A fast-moving and impactful compilation of Futurist Gerd Leonhard's most important bottom lines and key statements, memes and messages from the past 3 years, animated with powerful graphics.
I am kicking off this year with a special new ...
As the world is changing I had to change my presentations into what I call 'keynote television'. Allowing me to work for different engagements around the world, without leaving my studio in Zurich. At the same time, I am very excited to finally go back to large REAL-LIFE events. Here's a compilation of some of those 2021 events recorded with subtitled (or dubbed) versions.
Some of Futurist Gerd's best slides and images used in recent virtual keynotes, with time-coded video links
The future of work and jobs is becoming a hot-potato topic as the Megashifts such as automation, cognification, robotisation and virtualisation loom large - and now these trends are seriously accelerated by the Covid-19 crisis, as well
A new speaking topic for 2021 – you get to ...
This was a great event and we will publish the ...
Covid-19 has changed and continues to change everything. And the speed of change and innovation is only accelerating. For businesses to successfully navigate these massive waves of disruption is going to require a whole new way of thinking about the world, the future, and the economy writ large.
We're at a fork in the history of humanity. The next ten years will make or break humanity's future. It could be heaven or it could be hell. Where are we headed and what are the electric 3rd rails we need to avoid? Check out futurist Gerd Leonhard's acclaimed TEDx Modena talk here.
The very word ‘normal’ has become kind of useless, and the idea of ‘business as usual’ is becoming laughable, as well. Instead, attempting to ‘pivot’ (switching horses in midstream) has become our new routine. Just ask AirBnB, Uber or Carnival Cruises, or any airline CEO, event organiser, restaurant owner or... futurist!
under a new and decidedly more coherent political leadership, America will once again rise to a responsible and reliable global player fuelled by technology, and this will commence in early 2021.
This is part 1 of my virtual keynote at the Brazil Futures Summit on June 19, 2020, showcasing my new virtual keynote style with immersive 'weather-man animations'. For more details on the event please go to https://wfuturismo.com/summit/ In this talk I share my thoughts on the with/post corona future and what I call the Great Transformation: BigTech, BigHealth BigState. Survive, collaborate, show solidarity, adapt, transform.
In March 2013, when the Covid-19 crisis became the dominant ...
New film: The Great Transformation: Futurist Gerd Leonhard on how #covid19 will impact our immediate future
This article accompanies today's release of my new film “How the Future Works”. First, I’ll show what’s happening right now, and why I think it’s urgent to ponder the future of work, jobs, education and training. Then I’ll talk about what we, personally, can do: and lastly I’ll lay out what governments and societies need to do to ensure that our future will be mostly heaven.
Download my keynote as MP4 (just me, edited), here (www.gerd.cloud)
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Gerd is a Futurist and a humanist, a leading global keynote speaker (on-stage as well as virtually), the author of 5 books including ‘Technology vs. Humanity’ and a film-maker. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts in London, and the CEO of The Futures Agency in Zürich / Switzerland. People, Planet, Purpose and Prosperity is Gerd's credo, and The Good Future is his passion.
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