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New Realities: Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality – and the Metaverse: Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s Newest Keynote Topic
I have been very busy creating a new talk on the future of AR, VR and the Metaverse (btw: you can read my latest best-finds...
Join me for GerdTalks#9 May 26 6pm CET. New Realities: AR, MR, VR and the Metaverse.
In this episode of GerdTalks, I will address both the positive i.e. the possibly 'heavenly' aspects of this development as well as the negative i.e....
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May 2022
Futurist Gerd Leonhard featured on the ‘Age of Aquarius’ Podcast
Futurist Gerd Leonhard joined Jacy Nova to discuss what are some of the biggest challenges humanity is facing today.
12
Mar 2022
The Metaverse…worse than Social Media? Gerd’s comments on a great Big Think piece by Louis Rosenberg
In a recent article on Big Think Louis Rosenberg (the augmented reality inventor) warns it could be far worse than social media”. I couldn't agree...
15
Nov 2021
Is the Microsoft Hololens 2 creating a blurred vision of who and what we are?
Microsoft launched Hololens2 at the latest Mobile World Congress. Hololens2 are the upgrade to the original set of ‘mixed reality smartglasses' that utilize VR technology to...
09
Mar 2019
Microsoft Workers for good : towards a corporate spring, fuelled by #digitalethics ?
In a letter addressed to top executives, a group of Microsoft workers who worked on the company’s HoloLens headset sent a letter to Microsoft CEO...
05
Mar 2019
Are we living in a Mirrorworld? (asks Kevin Kelly, with reference to Magic Leap)
Kevin Kelly has an interesting new post about AR (Augmented Reality) and how that may become the next big tech platform. He calls it the “Mirrorworld”,...
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Feb 2019
Big data and surveillance in cities: convenience vs tracking
Guest post by Peter Van Sidewalk Labs is Google's / Alphabet Inc.'s urban innovation organisation. Its goal is to improve urban infrastructure through technological solutions,...
02
Feb 2019
New video interview Futurist / Humanist Gerd Leonhard on Digital Happiness: Technology vs. Humanity?
Thanks to Sogeti for making this video available ... Read more
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Nov 2017
Facebook’s plans to augment reality are as dystopian as they are smart (via TheVerge)
“Facebook didn’t shy away from the marketing opportunities AR provides. In fact, it embraced the idea that you could hover your viewfinder over a restaurant...
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Apr 2017
Video and slide-deck from my DOTS2017 Prague keynote: digital transformation, humanity and technology – the future (updated)
This was a really great event here in Prague: DOTS 2017. I enjoyed hearing Satya Nadella speak about his vision on the future of Microsoft – exciting...
28
Mar 2017
Cool video: digital future life
Just found this video via my colleague Glen Hiemstra, showing how powerful AR / VR and holograms will become in the near future. Exciting stuff...
09
Aug 2016
Here are my best-of-2015 slides featuring the most important memes from my 80+ talks – all in one huge slideshare deck!
The end of the year is always a good time to review and reflect upon what worked well, and what did not, so here are those slides,...
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Dec 2015
▶ ‘ELDERS’ REACT TO OCULUS RIFT – YouTube (must watch, hilarious)
via Martin Geddes ... Read more
06
May 2015
New video: the future of learning, education and training. Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard at Learning Technologies Conference London, 2015
This video includes my entire keynote plus the conversation with Steve Wheeler (the moderator). The LT15 slides and details are here. ... Read more
01
Apr 2015
▶ Must-watch: Microsoft’s HoloLens Live Demonstration: how we look at reality is rapidly changing. This is big.
Wow. Mind-boggling possibilities. Why would you ever NOT want to wear this:)) This is HellVen, no doubt:)) The challenge is no longer the technology (well, some...
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Jan 2015
The Future of Grocery Shopping with Glass – YouTube
The Future of Grocery Shopping with Glass – YouTube. Pretty impressive. and odd. ... Read more
