FuturistGerd Podcasts

This is an edited version of my June 10, 2023, TEDx talk in Cluj, Romania, with improved sound and various oohs and ahs removed using the amazing @Descript app. The original TEDx version is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Fx8LKgQ70&t=0s.I presented a riveting talk on the future of technology, artificial intelligence, jobs, work, and educatio…

LookUpNow (LuN) premiered on August 21, 2023 and is a riveting 24-minute film featuring #Futurist Gerd Leonhard as host, guide and narrator.Directed and co-written by Emmy-award winning producer Christopher Sean Nolan. It is the first episode in a series of films on AI and the future of humanity currently being developed by Gerd and Chris.For ENG, …

This is an excerpt from a my recent Interview with @singularityu.Go to https://youtu.be/kP0OR6lE9sU for the entire show- Technology is not what we seek but how we seek. - Embrace technology but don't become it.- The more we connect with technology the more we must protect what makes us human.- Logic alone is not enough.…

This is my entire keynote at EIT Manufacturing Days 2023 in Vienna, on May 31, 2023. See https://www.eitmanufacturing.eu/news-events/events/manufacturing-day/. I cover topics such as the 3 Revolutions (digital, sustainable, purpose), the 4 exponential tech booms (info tech, biotech, climate tech, AI tech), and the future of #artificialintelligence.…

As part of my ongoing #gerdtalks series, I had a great chat with fellow keynote speaker and business philosopher @AndersIndset about his book “Quantum Economy”, and our views of what's ahead. There are some great morsels in this talk so... dive in!You can watch the whole thing on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKqfWnqedL8More about An…

This is the recording of my entire keynote at GTDC's EMEA summit in Noordwijk, Netherlands, on June 14, 2023 - see https://gtdc.org/events/2023-gtdc-sumIn this wide-ranging talk, I discuss the future of IT, including #artificialintelligence, and how organizations can leverage the power of technology for the greater good.Download via https://vimeo.c…

This is my complete keynote at Steering Education 2023 in Riga https://www.futures2050.lv/ on June 8, 2023, on the future of adult learning, training, and skills and future of work in this new era of artificial intelligence You can watch my speech on YouTuber here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrRm2fqCpjA&t=877s-Machines don't think, learn and un…

This is my entire keynote including the Q&A session at the 2023 edition of FutureTense 2023 in Zagreb Croatia, see https://futuretense.eu/ May 11, 2023. In this wide-ranging and fast-moving talk I cover topics such as:1) The 3 Revolutions: The Digital Revolution, The Sustainable Revolution and the Human / Purpose Revolution. See www.https://www.fut…

Gerd Leonhard's complete keynote at TravelGate's ConX event in Palma May 10, 2023, on the future of travel, travel & AI, using Chatgpt for travel organisations, the 3 revolutions (digital, sustainable and purpose), and much more. You can watch it on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-7EHVsGE90…

This is episode # 4 of The World by 2030 - See https://campsite.bio/worldby2030 with @antonmusgrave6298 and @GerdLeonhard on The Future of Food, agriculture, farming and more, live-streamed on May 15, 2023 You can watch it on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzY0F6M6PYA or for the complete version including the discussion and Q&As sessi…

Designing The Good Future - The future is not something that just happens to us, it is something we design and create every single day, by action or by inaction. #thegoodfuture is entirely possible; it all depends on the choices we make today! Watch it on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNf2mbYhn5E&t=5sThe Good Future will come down to…

Futurist Gerd Leonhard - Q&A On ChatGPT And AI - Business Design Lunch Series by Futurist Gerd LeonhardVon Futurist Gerd Leonhard

This is the edited recording of my entire #keynote at the 2023 CICan / WFCP World Congress https://conference.collegesinstitutes… on April 24, 2023, on collective intelligence and the future of secondary education. - Thanks to CICan and WFCP for inviting me and for making this video available!- Watch it on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch…

This is the edited and updated version of my new livestream series with Anton Musgrave: The World by 2030 watch it here https://www.theworldby2030.com/ or on YouTuber here https://www.youtube.com/live/8CtTozv8BAcAI is certainly the #1 topic right now, following the 'iPhone Moment' of OpenAI's #chatgpt launch, and the latest launches of Bing, Bard, …

This is the pre-recorded conversation segment of our live-stream on April 10, 2023, see the whole episode here https://www.youtube.com/live/8CtTozv8BAc or the edited version here https://www.youtube.com/live/8CtTozv8BAc For more details, please visit https://www.theworldby2030.com/ or https://campsite.bio/worldby2030AI is certainly a huge topic rig…

Globally renowned Futurists Gerd Leonhard (Zurich) and Anton Musgrave (South Africa) have a combined experience of over 50 years as entrepreneurs, keynote speakers, advisors, investors, and creators. In this a new weekly show, Gerd and Anton share their insight and foresight on what the world will look like by 2030.Download this video via Vimeo: ht…

The good, bad and the ugly of ChatGPT. #chatgpt #indiadigitalfest2023 #idf2023 - Thanks to @TimesNow for inviting me! Author and futurist Gerd Leonhard on humanity vs. AI - the future of Artificial Intelligence and its confluence with humans and human technologyAll about AI: http://www.weneedtotalkaboutai.com or https://youtu.be/XUVS5d3-BisThe futu…

LIVE STREAM PREMIERE - This is the complete recording of my keynote at AIA 2.2 Airlines Marketing Workshop, “Sounding the Future” in Athens February 22nd, 2023.A big ευχαριστώ / EFCHARISTO to the Athens Airport for inviting me back to beautiful Athens!My thoughts on the future of airlines, airports and travel - the world by 2030: https://www.amna.g…

European Futurist Gerd Leonhard often compares the current times to the turbulent years between 1968 and 1973, when the world last underwent a series of seismic shifts in the way things were done. During this period, not only was there a sense of instability, but also one of liberation, and ultimately, progress. It was a time when 'everything chang…

This is my complete keynote 'The next 10 Years - what you need to know, today', at RAI 2022 in Leon, Mexico. Watch the original video via Concamin with Spanish subtitles here: https://youtu.be/90CNv5DFclIor on Gerd's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp1MaX_C71cVon Futurist Gerd Leonhard

In this short, off-the-cuff video with the very first details on The Good Future Project. To quote Jane Goodall "What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make”More here: https://www.thegoodfutureproject.com#peopleplanetpurposeprosperity#goodfutureproject#thegoodfuture Check out our new Project YT pa…

Nurturing a future mindset is now essential for every leader - because the future is no longer about 'tomorrow', it's already here - we just haven't paid enough attention!This is an excerpt of my talk on The next 10 years at #axpo talent day in Baden, Switzerland, Sept 6, 2023, Watch the full keynote speech here: https://youtu.be/cGE3TIRr620Have a …

- The 3 principles of technology: exponential, convergent, combinatorial- The 3 principles of humanity: holistic, circular and human- The 4 P's: People Planet Purpose and ProsperityMore on my blog: https://www.futuristgerd.com/?s=future+principles Have a look at my new short film: The Good Future https://www.thegoodfuturefilm.com And about AI: http…

I was invited to contribute 2 short videos to the 4th World Science and Technology Development in Chengdu, China, virtually, on Nov. 27, 2023. In my short talks, I addressed the need for a new economic logic, i.e. going beyond GDP, towards #peopleplanetpurposeprosperity and a global consciousness. I also commented on one of my key memes, #theddr : …

This is a short excerpt from my keynote 'The next 10 years' at ABRAS 2022 in Campinas / Brazil, see https://convencao.abras.com.br/Green is the new digital.The future is very likely to be vegetarian.Big Blue (tech) + Big Green is the ticket to the future.Vertical farming & cultured meat?Ecosystems not Ego systems.Thanks to ABRAS for inviting me and…

We received a lot of feedback about the 'lousy 2030' part being a bit too long and dystopian, so we figured we'd also offer a new edit that features only the good 2030 aka #thegoodfuture :) I hope you enjoy this version; if so, please be sure to subscribe and share it widely! This is a special new edit of my recent film Twice Upon a Time see https:…

A quick take looking forward to 2023, presenting my arguments on why we may, in 2023, arrive at a similar pivot point than we were in 1968. I was only 7 years old then, but I've always been fascinated with this time period and all the change it brought across every sector of our lives: music, civil rights, politics, social capitalism in Europe... a…

Permachange is here: The 11 game changers such as big data, IoT, VR/MR the metaverse and of course artificial intelligence are all becoming exponentially powerful, and these 4 waves are washing over us: COVID-19 (and other pandemics), the recession, climate change and soon, singularity. The next 10 years will bring more change than the next 100 yea…

We urgently need to reboot education to become more future-fit, across the board because The Future is: Awesome humans on-top of amazing technology, not just STEM but also HECI (humanity, ethics, creativity, and imagination). Science fiction is increasingly become science fact, and smart machines are starting to have 'knowledge', fueled by machine …

Big Tech Big Green Big HumanIn this keynote, I outline why this development is a good thing, why tourism might well be heading towards a new albeit strange kind of ‘golden era’ - and how to get ready for what’s coming, and better yet, how to shape the future and make the right choices today.Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pubmpoie3eo…

A really thoughtful and informative conversation with @FossilFuelTreaty's chair Tzeporah Berman: https://stand.earth/about/people/tzepTzeporah Berman has been designing environmental campaigns and working on environmental policy in Canada and beyond for over thirty years. She is currently the International Program Director at Stand.earth and the Ch…

A moving conversation on optimism, climate change, science fiction and of course — the good future !You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izX3Wg5u8qwWatch my new film TWICE UPON A TIME: https://youtu.be/BanqTNbTotUWatch my 2021 film: The Good Future https://www.thegoodfuturefilm.com or https://youtu.be/yHC5n7G5SeI All about AI: htt…

The next 10 years will bring more change than the previous 100 years - a decade of utter transformation is ahead of us. What we do in the next 10 years is likely to set course for the future of humanity, period. Along with the ongoing digital revolution we are now in the midst of the sustainable (green) revolution, and soon to be joined by the huma…

This is my entire virtual keynote and Q&A session for Banco BCI in Chile. Ciclo Conectémonos BCI: 9 things you must know about the next 10 years: How to take advantage of the 3 revolutions that are taking place, impacting the development of your company. Watch the Spanish Language Overdub version is here: https://youtu.be/7ck4k0po5wwThanks to BCI f…

The latest episode in my #goodfutureproject series of conversations, with special guest Mathias Sundin CEO of Warp News https://twitter.com/mathiassundin.Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/WNQIJqaY154Mathias runs Warp News https://www.warpnews.org/ If someone said, "You are worthless" several times a day, how would it affect you? It would proba…

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.Ge…

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/Gn54JJyQyD8Von Futurist Gerd Leonhard

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=8sWe live in a Perma-Change World, and lately an increasingly pessimist…

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-ZNfCp8uAVon Futurist Gerd Leonhard

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 alo…

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: @gleonha…

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 …

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/-m6CriNegsIIn this speech I touch on many…

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_vwr0Some of my key messages in this video:The future is no longer an extension of the present.The future is no…

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 …

This is the audio recording of my entire keynote at https://www.mmaglobal.com/impactindia... Since the beginning of the Internet, the concept of 'cyberspace' and 'online worlds' has been a constant theme and the subject of numerous famous science fiction plots, as well as the core objective of many startups. Given that we are now living in the era …

In this keynote at WGS2022 I present my key insights / foresight for the next 10 years - fasten your seat-belts :)Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fpkqsVbOafgand on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/714056505Some of my key messages:The future is better than we think.We will have all the tools (science / technology) - but will we have the TELOS (…

This is the complete recording of my keynote at Türk Eğitim Derneği's annual event https://www.ted.org.tr/ in Ankara / Turkey and https://dijitalobezite.ted.org.tr/ in ENGLISH. Visit gerd.fm/tedankaragerdmedia (Google News) for all media coverage in TurkishIn this deep-dive keynote I speak about what I call "digital obesity" in my book www.techvshu…

This is the Audio-version only of GerdTalks #6.The Sustainability Revolution will be even bigger - and vastly more existential - than the digital revolution. In this live-stream session (GerdTalks episode #6) I explained why and how Big Blue (Tech) + Big Green + Big Human (and yes, Big Planet) is the recipe for a Good Future.We have finally reached…

Here is a crucial message from me, as we are struggling towards the eventual Covid-19 rebound, dealing with the consequences of the Russian war against the Ukraine, finally starting to take real action on climate change, and regulating exponential technologies. Terrible events do not cancel the future – they challenge us to reimagine it !The more t…