In this hard-hitting excerpt from Futurist Gerd Leonhard's Oct 19 2021 keynote for the Chilean Telecom Company Entel and the Catholic University of Chile (held remotely of course:)Gerd outlines why he thinks the future is better than we tend to think. 3 things (he calls them the DDR) are determining the next few years: Digitization, decarbonization (sustainable everything) and reformation (the shift from a focus on profit and growth to a wider focus on people, planet, purpose and prosperity). 90% of the world will be connected at high speeds and low cost by 2030; virtual / augmented reality will be the new 'mobile'. Increasingly, people will work 'in the cloud' - and Education becomes the next big global opportunity. The next 10 years will bring more change than the previous 100 years. It could be heaven or it could be hell - depending on our actions today. Watch it on YouTube with Spanish subtitles in the video itself here: https://youtu.be/eGrbc2S7ALw

This is a special 10-minute excerpt from my virtual keynote at the Fortune / Tsomokos Greece CEO Initiative on Oct 15 2021. In this video I outline what the next 10 years may bring, and what the opportunities for Greece might be. I discuss the 10 game-changers(see www.gerdsgamechangers.com) and present my scenarios for a with/post-covid world, and explore how Greece could seize the opportunities that are arising. When we look at the future we must see the FRAMEWORK that's changing - not just the picture! Check out the YouTube version here: https://youtu.be/NmTHjnuKTq4 The other 4 minute excerpt from the same workshop can be found here: https://youtu.be/abKUBlKtbmA

Futurist Gerd Leonhard was invited by FORUM EPFL 2021 https://www.forum-epfl.ch/en/, to stage this virtual debate between him (NOT a transhumanist:) and his colleague Calum Chace (science fiction writer, keynote speaker, futurist and transhumanist see https://www.calum-chace.com/about/ ). Each presented for approx. 15 minutes and then debated each other and took questions from the audience. There are a lot of good morsels here! Topics: - what is transhumanism (and why it's a good idea, or not) - are organisms just fancy algorithms (my clear answer: No) - the future of artificial intelligence - longevity and 'the end of mortality' Watch this interesting debate here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CHb3qk_nz9g Watch a similar event they did a year ago, here: https://youtu.be/ZFN6jHeky4Y Calum and Gerd are available for virtual and live event bookings, please go here to inquire https://www.futuristgerd.com/contact/booking-inquiry/

This is the Audio version of my entire keynote at Inofest 2021 in Slovakia Sept 23, 2021 see https://inova.to/eventy/inofest/ for more details. The talk features my new 'Keynote Television' style see www.keynotetelevision.com (immersive backgrounds, animations and green screen effects), recorded in my studio here in Zurich and live-streamed during this event, followed by live q&a. In this talk I discuss the challenges and opportunities that are defining the next decade, with a focus on what I call the DDR: Digitization (big tech), Decarbonization (big green) and Reformation (the economic and political paradigm shift to what I call people planet purpose and prosperity). I also comment on what opportunities I see for Slovakia and for Europe. Thanks to Inovato.sk for inviting me! Download via https://vimeo.com/showcase/keynotetelevision Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1lce6ksnyZ0

This is the first video seminar presented by futurists John Eyles (Waiheke, NZ) and Gerd Leonhard (Zurich) to introduce a new series of workshops for our clients around the globe. The idea is to a) re-discover the power of PLAY again, the joys of experimentation, and the importance of creativity, intuition and imagination and b) to discover and nurture what Gerd calls a 'Future Mindset'; a curious mind that takes good care of what is, now, and at the same time investigates what isn't yet here. Foresight not prediction, observation and imagination not just calculation. Find out more at https://www.futuristgerd.com/sharing/... and https://www.playlabs.nz/ Watch the full video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9ZJ4zYWjEJ8 MusicBed ID MB011M9VR1WDZLS "Frenzy" by Ryan Taubert (4:13)

This is the audio-only version of the entire keynote I delivered at the IAA Mobility conference and trade-show in Munich, on September 9, 2021. In this hard-hitting and wide-ranging talk I outline the next 10 years in the mobility, transportation and automotive industries. First, deep and wide-ranging digitization (the Game-Changers see https://www.futuristgerd.com/category... and the Megashifts - see www.megashifts.digital). Cars are no longer just a product, they are a service and an experience. Then, dramatic decarbonization across the entire MaaS food-chain - a huge challenge but also the biggest opportunity in the next 2 decades. Lastly, REFORMATION of our economic logic, from a focus on GDP, profit and growth, to a more holistic focus on People, Planet, Purpose and Prosperity (have a look at my new film www.thegoodfuturefilm.com). This will impact every player in this industry, as Purpose and Trust become the crucial assets. All in all, the future is better than we think - and for the big players in mobility the opportunities far outweigh the challenges. This was my first large REAL-LIFE (i.e. not virtual) event since late February 2020 (when the Covid19 crisis started) - it was a blast! Thanks to the IAA and Verband der Automobilindustrie and Messe München GmbH for inviting me. Visit their playlist of the entire event here: https://youtu.be/Hf-YW5rX4Ww Watch the full YouTube version here: https://youtu.be/-yFWV8jU0mc

This is the audio version of Gerd Leonhard's complete keynote at https://social-forum.ru/ September 2021 in Moscow: Brave New World - The Future YouTube version: https://youtu.be/rp6c4daGaRE Russian overdub version: https://youtu.be/4CKPHnjgwPQ About Gerd's talk: Brave new world! What will be our future? These two years have made adjustments to the future of humanity and determined what scientists, developers and managers will do in the coming years. We are talking not only about medicine, but also about other areas of social policy. A well-known futurist will tell about what awaits us, what technologies will appear, how we will live and work. About the Forum: The IV Forum of Social Innovation of the Regions was held in Moscow from 9 to 11 September . 3 days, more than 50 events with world experts, an exhibition of social projects. We unite those who want to live better, longer and more interesting. Those who create innovations and bring them to life. Those who want to know the answers to the most important questions. We are discussing the hot topics of the new reality. We evaluate practices for solving global problems. We argue about what awaits us in 20-30 years. We participate in presentations of world discoveries. We study trends in education and career. We learn to resist illness, old age and stress. We meet with scientists, politicians, entrepreneurs, doctors, psychologists, bloggers. Find all the latest NEWS from Gerd Leonhard in one place: www.gerd.live

Audi Version only !40% of all earthlings will be from / in Africa within the next 40 years! The next Google will be in the Education Sector. Covid-19 is a TEST-RUN for climate change. Unthinkable is the new Normal. Watch the full video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e45V37tdAU

*AUDIO-ONLY VERSION* of "The Good Future" film The future is not something that just happens to us - it is something we create every single day, by action or by inaction. Whether the future is good or bad is entirely up to us. As we see the future, so we act, as we act so we become! * Watch the full film on YT: https://youtu.be/yHC5n7G5SeI * For more details on this film, extra content, topic-links to all the memes and info-graphics used, audio / video downloads and much more please visit http://www.thegoodfuturefilm.com * As a Futurist and Keynote Speaker I talk to many people from all over the world and from all walks of life. In the past few years I have observed the increased adoption of a rather negative view of the future - and not just because of the recent pandemic. People often cite urgent climate change issues, rising populism, the explosion of fake news, the threats of automation and fear of technological unemployment, out-of-control artificial intelligence and vexing inequality trends as proof that the future is going to be bad, and that we are right to be afraid of it. And of course, Netflix, Hollywood et al are usually pointing us in the same direction: dystopia and doom is certain! Yet nothing could be further from the truth - not only is the present already better than the past (even with the woes of the pandemic), the FUTURE has strong potential to be even better! The 'only' challenge is that while we will likely have all the tools (science and technology) within a decade, we must also have the TELOS i.e. the will, the purpose and the wisdom. In other words, it will come down to our ethics and values, to global collaboration and to a collective definition of what kind of future we want (rather than what future we can have), and a collective consensus on how we can best achieve it. And yes, I strongly believe that humans are capable of such collaboration, that we are kind rather than evil, in principle, and that we are capable of making the right choices. “The Good Future” film is meant as an introduction to what will become the dominant focus of my work, going forward: What would a Good Future look like, and what can we do right here and now to bring it about? I am presenting this film as a mere opener on these often complex topics, fully aware that I am only grazing the surface of each issue - but rest assured that the details will follow: Continuing with the themes from my last book “Technology vs Humanity”, I am rolling out a new series of speaking topics on the “Good Future” (such as new talks on decarbonization and sustainability, capitalism, technology regulation and social media), I am working on a new ‘Handbook for the Good Future’, and I am looking at producing a Good Future feature film or TV series, in addition to launching a new web-tv show on the Good Future. ------- MUSIC (via MusicBed) Nations by Ryan Taubert (00’00 - 00’53) Futures by Roary (00’54 - 01’31) Beggars instrumental by Boundary Run (01’29 - 02’08) (11’29 - 12’03) (12’22 - 12’53) Survive by Watermark High (02’08 - 04’15) Roots by Bytheway-May (04’12 - 06’46) Overlook by Roary (06’43 - 09’16) Heights by Ryan Taubert (09’08 - 11’33) What does it sound like by Without Words (12’03 - 12’24)

This is a special audio-only version of the excerpt from the Future-Ready Executive Program, November 2020. See https://www.futuristgerd.com/expertis... The design of this keynote is based on what we call the "Keynote Television" concept. The Covid-19 crisis is forcing (and beckoning) us to take a wider view, beyond efficiency and optimization. Agile is the new efficient and so-called digital transformation is not really about technology – it’s about who we are, our personality and our character. Resilience is a mindset – it is first about who you are, and only then about what you do. Video version available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yed0F_eVpGQ Also on www.gerd.live