Since "The Good Future" film's release, I have received many comments requesting to dive deeper into each topic, and to provide more context. Hence this new film: The Good Future EXPLAINED
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 Audiobook Chapter for free, in multiple languages - links at the bottom of this post.
The future will be better than we think, claims futurist Gerd Leonhard. Ultimately, managing digital transformation is in people’s own hands – however, everyone needs to be clear about what they want to relinquish to technology and what should remain under their own control. An encounter with a man who sees himself as more a future therapist than a prophet.
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 we can live in a perfectly orchestrated and comfortable virtual reality?
In a recent article on Big Think Louis Rosenberg (the ...
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.
"Facebook is acting like a hostile foreign power; it’s time we treated it that way." Adrienne LaFrance / Via 'The Atlantic' (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 see if the victim needs help."
“Technology can do great things, but it does not WANT ...
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 solves our biggest problems. I also believe that humans are basically kind and capable of collaboration (read 'human kind' by Rutger Bregman! )
Today, I am delighted to invite all interested readers, friends, ...
Some of my most crucial messages are summarized in this ...
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 their roles, and ponder what they see coming towards us in the next 5-10 years? Find out more in this new episode of Gerd.Live
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 satisficing. Satisficing is a form of insurance – insurance against financial meltdowns, global pandemics, nasty bosses, boring teachers and crappy roommates. Insurance can seem stodgy – like the guy who wears a belt and suspenders. Perhaps we don’t need both, but what happens if we have neither?
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.
technology regulation: too much of a good thing can be a very bad thing
Some of us are riding the 'CoronaCoaster' of utter uncertainty, worries and anxiety, yet others are also experiencing moments of hope and glimpses of a newly emerging world, accelerated by the pandemic.
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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.
