and the...
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Jun 2019

The Real Reason for Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency (must-read by Kevin Werbach, in the NYT)
“For all the controversies, Facebook’s profits remain strong and its user numbers remain steady. Yet it has lost something that in the long run is...
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Jun 2019

Technology and Humanity, Ethics, Privacy and the Future of Work: some of my latest slides and illustrations
Enjoy! Technology and humanity futurist gerd leonhard #techvshuman #digitalethics #manmachine PUBLIC-web 10 MB pdf creative commons licensed ... Read more
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Jun 2019

Short video interview: the end of routine is NOT the end of work! Gerd Leonhard on #futureofwork, DOTS 2019
Robots, smart machines and AI will take over our routine tasks, but not our work and our jobs: the end of routine is not the...
18
Jun 2019

Uber’s Path of Destruction (good read via American Affairs Journal): “Uber’s Investors Always Sought to Exploit Artificial Market Power”
Powerful and deep read by Hubert Horan – really made me think differently about Uber! Some of the best snippets: “Most public criticisms of...
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Jun 2019

New video: Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard at Microsoft DOTS 2019 in Prague: Technology and Humanity – the next 10 years
Download the Pdf here. More on DOTS 2019 here. AUDIO ONLY version: Download the MP3: Gerd Leonhard at DOTS 2019 humanity technology PRAGUE audio only ......
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Jun 2019

‘Black Mirror’ Isn’t Surprising Anymore. We’re Screwed (says Wired)
“In other words, show creator Charlie Brooker and executive producer Annabel Jones in all likelihood plucked Bauer's vision quest not from the headlines but from...
07
Jun 2019

My presentation at the 24Ore LuxurySummit in Milano today: the 10 things you need to know about the future
Here is the PDF: 24ore 10 things you need to know about the future gerd leonhard MILANO June 5 2019 PUBLIC-email and… some of my key...
05
Jun 2019

New interview with Emily Miller (Netapp) and Futurist Gerd Leonhard: Defining an Ethical Path For Technology (video)
This is a pretty good conversation imho:). Thanks to NETAPP for asking me to speak at their events, and a special thanks to Emily Miller...
03
Jun 2019
The externalities of exponential technological progress are equal to those caused by fossil fuels (GIF)
… and we must act on them TODAY ... Read more
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May 2019

Meet me at these 2 amazing events in BUCHAREST June 10 2019: Exponential change workshop, and CEO Clubs Forum
In the morning, June 10, the Brilliant Irony workshop: Are you ready for exponential change – how to be successful in the future (Intercontinental Hotel...
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May 2019

New Podcast: Heaven or Hell – Futurist Gerd Leonhard on chapter 11 of “Technology vs. Humanity”
A new episode of our weekly podcast! In this episode Peter Van and me talk about Chapter 11 in my book Technology vs Humanity, on Heaven...
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May 2019

Is Social Media Ruining Political Discourse (must-read via The Atlantic)
GREAT READ, provocative stuff – thanks Jay-David. “YouTube is designed to catch you and not let go. Sometimes I access the site just to watch...
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May 2019

Staying Human in the Face of Limitless Technology – new interview with Gerd Leonhard and Emily Miller, Netapp (video, as well)
Via the Netapp blog “With our growing dependence on artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and autonomous products, we face an erosion of...
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May 2019

My book Technology vs Humanity is now available in Chinese!
Really excited about that – purchase links to follow! ... Read more
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May 2019

3 short excerpts from my keynote at Xerocon 2018: Technology and Humanity – the next 10 years
The Megashifts Reinventing ourselves The Future is better than we think ... Read more
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May 2019

Surveillance Capitalism and the Platform Economy is humanly and societally unsustainable, and Facebook will go down with it
Read this for context: The brilliant book by Shoshana Zuboff The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Time to break up Facebook (Chris Hughes NYT) Chris...