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New 2026 speaking topic: The Future of Jobs and Work: Beyond routine, beyond logic… beyond KNOWLEDGE!
The future of jobs: do whatever the bots cannot do!
Beyond Knowledge and Global Consciousness? Here are the videos from Gerdtalks #11
This is a special Gerd Talks show with guest Bill Halal (GWU, Techcast, Author) on the coming era of Global Consciousness and Bill's latest book...
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Jun 2022
If you work like a robot, a robot will take your job! GerdTalks#4 Live-Stream Show on the Future of Work, March 7th
In this live episode of Gerdtalks, I will first offer a 15 minute presentation on the future of work, showing some brand-new memes, and then...
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Feb 2022
Good Forbes read on the future of work (by Rawn Shah), 2 perfect illustrations of our future
We stand at a precipice of disruption to the basic socio-economic compact between citizens and the (public and private) institutions of our society. There are...
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Jun 2015
The future of work and jobs: a short overview of the key issues, illustrations, stats and videos
The future of work and jobs has become a major topic for me. It is abundantly clear that the exponential digitisation, optimization, automation, virtualisation and...
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Apr 2015
▶ A Message to Recent Graduates, from Nicholas Negroponte – YouTube
▶ A Message to Recent Graduates, from Nicholas Negroponte – YouTube. Nice message ! ... Read more
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Jun 2014
Is your job at risk from robot labor? Check this handy interactive illustration (via Quartz.com)
Nice interactive chart. Vizuality at it's best (using Kevin Kelly's spelling) via Is your job at risk from robot labor? Check this handy interactive –...
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Jun 2014
Revolt Against the Robot Uprising ? The key to defeating robots -in movies and in real life- is doing what they can’t (via Entrepreneur.com)
Why You Should Revolt Against the ‘Robot Uprising' According to statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the manufacturing industry lost 2.3 million jobs in the most...
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Mar 2014
Future economy: Many will lose jobs to computers (via USAToday)
The future of work and jobs is quickly becoming a major theme in my work this year. Read this piece below for context. Future economy:...
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Mar 2014
What Jobs Will the Robots Take? Great piece by Derek Thompson – The Atlantic
Whatever name you prefer, some form of it has been stoking progress and killing jobs—from seamstresses to paralegals—for centuries. But this time is different: Nearly...
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Feb 2014
Automation and the threat to jobs – FT.com
Insightful piece. In my view, automation is inevitable and humans must focus on what sets us apart ie ingenuity, creativity, ability to deal with ambiguity...
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Feb 2014
Jobs of the Future (best of: nice Sparks and Honey slideshow)
I just ran across this new slide-deck by the pretty amazing sparks and honey people; below are the best new job titles from this deck....
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Feb 2014
What Jobs Will the Robots Take? Must-read piece by Derek Thompson – The Atlantic
It is an invisible force that goes by many names. Computerization. Automation. Artificial intelligence. Technology. Innovation. And, everyone's favorite,ROBOTS. Whatever name you prefer, some form of...
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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...
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Jan 2014
Good read: how Technology Is Destroying Jobs | MIT Technology Review
How Technology Is Destroying Jobs | MIT Technology Review. ... Read more
