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Futurist Gerd Leonhard talks to Business Insider about cryptocurrency, the professions that will disappear over the next 20 years, and why he quit Facebook
Nice piece on my work:) English Polish (original) Thai Leonhard: Everyone should take responsibility for their business. Whatever you create as a tool, it can...
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May 2018
New Podcast: riveting audio conversation with Futurists Calum Chace and Gerd Leonhard: AI, the Singularity, the Future of Humans and Machines
Calum Chace and me don't agree on many issues – I'm a humanist and Calum is a science fiction writer and AI advocate. Having said...
04
May 2018
Life in 2030: these are the 4 things experts can’t predict (must read via the WEF)
“This explosion of connectivity brings new possibilities, but also economic and social vulnerabilities. The level of coordination and coding required to stitch the Internet of...
03
May 2018
My presentation at Harvard Business Manager LIVE Executive Forum in Munich, today: AI, the IoT and Industry 5.0 – 10 Future Principles
23 April 2018 | Munich “Innovative and disruptive technologies — IoT, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twin, Industry 4.0, and more — are dramatically changing the...
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Apr 2018
My presentation at Livro com Debate in Lisbon (Portuguese Technology vs Humanity Book Event), with Alexandre Quintanilha
Thanks to my Portuguese publisher, Gradiva, and the Ordem dos Medicos for organising this presentation and discussion about my Technology vs Humanity book (portuguese version)....
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Apr 2018

New short film: Futurist Gerd Leonhard on the Internet of Things – a new Meta-Intelligence and the Global Brain
Just went live on my Youtube channel – we have another 5 short films like this, coming up very soon! This is #1 in a...
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Apr 2018
The Futures Agency is seeking a video editor and motion graphic designer
ASAP:). Please apply via this link. The Futures Agency is a unique organisation designed to help its clients discover, understand and create their preferred future....
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Apr 2018
Meine Präsentation: Bucerius Symposium Hamburg “Schafft der Mensch den Menschen ab”
Hier ist das Slidedeck | Here is the PDF (in German). More details about the event here. PDF 20MB: Technologie und Mensch Bucerius Lab Hamburg...
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Apr 2018
New interview with Gerd Leonhard in TheGuardian: How we handle money, what we drive and how we even divorce will become cheaper and simpler soon, says a leading futurist
… just went online via TheGuardian (thanks to Juliet Stott) “The way we bank, borrow money and buy products such as insurance, cars and legal...
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Mar 2018

Yes I did #DeleteFacebook: Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s take. So would a paid-for, non-commercial platform be a better solution?
As of march 23, 2018, I am no longer active on Facebook and will be deleting my profile and all related pages in the next...
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Mar 2018
Ein Podcast mit Tim Renner und Gerd Leonhard zum Thema Facebook und Politik – Podcast with Tim Renner (in German)
#deletefacebook – ist das wirklich die Lösung oder braucht es nicht vielmehr einen totalen Reset wie soziale Medien und andere globale Internet Plattformen unsere Daten nutzen dürfen…eine Art von “Statebook”...
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Mar 2018

The Tyranny of Convenience – made me think (via the NYT)
“In the developed nations of the 21st century, convenience — that is, more efficient and easier ways of doing personal tasks — has emerged as...
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Mar 2018

Futurist Gerd Leonhard is looking for an experienced research assistant (freelance / virtual position)
Hi everyone, I am looking for an experienced and reliable freelance researcher to assist with preparing my talks and speaking engagements, workshops, film scripts and various...
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Mar 2018
NEW: Handelszeitung.ch Interview: Der Futurist Gerd Leonhard über die Angst vor der Digitalisierung, warum die Schweiz mehr Biss braucht und den faustischen Pakt mit Silicon Valley
Auf Deutsch | In GERMAN language. Mehr hier lesen. Von Tim Höfinghoff am 02.03.2018 Wann haben Sie sich gesagt, ab heute bin ich Futurist und...