September 2015 – Gerd Leonhard Futurist Humanist Author Keynote Speaker

The future of driverless cars (great video)

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Sep 2015

My latest newsletter: things you need to read, this week

Subscribe here. Read online here Here are a few things not to be missed as you head into the next week: 1) First, read this brilliant, short piece...

Sep 2015

About exponential organizations (Yuri van Geest)

You MUST read this book. https://youtu.be/wJN3uY-stwg Exponential Organizations – Why new organizations are 10x better, faster and cheaper than yours (and what to...

Sep 2015

Quote of the day: Octavio Paz on the nihilism of technology (and some related goodies from me)

Octavio Paz “The nihilism of technology lies not only in the fact that it is the most perfect expression of the will to power, as...

Sep 2015

The Choice Ahead Regarding Digital Technology (crucial piece by John Hagel) #manmachine – and 4 short videos from me

I'm a huge John Hagel fan. He nails it again in this new Druckerforum piece that you absolutely must read, today, on the topic of technology...

Sep 2015

20 cognitive biases to be aware of (nice illustration)

Just found this via Lifehacker – bias is a very common challenge for many of my clients (and me, of course!). My favs are the OSTRICH BIAS...

Sep 2015

We need to go beyond the focus on STEM (science, tech, engineering, math) towards HECI (humanity, ethics, creativity, imagination)

… an important realisation that recently dawned on my. What will our schools, colleges and universities do about this? Watch this short video (newly...

Sep 2015

Quote of the day: one of the most harmful addictions? A monthly salary

Found via Medium Quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb ... Read more

Sep 2015

My presentation on the future of connectivity at Telecoms World Middle East TWME 2015, Dubai

It was a pleasure to be at this unique event. Thanks to Terrapinn for asking me to do this keynote. Here are the slides from...

Sep 2015

3 new podcasts with fellow future thinker and keynote speaker Rudy de Waele: the future of work/jobs, humanity, IoT

3 new tracks you'll enjoy. More about and from Rudy here and here IoT Videos by Gerd Humanity Keynotes by Gerd Direct MP3 downloads (all provided...

Sep 2015

Frank Diana just published a great review and summary of my recent KPMG Exec Symposium talk on Automation and Robotics

READ MORE on Frank Diana's blog: At a recent KPMG Robotic Innovations event, Futurist and friend Gerd Leonhard delivered a keynote titled “The Digital Transformation...