Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s Presentation @ the 2019 Pisa Internet Festival: Humanity and Technology – the Future. NEW: The Videos!

Tecnologia vs umanità, alla fine a vincere saranno le (giuste) scelte… Dall’intelligenza artificiale alla scienza, dalla tecnologia all’umanesimo. Un rapporto che, se non governato, rischia di sfociare nella conflittualità. Ma il futuro, ancora una volta, non dipenderà dalle macchine, ma dall’uomo. Anche di questo si è parlato con Gerd Leonhard e Bruce Sterling all’Internet Festival di Pisa. READ MORE

Here is my deck from this recent engagement in beautiful Pisa.

UPDATED: Below is a short video (in Italian) with a nice overview of our conversations that morning, also featuring Bruce Sterling among others.

A short video summary (in Italian)

The panel discussion with Bruce Sterling

My keynote (in English – fast forward thru intro:)

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