April 2nd, 2020 by

New short film by Futurist Gerd Leonhard: The Great Transformation – life after Covid19

Gerd’s thoughts on how #covid19 will impact our immediate future

There is a time before Corona, and there is a time after Corona. We are entering what I call *The Great Transformation*. Huge challenges and many hardships are certain yet this total reset will also catalyse many new beginnings.  (Watch the film directly on Youtube, or click PLAY below)

To quote Milton Friedman “Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around

The key messages: Business as usual is over. This crisis is a test of our humanity. Scientific hyper-collaboration is now the new normal. The ‘United States of Europe’ are nearing. Politicians that have proven useless will be quickly ousted. The crisis will vastly accelerate the end of oil. Business travel will never be the same. Remote-everything is here, now, and won’t go ‘back to normal’. Technology is the winner – but must be used wisely. Collaborate. Re-invent. Take care of each other. Be HUMAN.

Read more on what to expect this year, here.

Download this film

via Wetransfer.  Re-use is allowed as long as proper credit is given.

Download the Whatsapp version: WA FINAL Gerd-Leonhard-Futurist-Post-Corona-Future-Light

Be sure to also watch my film HowTheFutureworks

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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