Hi there! I hope you are well and also experienced some relief following the Biden/Harris inauguratio
|
|
January 26 · Issue #47 · View online
The best links and must-reads aggregated by Gerd Leonhard, Futurist & Humanist, Keynote Speaker, Author of 'Technology vs Humanity', Film-Maker, and CEO of The Futures Agency in Zürich / Switzerland.
|
|
Hi there! I hope you are well and also experienced some relief following the Biden/Harris inauguration (or was it… Bernie’s mittens?) Afterwards, it dawned on me that if it wasn’t for Covid-19 we’d probably have another 4 years of Trumpism, for sure. I guess that’s one of the positive effects of Covid-19. Btw, you really must watch this hilarious ‘bye bye Donald’ - video recently shared online via Jimmy Kimmel. On my end, after a flood of virtual keynotes and talks I did over the past few months it feels good to have a little more time on my hands, right now, and to focus on my new 2021 speaking topics . I believe that 2021 and this coming decade will be a pivotal point in humanity’s future. In fact, I think the next 10 years will determine whether our future is bright, or dim (or even lights-out), period. We will have all the science and technology to make it ‘heaven’ (rather than hell) - but will have the will? Will we make the right decisions? Are we able to come together on a common, ‘good future’ agenda? I remain optimistic, because, to paraphrase Winston Churchill (when he spoke about Americans) “ we can trust humans to do the right thing - after they’ve tried everything else”. The future is better than we think. IF. In this context, I am launching a bunch of new speaking topics (see below) as well as revamping many of my most popular talks. So, it is in that spirit and amidst a once-again snowy Zurich backdrop that I send you this hopefully thought-provoking, against-the-norms newsletter to help you to question some of your long-held beliefs and ideologies. As always, I love hearing from you and wish you all the best in these hard times! All the best, Gerd
|
|
|
|
The Good Future: "People-Planet-Purpose and Prosperity"
We are witnessing a much-needed shift towards a new kind of capitalism (if we can still use that word, at all) which will reboot markets around the world in the next 5-7 years as we transition from the outdated single bottom-line of GDP-Growth and Profit to what I call the quadruple bottom-line: People, Planet, Purpose and Prosperity (aka sustainable capitalism, post-capitalism or conscious capitalism). This talk looks at what defines ‘The Good Future’, and how we could create it. Sustainable is the New Profitable. PURPOSE is the new Product.
|
Don't agree that the Future is better than we think? Test your preconceptions (via Gapminder)
Gapminder Worldview Upgrader - Get rid of your misconceptions about global development!
|
Awesome Humans on Top of Amazing Technology
|
|
We are least aware of what our minds do best (Marvin Minsky)
Tacit knowledge or implicit knowledge (as opposed to formal, codified or explicit knowledge) is the kind of knowledge that is difficult to transfer to another person by means of writing it down or verbalizing it.
|
Sustainability is the new digital revolution for business | World Economic Forum
Companies must adapt quickly to sustainability in the age of disruption by learning lessons from the digital revolution in order to prosper in the future.
|
Rethinking Friedman: Imagining a More Inclusive Capitalism | by Jacqueline Novogratz | Medium
This past Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of Milton Friedman’s influential essay arguing for shareholder capitalism in the New York Times Magazine. Over the past week, numerous people have written…
|
What is the circular economy? | CNBC Explains
Imagine a world where you never throw anything away. CNBC’s Elizabeth Schulze explains the circular economy and its role in helping create humanity’s sustainable future.
|
8 predictions for the world in 2030 | World Economic Forum (made me think)
From the death of shopping to the rise of the nation state, experts reflect on what lies ahead.
|
|
Twitter, Facebook and Co.: The Growing Problem of Online Radicalization - DER SPIEGEL
The raid on the Capitol in Washington, D.C., has shown clearly just how dangerous online radicalization can be. By promoting hate and inciting violence, social media platforms represent a danger to democracy. But how large is that problem and how can we go about holding them to account?
|
Time for a U.S.—EU digital alliance?
The United States and the EU have an opportunity to forge a ‘digital alliance’ and develop shared oversight of technical standards to protect consumers, writes Tom Wheeler.
|
Twitter and Facebook Just Proved That Deplatforming Works | The Nation
The peaceful protests on Inauguration Day show what happens when social media companies refuse to let white supremacists use them to organize and incite violence.
|
|
‘It’s a matter of fairness’: squeezing more tax from multinationals | Financial Times
The cost of the coronavirus crisis means governments want to reduce tax avoidance by business as society struggles to foot the bill of the massive efforts required.
|
Inflation: Could covid-19 cause prices to rise? | The Economist
In the past two decades inflation has puzzled economists by remaining low in good times and bad. But now some are wondering, could the pandemic cause it to rise?
|
That’s all I’ve got for now. I hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s edition of my newsletter and I look forward to talking to you again soon. And, if you haven’t subscribed to my channel on Youtube, I’d love to see you there. I post most of my uncut keynotes, talks, and other assorted clips to complement this newsletter there and I am sure you would find most of it interesting. Until next time. Cheers from Zurich, Gerd
PS. My most popular talk of 2020 and into this year as been Moving Beyond the Corona Crisis. If your organization or conference could use an in-depth dive into the next 3-5 years and where we go from here, take a moment to review my timely new material here:
|
THE WORLD WITH/POST COVID-19
My #1 2020 Keynote
We Are Not Going Back to Normal: Why Resilience, Agility and Creativity Will Beat Everything Else Has your life, your industry, your business or your organisation been painfully and irreversibly upended by the Covid-19 crisis? Are you struggling to stay positive, remain relevant, and redesign your future in this utterly uncertain time?
|
And finally, a bit of a good-bye gift: As you may have noticed, we have produced a ton of short videos lately (mostly with excerpts from my longer virtual keynotes), and many of you have emailed me requesting a download option, so here it is now, via this shared dropbox folder (we call it GerdCloud:). Please note that you may need to provide your email address first to get access. Enjoy.
|
The New Bull Market: People Planet Purpose and Prosperity
|
Did you enjoy this issue?
|
|
|
|
If you don't want these updates anymore, please unsubscribe here.
If you were forwarded this newsletter and you like it, you can subscribe here.
|
|
Zürich Switzerland www.futuristgerd.com
|