Must-watch video: Futurist Gerd Leonhard Explains: Nature Deficit Disorder & Digital Obesity

Many people have asked me to explain what nature deficit disorder is, and what I mean when I speak about digital obesity. So I made this short video! Enjoy.

Here are the books mentioned in this talk:

Don’t forget to have a look at my new short film “The Good Future” and “We need to talk about AI” as well as “How the Future Works” and “The Good Future Explained”.

Read: “The Great Reduction”

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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. View all posts by Gerd Leonhard