Black Mirror really nails the key issues of the near future (technology vs humanity)

I’m a huge fan – read this piece, and watch the clips below.

Technology is a malevolent tool for dehumanization in ‘Black Mirror’… Created by Charlie Brooker and heavily inspired by Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, most episodes of Black Mirror are set in a not-so-distant future. They vary greatly in subject matter and tone, but all the stories share a theme of the interaction between technology and humanity. The title references the reflection given by a television, smartphone, or any electronic device with a screen. The result is something that is both shocking and very thought-provoking. The third season of the series began streaming on Netflix this weekend, and the six new episodes where technology allows people to indulge in their worst tendencies…

Another good review is on Vice

Author: Gerd Leonhard

In the words of American poet John Berryman, “the possibility that has been overlooked is the future”. Most of us are far too busy coping with present challenges to explore the future in any depth – and when we do our own cravings and fears often run away with us, resulting in utopias or dystopias that are not very helpful in terms of planning and decisions. Today’s professionals, leaders and their organisations need a dedicated, passionate long-term understanding of the future if they are to successfully navigate the exponential waves of change. For countless individuals and organizations that intelligence is called Gerd Leonhard. View all posts by Gerd Leonhard