Good, the Bad and the Future: An important message by Futurist Gerd Leonhard. In times of crisis and hardship we must remember the Good Future. — Published originally on YouTube and on Futuristgerd.com, 29th March 2022. Last year, I produced a really important film in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis: The Good Future, set and shot in beautiful Lanzarote, Canary islands. …

We just launched Episode #1 of a special new series we have been working here at Team Gerd. A fast-moving and impactful compilation of my most important bottom lines and key statements, memes and messages from the past 3 years, animated with powerful graphics. The first episode was released this…

Futurist Gerd Leonhard has kicked off this year with a special new show called GerdTalks, a bi-weekly series of free LIVE events broadcasted via his YouTube channel, LinkedIn, Twitch and many other platforms (not on Facebook :). …

As Gerd often says that we keep asking the wrong question i.e. ‘what will the future bring?’ Instead, we should ask ‘what kind of future do we want?‘ This is a key point that Gerd also reiterates in some of his year-end interviews; below. The Hong Kong Economic Journal, asked…

This interview is from late 2019 but still very timely. “The future is better than we think”! Fear vs Caution — AI, and the future of technology FLAVIAN CAJACOB: ‘Mr Leonhard, does the future scare you?’ GERD: ‘Not me personally, no. I’m an optimist. But I know, of course, that not everyone is able to share my optimism and that…

Post summary: The so-called metaverse is the latest and the boldest attempt to replace human relationships and experiences with highly monetizable simulations, reducing complex human life to data feeds, fancy graphics and AI-fuelled convenience: Consensual hallucinations sold as ‘human empowerment’. …

Back in mid 2020, as the world was locking down due to Covid19, Gerd started working on his new, virtual presentation-style — and it quickly became what he now (only half-jokingly) calls ‘keynote television‘. Using immersive backgrounds, audio, video and animations — going way beyond screen-sharing and the usual slideshow…

This was Gerd Leonhard’s first large REAL-LIFE (i.e. not virtual) event since late February 2020 (when the Covid19 crisis started). It was a blast for him to be back on the stage, and the location / stage was amazing as well (check out the gifs below). …

June 11 2021, Issue #58. “Greetings everyone, I hope you are well. Here are my best links and finds, this week with a special focus on Digital Ethics and what we need to do to stay human in a hyper-connected world. Thanks for reading my stuff and ping me anytime if you need something:)) Remember…