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AI and Democracy: Must watch video by the amazing Bruce Schneier
Here is a 5* brilliant talk by the fabulous Bruce Schneier at the RSAC Summit “AI is altering fundamental work of democracy globally: campaigning, voting,...
From Doom & Gloom to Optimism & Hope: A guest post by William E. Halal
From Doom & Gloom to Optimism & Hope, by William E. Halal, (PhD); The TechCast Project and George Washington University. Bill is a like-minded thinker,...
06
Jan 2023
Why inequality is corroding democracy – a short video by Futurist Gerd Leonhard (New WHY series)
Inequality is a key reason why people lose faith in democracy.
12
May 2022
William E. Halal in Fortune: The ‘democratic enterprise’ will redefine our society (Futurist Gerd’s high-lights)
Gerd highlights William E. Halal comments for Fortune, on democracy
21
Mar 2022
The Future of Democracy: Gerdtalks #5. The video and the slides (Futurist Gerd Leonhard)
These days, democracy seems increasingly under fire – declining globally – and stability is threatened by autocrats. What's next for Democracy? This was the topic...
16
Mar 2022
Join me for GerdTalks #5: The Future of Democracy! March 14 6pm CET Live-Stream
These days, democracy seems increasingly under fire -declining globally- and stability is threatened by autocrats. What's next in Democracy?
10
Mar 2022
Facebook: The Largest Autocracy on Earth (‘The Atlantic). Gerd’s high-lights
"Facebook is acting like a hostile foreign power; it’s time we treated it that way." Adrienne LaFrance / Via 'The Atlantic' (my high-lights)
07
Oct 2021
My new film “The Good Future”
I am here to tell the story of The Good Future. I believe in a future where the power of human ingenuity, science and technology...
03
Jun 2021
Announcing The Fork In The Road Project – Please Join Us!
https://forkintheroadproject.com/ Today, I am delighted to invite all interested readers, friends, clients and fellow futurists to consider and join an important new initiative. Together with...
06
Mar 2021
2021 will bring the Great American Pivoting
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...
10
Aug 2020
Must-watch summary of US congress hearing on tech regulation #digitalethics (via TheVerge)
technology regulation: too much of a good thing can be a very bad thing
30
Jul 2020
The U.S. Is Lagging Behind Many Rich Countries. These Charts Show Why (must-read via the NYT)
“The United States is different. In nearly every other high-income country, people have both become richer over the last three decades and been able to...
08
Jul 2020
New film: The Great Transformation: Futurist Gerd Leonhard on how #covid19 will impact our immediate future
New film: The Great Transformation: Futurist Gerd Leonhard on how #covid19 will impact our immediate future
02
Apr 2020
Covid-19 is nature’s wake-up call to complacent civilisation | George Monbiot
“We have been living in a bubble, a bubble of false comfort and denial. In the rich nations, we have begun to believe we have...
25
Mar 2020
I sure hope the future of keynote speaking does not look like this – but conferencing is definitely moving ONLINE now!
COVID19 is becoming a major disaster for event and conference organizers, and of course for keynote speakers like myself. Pretty much every event is being...
05
Mar 2020
Must-read report by PEW Research: Experts Say Digital Disruption Will Hurt Democracy
Must-read report by PEW Research: Experts Say Digital Disruption Will Hurt Democracy
23
Feb 2020
Douglas Rushkoff’s must-read on ‘technology out of control’ – couldn’t have said it better myself!
"The next decade will determine whether we human beings have what it takes to rise to the occasion of our own, imposed obsolescence"
11
Jan 2020
A key paradigm in my work as a Futurist: Practical Wisdom
People learn how to be brave, said Aristotle, by doing brave things. So, too, with honesty, justice, loyalty, caring, listening, and counselling
