This is a short excerpt from my recent keynote at AXPO Talent day Sept 6 2022 in Baden, Switzerland. We are in the midst of 3 revolutions, all happening at the same time: digital (everything connected and smart), #sustainable (everything green, circular - the end of the fossil fuel economy), and human (the potential of changing who (what) we are. Genetics, longevity etc -- a very big topic but a bit less front-of-mind than the other 2, at this point) - and of course what I call the human renaissance, see https://youtu.be/Qy3PfHBZuxk The END OF ROUTINE is near... yet: anything that cannot be digitized or automated will become much more valuable. You can watch the full session on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cGE3TIRr620

Is our education system ready for the future? Author and futurist Gerd Leonhard discusses the Future of Education and why Canada is leading the way. To learn more about studying in Canada as an international student. Watch the whole video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gn54JJyQyD8

We should be optimistic not because our problems are smaller than we thought, but because our capacity to solve them is larger than we thought” OVER THE LONG TERM, THE FUTURE IS DECIDED BY OPTIMISTS (Kevin Kelly) Watch is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB-ZNfCp8uA&t=8s We live in a Perma-Change World, and lately an increasingly pessimistic view of the future as well as strange new hopelessness seems to prevail - especially among the Gen Z & Y generations. There are many reasons for this - beyond covid19 or the Russia/Ukraine war - but one reason may also be that the narrative about the future is dominated either by Big Tech (Meta, Google, IBM, Amazon, Baidu etc) or by Hollywood (or rather "StreamyWood" i.e. Netflix et al). It seems to either involve technology saving us (while we, the non-exponential, lame humans, must then merge with it), or technology enslaving us (as in the various black-mirror type dystopias). I think this is a lousy way to look at the future, and that a more 'protopian' approach see #kevinkelly is much better suited for society, and for shaping our future. We also believe that how we look at the future is existential - as futurist Barbara Hubbard liked to say: 'As we see the future so we act; as we act so we become'.

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. Watch is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bB-ZNfCp8uA

In this fast-moving keynote at Estoril Conferences see I speak about why I believe that - despite the current woes of global warming, wars and inflation - the future is better than we think. As Kevin Kelly says 'we should be optimistic not because we have less challenges but because we have a lot more capacity to deal with them". Yet technology alone will not save us - we will need purpose and telos (wisdom). Algorithms know the logic of everything but the feeling of nothing. Too much of a good thing (technology) can be a very bad thing (#facebook aka Meta really makes the best example). In this talk, I also present my 3 tickets to the future: #digitization #decarbonization and reformation #theddr *more at https://www.theddr.world/ The Good Future is entirely feasible - we just have to make the right decisions, today. And what I call People Planet Purpose and Prosperity is where it all starts. Business as usual is dead or dying, and capitalism as we know it is unfit for the future. You can watch it here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of4LNyGG2Z8&t=41s - https://www.estorilconferences.org/

This is a fast-paced compilation of my 3 keynotes (held remotely) at the Future of Desalination Conference in Riyadh KSA September 11-13, 2022. - see https://fdiconf.com/en/ - You can watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSrXcOzrqaU&t=19s **** My latest short film: The Good Future www.thegoodfuturefilm.com **** Twitter: @gleonhard

This is a special podcast episode that we recorded with Bill Halal on "Speaking Across Differences". Professor Bill Halal and me met once again (following our recent GerdTalks show on ‘Beyond Knowledge); this time for a podcast / audio only discussion about the need for improving how we speak to each other and how to become better listeners. (Text by Bill Halal) “Politics in the US, Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the decline of democracies everywhere show that conflict is the biggest issue of our time. And it is likely to get worse. Social media is driving speech into uncharted territory with disinformation, inflammatory language and biased algorithms. The digital revolution is automating knowledge, driving the world beyond knowledge into subjective consciousness. Most major problems have “rational” solutions that could be good for all sides. (eg, climate, guns, abortion, etc.) But people are acting on emotions, hate, resentment, greed, power and other values and beliefs in the face of a cluster of existential crises like climate change. We have to learn how to listen to views we don't like, accept compromises, bargain, and offer better solutions. This would require a shift from competitive talking to a cooperative dialogue where all sides try to understand each other and reach agreement. It means that truth is not absolute but something that emerges out of consensus. A “learning society” that can talk across differences. A new field of study is emerging to help us navigate these differences (Daniel Kahneman et al., Noise; Adam Grant, Think Again, etc). This also suggests that centrist politicians could gain power because they are able to unite opposing sides in policies that benefit all. Above all, the basic need is to shift today’s mindset from self-interest, money and power to a global consciousness based on cooperation….”

Topic of this keynote: The world after Covid-19: What's ahead for people, consumers, retail and e-commerce. Thanks to Calik Denim for inviting me and making this video available. More details here: https://www.everevolvingtalks.com/ You can watch the video version of this keynote on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-m6CriNegsI In this speech I touch on many fashion and apparel industry-related topics such as sustainability and the Experience Economy, and what I call the good future, and explain what the next 10 years are likely to bring, and how to get ready. Business a usual is dead, and we are not going back to normal - and that is actually a good thing! The next 10 years will bring more change than the previous 100 years. Have a look at my new short film: The Good Future www.thegoodfuturefilm.com You can also listen to all of Gerd's podcasts on Spotify: https://gerd.fm/spotify Sign up for my 'Best Reads & Finds' curated futurist newsletter at http://www.gerd.digital/ If you enjoy my videos and talks, please take a look at my best-selling book “Technology vs Humanity” http://www.techvshuman.com - it's now available in 12 languages! Twitter: @gleonhard

This is the podcast version of my entire talk at the "Steering Education - From Imagination to Impact" Conference in Riga / Latvia, on June 3, 2022 see https://www.futures2050.lv/ You can watch the video on Youtube: https://youtu.be/-p3aM9_vwr0 Some of my key messages in this video: The future is no longer an extension of the present. The future is not something that just happens to us - it is something we create. Education has to become Future-focussed: Imagination will be more important than knowledge. Our ultimate job will be... to be HUMAN. If you work like a robot, a robot will take your job. If you LEARN like a robot, you will end up working like a robot. As you see the future, so you act, as you act so you become. This is probably my most comprehensive talk on the future of education, training and work, to-date. You can download the slides used in this talk via WeTransfer https://we.tl/t-OPvfNe55oR And have a look at my Future of Education Padlet here https://padlet.com/futuristgerd/edu I am thankful for cooperation with the State Education Development Agency and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia. Thanks for inviting me to this great event! **** My latest short film: The Good Future www.thegoodfuturefilm.com Get The 10 Technological and Societal Megashifts Rewiring Our World Free at: https://futuristgerd.com/megashifts Please subscribe to this channel to never miss a thing, and be sure to share my videos if you like them, and hit that notification bell :)) Sign up for my 'Best Reads & Finds' curated futurist newsletter at http://www.gerd.digital/ Audio-only versions of most of my videos are available via Spotify as well, see https://gerd.fm/spotify If you enjoy my videos and talks, please take a look at my best-selling book “Technology vs Humanity” http://www.techvshuman.com - it's now available in 12 languages! Gerd Leonhard Futurist, Author and Keynote Speaker Zürich / Switzerland http://www.futuristgerd.com http://www.techvshuman.com (my latest book) ****For all booking inquiries please go here https://www.futuristgerd.com/contact/... Twitter: @gleonhard

This is the complete podcast version of my TEDx Gateway (India) talk held on April 22, 2022, with the introduction and the q&a session hosted and moderated by my friend and fellow futurist Ralph Simon. The video is at https://youtu.be/ma5UFEham_Q. Another version featuring my usual 'keynote television' style of immersive backgrounds and animations is available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/jn-f6VEbVrg WHY AND HOW THE FUTURE IS BETTER THAN WE THINK. When we watch the news, if we tune into Netflix, Hulu or Amazon or AppleTV, or scroll through social media, it is easy to get the impression that there is nothing but bad things coming toward us. Autocratic maniacs, severe climate change disasters, geopolitical power-plays, more pandemics... and of course the robots will take our jobs, and eventually they will harvest our bodies for energy. Research shows that almost 75% of GenY/Z expect the future to be worse than the present! I believe it is imperative that we change this narrative, because 'as we see the future, so we act; as we act so we become' (Barbara Hubbard) And the fact is that there are myriads of reasons why we can be excited about the future, such as exponential scientific and technological progress that will allow us to solve our biggest practical problems such as water, food, energy and diseases within the next 2-3 decades. We must start believing in what I call 'The Good Future' so that we can make the right decisions, today, and we must continue on our path towards global collaboration and global consciousness. In this talk I outline why and how this can be achieved, and why we have every reason to be excited about the future that we create, together. The future is not something that just happens to us, the future is something that we MAKE! Have a look at my new short film: The Good Future www.thegoodfuturefilm.com Get The 10 Technological and Societal Megashifts Rewiring Our World Free at: https://futuristgerd.com/megashifts Sign up for my 'Best Reads & Finds' curated futurist newsletter at http://www.gerd.digital/ Audio-only versions of most of my videos are available via Spotify as well, see https://gerd.fm/spotify If you enjoy my videos and talks, please take a look at my best-selling book “Technology vs Humanity” http://www.techvshuman.com - it's now available in 12 languages! Gerd Leonhard Futurist, Author and Keynote Speaker Zürich / Switzerland http://www.futuristgerd.com http://www.techvshuman.com (my latest book) ****For all booking inquiries please go here https://www.futuristgerd.com/contact/... Twitter: @gleonhard