From Doom & Gloom to Optimism & Hope: A guest post by William E. Halal
From Doom & Gloom to Optimism & Hope, by William ...
From Doom & Gloom to Optimism & Hope, by William ...
Inequality is a key reason why people lose faith in democracy.
Gerd highlights William E. Halal comments for Fortune, on democracy
These days, democracy seems increasingly under fire – declining globally ...
These days, democracy seems increasingly under fire -declining globally- and stability is threatened by autocrats. What's next in Democracy?
"Facebook is acting like a hostile foreign power; it’s time we treated it that way." Adrienne LaFrance / Via 'The Atlantic' (my high-lights)
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, ...
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
“The United States is different. In nearly every other high-income ...
New film: The Great Transformation: Futurist Gerd Leonhard on how #covid19 will impact our immediate future
“We have been living in a bubble, a bubble of ...
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 cancelled right now. Maybe this is a good time to reboot the idea of doing entire events 100% online
Must-read report by PEW Research: Experts Say Digital Disruption Will Hurt Democracy
"The next decade will determine whether we human beings have what it takes to rise to the occasion of our own, imposed obsolescence"
People learn how to be brave, said Aristotle, by doing brave things. So, too, with honesty, justice, loyalty, caring, listening, and counselling
This article accompanies today's release of my new film “How the Future Works”. First, I’ll show what’s happening right now, and why I think it’s urgent to ponder the future of work, jobs, education and training. Then I’ll talk about what we, personally, can do: and lastly I’ll lay out what governments and societies need to do to ensure that our future will be mostly heaven.