Towards the Good Future: A powerful new podcast episode with Futurist Gerd Leonhard, for Singularity University

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“In this episode, Gerd’s ideas put forth in his book Technology vs Humanity are explored, with an emphasis on how the humanities are a necessary part of what he calls the “Good Future.”

This podcast will take you on a tour of the failings of transhumanism, the need to update our regulatory systems, questions around our economic models, the impact of culture and storytelling on how we shape our future, and much more. Highly recommended!

Download via Vimeo. More details, and the transcript via SU. Listen on Spotify.

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