

Via BusinessInsider: Malcolm Gladwell’s first two bestsellers, The Tipping Point and Blink, earned him a place onTime’s 2005 “Most Influential People” list; and with Outliers, the “10,000 Hour” theory made its...

Featured Interview in 20min.ch: Offline ist der neue Luxus (relates to digital obesity) *in German
… just went online here. No German skills? Try Google Translate … see if it makes sense:) Download the PDF: 20 Minuten – «Offline zu sein...
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Aug 2014

My presentation from today’s eCity OpenAXS Conference in Luzern (Switzerland)
Here are the slides from today's eCity OpenAXS conference in Luzern. Please note that these are in German language. Disruptiver technologischer Wandel und was es...
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Aug 2014

The Internet is great at removing inefficiencies – but some of them define us a ‘human’
This is a great conundrum that I am running across all the time, in my work. I wonder where this will take us. ... Read...
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Aug 2014

▶Ramen Noodles delivered via #cupdrones – hilarious video
Hilarious – but one can only HOPE that this will not become mainstream:))) Found via PSFK via ▶ #cupdrones – YouTube. ... Read more
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Aug 2014
20 Moments When We Needed Siri and She Let Us Down (funny shots via Mashable)
20 Moments When We Needed Siri and She Let Us Down. ... Read more
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Aug 2014

Genetically Modified Food is the Future, says Nicholas Negroponte (me, I’m not so sure about that)
In the food department you could argue that genetics is their equivalent of [digital] bits and that you can create meat synthetically from the genes...
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Aug 2014

Spot-on: Switzerland – From Banking Paradise To Data Safe Zone (via NPR)
Be sure read this, Swiss friends: Switzerland: From Banking Paradise To Data Safe Zone : NPR. Stash gold in a Swiss bank? It's old hat....
17
Aug 2014

Why Higher Education Cannot Resist Disruptive Change (something interesting I just read)
“This brings us to the future of higher education. Its situation is much the same as that of the news media. Content, often of high...
17
Aug 2014

“Humans Need Not Apply”: great video on automation and human work (via Slate). Must watch.
Really great video. Made me think – a LOT. Humans Need Not Apply: Watch a dark video on automation and human work. This past January, the Economist set...
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Aug 2014

My latest Flickr slideshow: some bottom lines from recent presentations
Download the PDF: Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard Bottom Lines Low res -web Dropbox Owncloud (high res version 35 MB PDF) Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard:...
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Aug 2014

▶ Must watch TED talk: Nicholas Negroponte: A 30-year history of the future: “swallow a pill and know English”
MUST-WATCH! MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte takes you on a journey through the last 30 years of tech. The consummate predictor highlights interfaces and...
15
Aug 2014

Join me for this rare local event in my hometown (Basel, Switzerland): Zeitsicht Matinee Gespräch Sept 28, 2014 (in German)
I am delighted to speak at this unique event at the Basel public library on Sunday September 28 at 11 am (yes, a Matinee:), with the well-known...
15
Aug 2014
My 2012 BBC Interview on the Future of Television – YouTube
Gerd Leonhard BBC Interview on the Future of Television – YouTube. ... Read more
15
Aug 2014

My latest guest post on the ITU WORLD BLOG: The concept of work as we know it is toast
My latest guest post for the ITU is now online: ITU WORLD BLOG | The concept of work as we know it is toast. I...
14
Aug 2014

▶ Must watch: Jeremy Rifkin: Are We Moving from a Capitalist to a Collaborative Economy? (04/09/2014) – YouTube
https://youtu.be/wCLPizjSe6I via ▶ Jeremy Rifkin: Are We Moving from a Capitalist to a Collaborative Economy? (04/09/2014) – YouTube. ... Read more
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Aug 2014

A new must-read book and important meme: Exponential Organizations (Salim Ismail, Yuri van Geest, Mike Malone)
I have been browsing the first 2 chapters of this new book (ETA late September 2014), kindly provided by my friend and Futures Agency colleague...
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Aug 2014

Meet me in Montreal on September 11, 2014, at RDV_Media event: L’ÉVÉNEMENT INCONTOURNABLE DE L’INDUSTRIE DES MÉDIAS
RDV_Média (yes, this is a french-language event) Tranformations: des médias en profonds changements Données, contenu de marque, technologies, nouveaux consommateurs, modèles émergents : les changements...