Welcome to the Great Transformation, accelerated by Covid19: Big Tech, Big State, Big Health, Big Green. What new paradigms are emerging? A free online event August 7 2020 8am CET 8pm NZ. Sign up here. (timed EU and Asia). Read more.

Sustainability Trends Report 2020 highlights the critical choices now facing governments, businesses and investors to ensure a healthier, safer and more equitable world. 5* many great stats!

“Thanks to the ongoing pandemic, the world is off-balance – and it will remain so for years to come. Far from settling into a ‘new normal’, we should expect a COVID-19 domino effect, triggering further disruptions – positive as well as negative ­– over the decade ahead”

“Many industries will be hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, but nowhere is the suffering more likely to produce geopolitical ramifications than in the case of petroleum…With the Covid-19 pandemic collapsing economic activity around the world, we can expect a long period of low prices—with severe and possibly fatal consequences for the current leadership of major producers”

“GIM sees that while the pandemic has exposed social and economic inequalities and revealed how vulnerable the planet and its inhabitants are to sudden shocks, it has also raised awareness of the fragility of our natural system and the need for a unified approach to fighting climate change….”

» It’s 2022. What Does Life Look Like? Must-read via NYT (my fav. snippets) - The pandemic could shape the world, much as World War II and the Great Depression did. By David Leonhardt NYT.

This is very serious stuff… and 99% spot-on imho. The gloves are off.

“Although the top priority today is to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its economic fallout, we must not ignore the long-term implications of the crisis. Our actions now determine the fate of all other species on the planet…Europe has been offered an unexpected opportunity, provided that it doesn’t bet on superpower competition. Instead, it must gather the courage to set the example of collective responsibility that humanity needs” (Yes, I’m a great fan of Joschka)

“The potential goes beyond diagnosis and treatment. Getting appointments, paying insurance bills, and other processes should be much less painful. AI combined with robotic process automation can analyze workflows and optimize processes to deliver significantly more…”

“Bezos and Jobs are outliers, of course, but they both embraced a visionary but learnable mindset that we call “future-back” as opposed to “present-forward.” Present-forward leaders build their organizations in increments, following the rules and procedures that work today. Future-back leaders, in contrast, visualize what their organizations could be, starting from a clean sheet, and then mobilize whatever they need in order to bring it into being. Future-back thinking doesn’t replace present-forward thinking—it complements and completes it….”

This is the complete 1080p / HD recording of my keynote at LinkedIn Latam’s Blue Room event on June 22, 2020, featuring my new, fully immersive virtual background presentation style… all in HD 1080p now!

Short and to the point: 30-60 sec messages, just for you. My other time-coded key memes on video are here, btw (be sure to subscribe to my YT channel:)

» Arirang TV South Korea Interview with Futurist Gerd Leonhard: the world with/post-corona - 미래학자 Gerd leonhard가 말하는 유망산업 Swiss-based futurist Gerd Leonhard discusses industries that will thrive in the post-pandemic world. 스위스의 저명한 미래학자 Gerd leonhard. 그가 포스트 코로나 시대의 미래 유망 산업에 대해 이야기한다

» New video of my virtual Keynote at Brazil Futures Summit: our future with/post Corona This is part 1 of my virtual keynote at the Brazil Futures Summit on June 19, 2020, showcasing my new virtual keynote style with immersive ‘weather-man animations’.

Does technology hold the answer to a poverty-free future and the end of capitalism? European futurist, speaker and author Gerd Leonhard chats to us about the delicate relationship between humanity and technology over the next 30 years….

This is where I share everything AS I READ IT. Ouch. Yeah. Subscribe via email.

My virtual background ‘weather-man’ style has come a long way… check it out:). Contact my office anytime if you’re interested in booking me.

We are living in utterly uncertain and confusing times. Gerd’s new TVH show, WhereAreWeGoing (WAWG) focuses on asking the right questions, and on exploring the near-future possibilities (i.e. the next 10 years) with an open mind and heart.  The real question is not ‘what will the future bring’ but ‘what kind of future do we want?’.

WAWG wants to leave its viewers with a sense of hope, understanding and excitement about the future.

WAWG is not a live-show; rather, it is produced in Gerd Leonhard’s virtual studio using a unique cross-media blend of virtual backgrounds, animations and motion graphics, video clips, social media streams, background art, music, SFX and various audio components, as well as short contributions by virtual guests (audio and video) … with Gerd serving as the guide ‘from the future’.

“Yes, our nation is a mess, but overlapping catastrophes have also created conditions that may finally let us extricate ourselves from the mire. The grim awareness of national failures — on the coronavirus, racism, health care and jobs — may be a necessary prelude to fixing our country….”

great stuff :)