

I just added a new ad-hoc podcast on the future of work and jobs on my Audioboom channel. This is a hugely important topic that will...

Nice and simple explanation of the Circular Economy
… which is rapidly becoming a big part of my ‘future of business' storytelling. Read more at Wikipedia. Related… system thinking and the IoT Image...
14
Aug 2015

Some notes on Heidegger, Technology and Transhumanism (found while working on my new book)
While researching the key trends impacting the relationship of man and machine in the future, I ran across this really interesting paper by Jesse I....
11
Aug 2015

The best snippets from ‘Web Design – The First 100 Years’ – fix the world with software? Become as Gods? (Maciej Ceglowski)
A hell of a great piece by Maciej Ceglowski, here. Some of the juiciest quotes that got me thinking: Vision 2: FIX THE WORLD WITH...
09
Aug 2015

Quote of the day: technology has exceeded humanity (Einstein)
Allegedly by Albert Einstein, this quote was originally placed in the context of nuclear weapons, and it's not getting a new life when discussing artificial...
09
Aug 2015
Short video interview with StuffNZ: the future of work, jobs, business and technology (Futurist Gerd Leonhard)
Nice short video – thanks to Jason Dorday and StuffNZ for their interest and for making this video available. Read the complete piece on their site....
09
Aug 2015

RadioLiveNZ Interview with Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard on the hard futures: work, jobs, government, humanity, and more
Here is a nice interview with RadioLiveNZ, from my last trip to NZ, a few weeks ago. A big thank you to RadioLiveNZ! International technology...
09
Aug 2015

Quote of day: Lee Pace on computers
“Computers are not the thing— they are the thing that gets us to the thing.” ~ Lee Pace as Joe MacMillan in AMC's ‘Halt and Catch Fire' ...
07
Aug 2015

Good report: GT BRIEFING AUGUST 2015 Navigating tomorrow’s digital landscape, part 3: governments
August 2015: In our June and July briefings took the perspectives of businesses and consumers respectively in exploring the opportunities and challenges of navigating tomorrow’s digital landscape. This...
07
Aug 2015

A nice nice short video clip about caffeine
Found on Reveal via Dave Pell and his fab Next Draft newsletter Consumer groups have been calling for better oversight of the many new caffeinated...
07
Aug 2015

A gif about our modern relationships: swipe my face to continue
… a very telling gif:) via https://gifmyass.com/post/85820976599/romance thanks to David Rowan for the link ... Read more
05
Aug 2015

I’m #88 on the Wired (UK) top 100 influencers list!
For the September issue of WIRED surveyed their network to identify the 100 most influential people in Europe, and for some reason they decided to list...
05
Aug 2015

We need to apply the precautionary principle to technology (in particular to AI): Futurist Gerd Leonhard at GLS2015 (excerpt)
This is a short excerpt from my longer talk on ‘a new relationship of man and machine’ at the Global Leadership Summit / London Business School and https://gerd.fm/1HjlWg2 for...
30
Jul 2015

We must be speed understanders not speed readers (Isaac Asimov)- short excerpt from my talk at GLS2015 #techvshuman
This is a short excerpt from my longer talk on ‘a new relationship of man and machine’ at the Global Leadership Summit / London Business School and https://gerd.fm/1HjlWg2 for...
30
Jul 2015

How much do YOU believe in technology? A short video excerpt from my keynote at Global Leadership Summit 2015
This is a short excerpt of my talk on ‘a new relationship of man and machine' at the Global Leadership Summit / London Business School...
30
Jul 2015

Must watch video: Is capitalism dead? Paul Mason | Guardian Live Highlights
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29
Jul 2015

Futurist Gerd Leonhard: some key messages on automation
Here is a few things and best-of materials I have compiled on automation, robotization and AI/IA. Enjoy! Guardian piece with some key quotes by me Will...