January 8th, 2021 by

This was a great event and we will publish the entire keynote on my Youtube channel in a few days as well; be sure to subscribe and hit the ‘notify me’ – bell on YT:))

This is the edited recording of my public q&a session at the IEEE Global Conference on AI and IoT in Dubai (virtually) on Dec 13 2020 see https://gcaiot.org/ Thanks to the IEEE for inviting me! Culture eats technology for breakfast. The story of the future should not be dominated by Silicon Valley / Big Tech but by civil society. Technology drives our societies but Ethics defines it. Technology is not what we seek but how we seek. We need to move beyond GDP, towards People Planet Purpose and Prosperity. The key question is not ‘what will the future bring’ but ‘what kind of future do we want’. Do we want to live in a world where technology is the PURPOSE or even the religion…or just the tool. We will release the recording of my entire keynote at this event in a few days, as well!

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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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