Why is behaviour change a better bet than techno-optimism (good read)
Good read here, on why we must balance technological achievements ...
Here are some of my key themes for this year, as images – from a recent presentation
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Mar 2024
Paying Ourselves To Decarbonize: Must-read by Kim Stanley Robinson
Paying Ourselves To Decarbonize As we transition to a green economy, we must compensate petro-states for their lost income. Otherwise, the world economy will collapse like a house of cards
25
Feb 2023
Davos in the crosshairs: Crony Capitalism?
I'm reading: “How can the World Economic Forum earnestly pretend ...
27
Jan 2023
Climate Change from A to Z: A must-read piece via the NewYorker
“When it comes to global warming, we know that the ...
01
Dec 2022
Today is a big day! Announcing The Good Future Project: Gerd Leonhard, Futurist and Founder
The Good Future Project: we have 10 years to make it happen!
20
Oct 2022
What You Need to Know Episode #3: Why we should be optimistic about the future. New video by futurist Gerd Leonhard.
What kind of future do we want for our children? What kind of ancestor will we be? So you may ask: How do we maintain HOPE and a positive outlook in a world that (right now, in August 2022) seems to go from bad to worse - climate emergency, war, inflation, food crises, energy crises, fake news, disinformation and the global decline of democracy. Yet, riffing off Kevin Kelly's protopia I derive hope from the fact that while our problems seem to be increasing, our capacity to deal with them is increasing even faster.
12
Aug 2022
New video: Hope and Optimism for The Good Future? GerdTalks #12 with Aline Frankfort
This was a super-special Gerdtalks show with Aline Frankfort, Shapership Leader, Visiting Professor, Club Of Rome Member: Why there is hope for the future.
03
Aug 2022
The Pandemic Year Marked a Turning Point in Climate Change. Must-read by David Wallace-Wells, NY Magazine (2021)
All year, a planet transformed by the burning of carbon discharged what would have once been called portents of apocalypse. The people of that planet, as a whole, didn’t take much notice — distracted by the pandemic and trained, both by the accumulating toll of recent disasters and the ever-rising volume of climate alarm, to see what might once have looked like brutal ruptures in lived reality instead as logical developments in a known pattern.
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Jul 2022
As the Planet Cooks, Climate Stalls as a Political Issue (great NYT read)
“People are exhausted by the pandemic, they’re terribly disillusioned by the government,” said Anusha Narayanan, climate campaign director for Greenpeace USA, the environmental group known for its guerrilla tactics but now struggling to mobilize supporters. She added: “People see climate as a tomorrow problem. We have to make them see it’s not a tomorrow problem.”
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Jul 2022
Join me for Gerdtalks #12 on August 1st: Why there is hope, and how The Good Future is possible.
A special Gerdtalks show with Aline Frankfort, Shapership Leader, Visiting Professor, Club Of Rome Member: Why there is hope for the future!
20
Jul 2022
New: Futurist Friday Podcast Interview with Gerd Leonhard: TheGoodFuture?
In this interview, Gerd Leonhard points out that “the future is already here, we just haven’t paid enough attention to it.” He talks about how technology is making us superhuman, that we are in the biggest shift in history as far as energy and climate are concerned, and that machines and artificial intelligence are starting to emulate humanity.
19
Jul 2022
New: Gerd Leonhard interview with Anders Sorman-Nilsson: The ‘2nd Renaissance’ (vodcast)
I had a great conversation with fellow futurist Anders Sorman-Nilsson ...
08
Apr 2022
Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s presentation for GerdTalks #6: Why and how Green is the new Digital
The Sustainability Revolution will be even bigger than the digital ...
29
Mar 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
‘Net Positive’ – Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s high-lights via Paul Polman’s newsletter, and the book
I quite liked this book - a must-read to start the year!
21
Jan 2022
Here is the video of my keynote at Mundira Begira 2021: A look at where the world is heading #mustwatch
It was a great pleasure to be in Bilbao/ Spain ...
19
Nov 2021
The Economist: ‘How Asia is crucial in the battle against climate change’ Gerd’s high-lights and comments
My high-lights on this Important piece by 'The Economist' showing how whether the climate can ever be stabilised depends largely on Asia
