

SOURCE “Brain implants or other types of neural links, such as Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs) between the brain, the internet, and the cloud, are...

Farhad Manjoo: For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers: real life is slow, technology is fast :)
“Real life is slow; it takes professionals time to figure out what happened, and how it fits into context. Technology is fast. Smartphones and social...
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Mar 2018
Slide-deck from my talk at the PWC Banking Day in Luxembourg today
PwC Banking Day 2018 – Banking on the move: embracing new dynamics This year’s edition will be focused on Banking on the move: Embracing new dynamics....
06
Mar 2018
Forget learning to code, bosses value collaboration and communication – EQ is the future !
“The report found that while automation is requiring workers to maintain technical fluency across roles, the rise of machine-led tasks makes it necessary for them...
04
Mar 2018

Must-read: “Purely intelligent creatures, whether people or machines, are bad for humanity” Sundar Sarukkai on AI
I just ran across this really powerful piece on AI, by Sundar Sarukkai, quoted below – really changed the way I think about AI. High-lights...
02
Mar 2018
My presentation at the Vodafone IoT Conference in Lisbon, today: the 9 IoT Future Principles
Here is the deck, below – event details are here “A nossa sociedade está a evoluir no sentido de um novo paradigma: Internet of Things...
28
Feb 2018

Tech companies should stop pretending AI won’t destroy jobs (says Kei-Fu Lee)
It will soon be obvious that half our tasks can be done better at almost no cost by AI. This will be the fastest transition...
22
Feb 2018

The IoT Talent Consortium appoints futurist Gerd Leonhard as Special Advisor
Delighted to announce this unique partnership! Beaverton, OR; February 20, 2018: The IoT Talent Consortium (IoTTC) has today announced the appointment of renowned futurist, author,...
21
Feb 2018

Video, audio and PDF: Futurist Gerd Leonhard at Mobile Week Barcelona: the future is now – 9 key future principles (updated)
Here is the deck – that was a fun event! Gotta love Barcelona every time! mobile week barcelona future is now 7 key principles gerd...
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Feb 2018

Why Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Need to Be Disrupted (good read via Esquire)
“Meanwhile, Facebook and Google (now known as Alphabet) are together worth $1.3 trillion. You could merge the world’s top five advertising agencies (WPP, Omnicom, Publicis,...
15
Feb 2018

Until March 1: write a review and get a free copy of Gerd Leonhard’s book “Technology vs Humanity”
If you are interested in reviewing Gerd Leonhard's new book we will send you a free promotional copy. This offer is limited to the first 30...
09
Feb 2018

The Revolt Against Silicon Valley’s Failed Dream- hard hitting post by Umair Haque
“I’ve warned for a long time that organizations — whether societies or corporations or political parties — must focus, in this troubled, fractured age, on mattering to people: really...
06
Feb 2018

There Is One Thing Computers Will Never Beat Us At: Imperfection!
“In the world of the future, automated perfection is going to be common. Machines will bake perfect cakes, perfectly schedule appointments and keep an eye...
06
Feb 2018

Maybe It’s Time To Regulate Gadgets And Apps Like Cigarettes
“On Wednesday Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said Facebook should be regulated like a tobacco product. “I think that you do it exactly the same way...
29
Jan 2018

New keynote video: exponential change and the future of technology and humanity (Gerd Leonhard Applause Digital XChange 2017)
Thanks to Applause San Francisco for inviting me and for making this video available. ... Read more
28
Jan 2018

Hello world!
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24
Jan 2018

New keynote video: Technology and Humanity – what’s our future? Futurist Gerd Leonhard at Sogeti Digital Happiness event, Brussels Nov 2017
Nice one … imho:) At Sogeti Executive Summit 2017: ‘In Pursuit of Digital Happiness'. For more info about the event see: https://www.sogeti.com/ summit2017 and labs.sogeti.com ......
24
Jan 2018

My presentation at MARCA2018 in Bologna: exponential change, the megashifts and what it means for brands
As promised, here is my deck from my talk at #marca2018 in Bologna today. A special ‘thanks' to Valerio at Ambrosetti for inviting me. ADM Bologna...