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Big data, big business, big brother (my new guest post on CNN.com)
Read this piece on CNN.com Download PDF: Big data, big business, Big Brother? – CNN.com Spanish version (via CNN) ” (CNN) — Let me start on a...
How Tech Is Creating Data “Cravability” To Make Us Digitally Obese (my guest post on Fast Co-Exist)
This just went online, here. Please add some fuel to this debate by spreading the word and commenting there. Thanks! Download the PDF: How Tech...
26
Feb 2014
My presentation in Zürich today: Disruption, innovation, transformation and growth: the next 5-8 years in technology, media, business and commerce
Download the PDF (17 MB via Dropbox). Low res version: Next 5 years in technology, media and business Gerd Leonhard Futurist-web ... Read more
25
Feb 2014
Meet me at FutureDay 2014 in Istanbul, March 1, 2014 at Yeditepe University
I am delighted to be the opening keynote speaker for FutureDay 2014 in Istanbul, organised by fellow futurists Ufuk Tahan, Alphan Manas and Murat Sahin....
21
Feb 2014
What Jobs Will the Robots Take? Great piece by Derek Thompson – The Atlantic
Whatever name you prefer, some form of it has been stoking progress and killing jobs—from seamstresses to paralegals—for centuries. But this time is different: Nearly...
19
Feb 2014
Automation and the threat to jobs – FT.com
Insightful piece. In my view, automation is inevitable and humans must focus on what sets us apart ie ingenuity, creativity, ability to deal with ambiguity...
19
Feb 2014
Google’s Grand Plan to Make Your Brain Irrelevant via Wired.com
Google's Grand Plan to Make Your Brain Irrelevant | Wired Business | Wired.com. MUST READ In a profile of deep-learning pioneer and now part-time Googler...
18
Feb 2014
New video: sustainability trends and future scenarios; discussion with fellow futurist Ross Dawson (meeting of the minds #8)
This is a nice and imho quite concise 10-minute video clip in which fellow futurist Ross Dawson and me discuss the future of sustainability, the...
17
Feb 2014
New Video: Interview on the Future of Marketing (Digital Malaysia 2013 event)
Just found this short interview with me, from the 2014 EConsultancy event in Malaysia, on various issues related to the future of marketing. Event details...
17
Feb 2014
GoPro camera falls from airplane and lands in pig pen–MUST WATCH END!! – YouTube
Camera falls from airplane and lands in pig pen–MUST WATCH END!! – YouTube. Seriously funny – and best possible marketing for GoPro! https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/rss ... Read...
16
Feb 2014
Jobs of the Future (best of: nice Sparks and Honey slideshow)
I just ran across this new slide-deck by the pretty amazing sparks and honey people; below are the best new job titles from this deck....
16
Feb 2014
New podcast on the future of music revenue
… just went live on Soundcloud, thanks to Peter Petro. We had a nice chat and this podcast nails some of the big issues, but...
14
Feb 2014
Great Atlantic piece on the Future of TV, and Netflix
Read the whole thing here. That’s because “television,” he says, is a word that’s lost all meaning I don’t know how much longer the idea...
14
Feb 2014
My foresights from the Shift 2020 book (yes, it’s worth getting:)
I am delighted to be a part of Rudy deWaele's Shift2020 book project which gathers 50+ really amazing thinkers from around the global that share...
13
Feb 2014
“Fort Collins Start Up Week” announces Futurist Gerd Leonhard as Keynote Speaker (May 22 2014): meet me there!
Register at https://www.ftcstartupweek.co. Gerd Leonhard, the well-known futurist and five-time author, will kickoff the 5 day event that’s slated to unite the entrepreneurial community across...
11
Feb 2014
▶ Hilarious: No More Woof brain interface allows dog to share what they are ‘thinking’
https://youtu.be/CweAeshjObA via ▶ No More Woof by The Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery – YouTube. Thanks to Paul Kurchina for the link ... Read...
05
Feb 2014
The 10 Most Fascinating And Provocative If Not Alarming Technology Trends – Forbes (VUCA and Peter Drucker quote)
Peter Drucker offered advice for business leaders that is relevant to all of us. Uncertainty — in the economy, society, politics — has become so...
