March 11th, 2019 by
Category: Technology and Humanity

2001: A Space Odyssey is a much-loved favorite when it comes to sci-fi fantasy movies. In fact, it’s one of my own personal favorites.

And now Google has given one its key scenes a powerful makeover. In the original, HAL (the A.I.) is commanded to open the pod doors by Dave, who (as you may know) refuses. Naturally, the Google Assistant will.

While this advertisement is no doubt intended to be light-hearted, it still really made me think.  The key question, of course, is this: WHO WILL WE TRUST?

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.

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