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Must read: When Thinking becomes Weightless (John Nosta, Psychology Today)
The paradox of boundless intelligence and the necessity of human limits. Via Psychology Today This super-interesting Psychology Today article examines the fundamental differences between human...
12
Jan 2026
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Human Work – Gerd Leonhard’s Keynote at Steering Education 2023 in Riga (complete video)
Gerd Leonhard, Heather McGowan, and Elina Hiltunen filled a day with inspiration at the "Steering Education: From Engagement to Empowerment” forum.
25
Jun 2023
‘Si tu trabajo es como el de un robot, un robot te quitará el trabajo’ Interview with Gerd Leonhard, Forbes Mexico (Spanish)
Futurist Gerd Leonhard will speak at the TEC Business Summit in Mexico on April 26th, 2023 – this interview was conducted last week, by Forbes...
16
Apr 2023
The Future of Social Media: Gerd Leonhard’s recent live-streaming show GerdTalks#3
“Technology is morally neutral until we use it”, you probably heard me say this countless times (quoting William Gibson). In this event, below, that was...
03
Mar 2022
From Magic to Manic to Toxic: Free MP3 of chapter 6 from Futurist Gerd’s book ‘Technology vs Humanity’ (very timely:)
This is chapter 6 of my book 'Technology vs Humanity' and it seems to be more relevant than ever, so now you can download this...
16
Dec 2021
Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s take on the Metaverse / Metaperverse (new video): Heaven or Hell?
and experiences with AI-powered technological simulations become the biggest business opportunity ever? Will we stop bothering with a complicated, confusing and often exhausting reality when...
28
Nov 2021
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
“It’s hard to be a moral person. Technology is making it harder.” Sigal Samuel on technology use (my high-lights)
"Many a bystander has witnessed a car accident or a fist-fight and taken out their phone to film the drama rather than rushing over to...
19
Aug 2021
Announcing My New 2021 Speaking Topics: Beyond Corona, The Good Future, Awesome Humans
Without a doubt, 2020 will go down as one of the most disruptive, transformational and challenging years of recent history. Between the global pandemic shock,...
08
Feb 2021
Technology is exponential – but humans are LINEAR: Keck’s Law, Moore’s Law…Gerd’s law?
You all know Moore's law, and possibly Keck's law, see below. Read more via The Economist. Both curves are EXPONENTIAL (as is Metcalf's law of...
30
Jan 2021
7 short videos on resilience and agility in the with/post covid world (Futurist Gerd Leonhard)
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...
28
Nov 2020
My latest post on Forbes.com: A Futurist’s Learnings From The Corona-Crisis, And Some Key Foresights
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’...
30
Sep 2020
The Future of Futurists and Futurism: my conversation with fellow futurists Glen Hiemstra and Anton Musgrave. Must watch.
What happens when 3 senior futurists get together and talk about their combined 75 years of experience, discuss how Covid-19 is changing their lives and...
07
Sep 2020
Barry Schwartz #mustread on efficiency and why ‘too much of a good thing can be a very bad thing’
The term used to describe this approach to decision-making is satisficing. And satisficing with an eye toward a radically uncertain future might be called robust...
28
Aug 2020
New video of my virtual Keynote at Brazil Futures Summit: our future with/post Corona
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...
25
Jun 2020
Mark Carney on how the post-covid economy must yield to human values (good read via TheEconomist)
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05
May 2020
Here are the videos, audio, images and polls from our live debate: Humanist vs Transhumanist
Read more about this event here. My Futures Agency colleague and fellow futurist Calum Chace disagrees with me on many of my core messages on topics such...
