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I am launching a new video channel: Meeting of the Minds (MOTM). First...
Video is on the rise, globally, and especially on mobile. In my view video is simply becoming the next text, and vizuality (as my digital-futures mentor Kevin Kelly calls it, see below) is the default...
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My presentation on the Future of Knowledge and Universities (Utrecht Centre...
Here are the slides from the conference on the future of universities and the humanities in Utrecht today. High res 20MB PDF via Dropbox (also available via Gerdcloud.com) Low res PDF 7MB via my...
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My guest post on CNN International: Siri says ‘dump him’? How mobile devices...
CNN International just published a guest post by me, here, on how the key technology trends will impact us in the next 5 years. The high-lights: Artificial intelligence and ultra-smart software...
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Good read: are we already living in the technological singularity? | via...
Are we already living in the technological singularity? | Books | theguardian.com. The news has been turning into science fiction for a while now. TVs that watch the watcher,growing tiny kidneys, 3D...
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Revolt Against the Robot Uprising ? The key to defeating robots -in movies...
Why You Should Revolt Against the ‘Robot Uprising’ According to statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the manufacturing industry lost 2.3 million jobs in the most recent recession. Since...
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New roles for technology: Rise of the robots |Must-read via The Economist
Prepare for a robot invasion. It will change the way people think about technology via New roles for technology: Rise of the robots | The Economist. Share This:
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Announcing my appointment: Leadership Summit for the Future at ITU Telecom...
I am delighted to announce that my company, The Futures Agency and me have been appointed to put together and present the program for a very unique event during the International Telecom Union (ITU)’s...
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Interesting Chart: NSA Monitoring Practices Face Stiff Opposition | Statista
• Chart: NSA Monitoring Practices Face Stiff Opposition | Statista. This is an interesting chart provided by Statista - 3x as many people think this is OK in the US vs Germany. But even in the US,...
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“Humans Need Not Apply”: great video on automation and human work (via...
Really great video. Made me think - a LOT. Humans Need Not Apply: Watch a dark video on automation and human work. This past January, the Economist set off alarm bells when it noted in a story on the...
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President Bill Clinton and Peter Diamandis at CGI 2014 – YouTube
via President Bill Clinton and Peter Diamandis at CGI 2014 – YouTube. Interesting interview with Peter Diamandis, on abundance and the xprize. A lot of good stuff in here, and I love his enthusiasm...
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Great Podcast: James Hughes on “What is Technoprogressivism” (Review The...
I ran across this ReviewTheFuture podcast with Prof. James Hughes of the IEET last week, and it provided so much food for thought that I decided to have it transcribed, see the best-of’s below (still...
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▶ “Three Laws of Exponential Capabilities” video by fellow Futurist Thomas...
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Download this new Osborne/Frey/Bakhshi report on creativity vs the robots and...
Great stuff, here, found via the WSJ Bits blog Download here, directly: work osborn frey creativity_vs._robots_wv My related Twitter hashtags: #Workupation #Robotization #manmachine Some of the best...
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Presentations, extra podcasts and videos of my talks: redefining the...
Here are the slides from my presentations in London yesterday; both on the topic of how exponential technologies are impacting humanity. UPDATE: the videos just went online – you can watch all of them...
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Nice infograph on up-skilling and the jobs of the future
Via Tarry Singh Related post on this blog Watch The Future Show clips! Share This:
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How much do YOU believe in technology? A short video excerpt from my keynote...
This is a short excerpt of my talk on ‘a new relationship of man and machine’ at the Global Leadership Summit / London Business School and http://gerd.fm/1HjlWg2 for the slides, podcasts and PDFs...
View ArticleGood keynote by Salim Ismail: Exponential Organizations: The New Breed of...
I don’t agree with Salim on every issue (and especially not on the virtues of the ‘coming singularity’, in general) but there is a lot of really great stuff in this talk. Check it out, buy the...
View ArticleRedefining the relationship of man and machine: narrated chapter from the...
I am very fortunate to be part of a group of 62 leading futurists that compiled their ideas and visions in the amazing ‘The Future of Business’ book, edited by my good friend, colleague and publisher...
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The real danger is that we become machines – not that machines will eliminate...
I just ran across this HBR Blog post entitled “Technology is not threatening humanity – we are” which delivers a few key messages when looking at the future of technology and humanity (in red, below)...
View ArticleHilarious video compilation: they (the robots) took our jobs!
Found via TheNextWeb and Andrew Keen (be sure to look at the links !!) I’m not sure if it’s really good or bad news. Both, probably. But the deserved selection of Martin Ford’s prescient Rise of the...
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