Dec 8, 2020

Futurist Gerd Roundup - Issue #42: Killing Coal, Reinventing Capitalism, and the Worst Year Ever...

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Futurist Gerd Leonhard's latest findings, links and thoughts

December 8 · Issue #42 · 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,

I hope had a great weekend and are having a solid start to your week.

I’ve got some awesome news I wanted to share. For a while now, me and my team at The Futures Agency have been running the ‘Future-Ready Executive Program’ (FREP) for top managers, high-performers, and C-suite leaders at some of the top Fortune 500 companies to help their best people thrive in an increasingly uncertain world.

And the program has been going very well. So well, in fact, that I’ve decided to open up some of our exclusive monthly content to individuals whose organizations might not yet be in a position to invest in the future-training of their top decision makers like you.

So, if you’re interested in a twice-per-month video program based around timely insights and proven, future-readiness training sessions, I recommend you check out our new Youtube Future Ready membership. You can learn more and sign up here on Youtube or view the video below for more details.

Introducing The Future-Ready Executive - Individual Program

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Helping Leadership and Upper Management Thrive in an Uncertain Future with Timely Insights and Training to Fuel Forward-Thinking Organizations

If you are interested, highly recommend the Platinum level to also gain access to our monthly live-on-zoom Q&A sessions which dive deeper into each month’s core topic for the most actionable, personalized value for your career.

Plus, as an added bonus, you’ll have access to all of my complete i.e. uncut keynote presentations from recent engagements

And if you’re ready to invest in future-oriented training like this at this moment, no worries - there is still plenty of free content on my public Youtube channel and blog.

On top of all of that, I’m delighted to be the (virtual) keynote speaker at this year’s IEEE GCAloT in Dubai Dec 12-16 https://gerd.fm/2LejySF. I’ll be speaking on “Redefining Digital Transformation for a Post-Covid World” and will present some brand-new memes :) Be there.

And that is all I have for your. So, have a great day and I hope you continue to the free videos and shortened keynotes we regularly post on our channel.

Enjoy!

Recommended Reading

Killing coal - Time to make coal history | The Economist

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Coal is at the toxic heart of the fossil fuel economy

Francis Fukuyama: How to Save Democracy From Technology | Foreign Affairs

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Big Tech threatens democracy. Few have considered a practical solution: taking away the platforms’ role as gatekeepers of content.

China Won 2020 | by Joschka Fischer - Project Syndicate

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After a rocky start, China has clearly ended 2020 on a high note, having brought the pandemic under control and strengthened its position both in Asia and on the global stage. Though the world has been spared another four years of Donald Trump, America and its allies will have their work cut out for them.

Will Zoom video chat still dominate after a Covid-19 vaccine? Microsoft Teams, Cisco, or Google could knock off the crown. - Vox

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A look at what’s in store for Zoom in a post-pandemic world.

Business software - Salesforce gets some Slack | The Economist

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Marc Benioff has his sights set on tech’s big league

Is It Time to Revamp Capitalism for the 21st Century?

Sustainable is the New Profitable: My Keynote at DHL Auto Mobility 2020

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We NEED a new form of capitalism. And Covid-19 is a test run for climate change! When it comes to the Corona crisis and the rapidly approaching cliff of rising global temperatures…

A Great Roundtable Discussion I Just Had

Four Futurists on the PostCovid Futures of 2021 and Beyond

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What happens when four professional futurists with a knack for helping organizations and individuals prepare for an increasingly uncertain future get together…?

And Let's End With a Little Uplift!

Good News: The 18 Best Things About the Worst Year Ever | GQ

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Yes, there was suffering, heartache, and noise. But if you look carefully, this strange year also served up something surprising: reasons to be hopeful. Here are 18 new ideas that just might shape our whole future.

Have a great week and I’ll talk to you again soon.

Cheers,

Gerd

PS. And again, if you are interested in our Youtube Future Ready membership, you can learn more and sign up here on Youtube.

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