

What does a computer call its father ? Via recode.net ... Read more

Here are all PDFs with my slides from the past 2 days in Zürich (Gesellschaft für Marketing) *German
As promised:))) Bern event (Thurs am) Kamintalk (Thurs evening) Input event Radisson ZRH Zurich event (Fri am) Thanks much to GFM for inviting me! ......
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Jan 2014

▶ Google Keep video via YouTube: a cool tool – but make Google the central depository of my life…? DataMYning is near, imho
via ▶ Google Keep – YouTube. This could indeed be very helpful – but OUTSOURCING MY BRAIN TO GOOGLE? Is that really a good idea?...
12
Jan 2014

60-minute radio show on Swiss Radio SRF3 (in German) on future of privacy, internet and technology: «Technologie kennt keine Ethik»
Swiss Radio 3 (formerly DRS3) invited me to do a 1 hour radio show on the topic of privacy, digital addiction and the future of...
08
Jan 2014

The future of knowledge (my contribution to learning technologies magazine 12/2013)
My latest guest post on the future of knowledge and learning recently went live at ILT (more details about what they do are here). Thanks to Donald...
04
Jan 2014

The future of work: technology is rapidly automating every single job that has any machine-like component (my guest post at Economic Times India)
… just went live here. Download the PDF: economic times india gerd leonhard future of work or read more, below. “The concept of ‘work' has been...
04
Jan 2014

Social – Local – Mobile (SoLoMo): empowerment or enslavement?
Nice infographic via mashable The tug of war between between empowered and being enslaved, between convenience and surveillance, between algorithms and humarithms will be a...
23
Dec 2013

Please consider crowd-funding this project: Shift 2020 – How Technology Will Impact Our Future (via Rudy De Waele on Kickstarter)
Shift 2020 – How Technology Will Impact Our Future by Rudy De Waele — Kickstarter. I am involved as a contributor and a funder, as...
12
Dec 2013

New video: heading towards 2020 – what’s our future? Key trends, foresights, memes (and more on ‘Ego to Eco’)
I actually recorded this ‘2020 foresights' video in October 2012 to contribute to a project headed by Daniel Egger at Foltigo (Sao Paulo, Brazil), therefore...
12
Dec 2013

New video: my complete keynote speech on the future of the Internet, ICT and Technology at ITU World 2013 in Bangkok
This video just arrived today, and it includes the entire Q&A session as well. You can download the slides and read more about this gig...
11
Dec 2013

Swiss friends: meet me at these Swiss Marketing Association events in Bern and Zürich January 16 & 17, 2014 (GfM Brush Up zum Jahresauftakt)
Gesellschaft für Marketing: GfM Brush Up zum Jahresauftakt mit Gerd Leonhard, Futurist, Author, CEO of The Futures Agency These events will be held in German...
10
Dec 2013
▶ Why Care About the NSA? – Brian Knappenberger Video (NYT)
▶ Why Care About the NSA? – Brian Knappenberger Op-Doc – YouTube. Nice video, really made me think ... Read more
10
Dec 2013

My guest post on CNN International: Siri says ‘dump him’? How mobile devices could run (or ruin) your life (Spanish version, as well)
CNN International just published a guest post by me, here, on how the key technology trends will impact us in the next 5 years. The...
09
Dec 2013

10 diabolical businesses Google could launch (Via Steve Faktor and Linkedin)
Good read – makes you think about how technology needs to connect to ethics… Employment & Credit Screening. Great companies start with great people. But...
07
Dec 2013

New video: Keynote Presentation at DAFM2013: A Futuristic Outlook On The Music Creator, Consumer & The Business In Between
I think this is one of my best talks yet, on the apparently ever-green topic of the Future of the Music business:). The SKAP /...
06
Dec 2013

The inevitable result of the digitization of content and media is dramatically ‘per unit’ revenue- but 1000x users
… a key slide from my last presentation on the future of music, see more details here. ... Read more
06
Dec 2013

• Chart: Americans Consume 60 Hours of Electronic Media per Week (via Statista)
• Chart: Americans Consume 60 Hours of Electronic Media per Week | Statista. Imho, we will be seeing some dramatic shifts here, primarily on radio...
06
Dec 2013

How the NSA is tracking people right now, via The Washington Post (unbelievable, really)
How the NSA is tracking people right now – The Washington Post. Check this out. Information Superiority is everything I guess. ... Read more
