Google and Apple’s diktat to governments on coronavirus contact-tracing apps is a troubling display of unaccountable power

On 10 April, in the midst of the largest public health crisis in over 100 years, Apple and Google quietly revealed the true extent of their political power. The way they did so has left me questioning some long-held beliefs. Here’s why. Read full Article

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