MediaFuturist: Must-watch

Jeremy Rifkin videos: the empathic civilization, and the third industrial revolution. Must watch!

I have been busy reading Jeremy Rifkin's amazing book The Third Industrial Revolution as well as his other writings (check out his Huffington Post pieces), and wanted to share some of his key videos and resources with you.

His current, and maybe most important topic is the coming convergence of Internet technology and digital communications with energy and environmental issues - the idea of an Internet of Energy. Because of my recent expansion into what I call GreenFutures this concept has really struck a chord with me.

Jeremy Rifkin is president of the Foundation on Economic Trends and the author of seventeen bestselling books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. One of the most popular social thinkers of our time, Rifkin is the bestselling author of The European Dream, The Hydrogen Economy, The Age of Access, The Biotech Century, and The End of Work.

Here is a video of his recent appearance on the Charlie Rose show:

Jeremy Rifkin, 'The Third Industrial Revolution' "How lateral power is transforming energy, the economy, and the world." Charlie Rose 06.01.12 [1080p] http://www.charlierose.com/guest/view/7302

At a recent RSA event in London:

Join Jeremy Rifkin as he describes how the five-pillars of the Third Industrial Revolution will create thousands of businesses and millions of jobs, and usher in a fundamental reordering of human relationships, from hierarchical to lateral power, that will impact the way we conduct business, govern society, educate our children, and engage in civic life.

RSA Animate video

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 10:59 AM in Bottom Lines, BRIC, Broadband Culture, capitalism 2.0, CHANGE, Convergence, Cool people, Decentralization, Disruption, Economic Egoism, Enterprise 2.0, Foresights, Made me think, Must-watch, Networked Society, People, Videos I Like | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Video with some key messages from me: a penny for your thoughts (Freedom Labs): from Ego to Eco

From 2009 but still one of my favorite videos about my work (and nice audio / video collage)

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 10:52 AM in 21st Century Content Ecology, About Me, Advertising Trends, Best of Gerd, Branding, Broadband Culture, Consumer Insights, Content 2.0, Future of Reading, Future of Selling, Innovation, Inspiring, Marketing2.0, Monetizing Content, Must-watch, My videos, VIDEO BLOG, Videos I Like, Wisdoms, Youtube | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

New audio / video interview on the future of branding, business and the Internet (incl. some comments on SOPA), via TribeRadio

A few days ago, I did a fairly lengthy and deep skype interview with Toronto-based Marie Germain from Branding 2.0 (see her Twitter channel here), touching on many issues including the future of commerce, selling, marketing and branding, so-called social media (I much prefer the term Social OS), current issues in technology and the Internet (such as SOPA - the deeply disturbing but nevertheless impending U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act), and media / content trends.

There are some quite juicy snippets in this interview, such as:

"In an truly digital society we probably don't need marketing as we know it"

"We are moving from a society, and an economy, based on EGOsystems to a society that is based on ECOsystems (i.e. INTERDEPENDENCE)"

"The old days of commerce were based on handcuffing consumers, now it's all about attraction, engagement and conversations (being a magnet rather than using handcuffs)"

This video uses an interesting format in that it is based on an audio track that was recorded on the phone, and superimposes some related images over it. Interesting. If you just want the audio track, here it is:

Gerd Leonhard TribeRadio Interview Jan 2012: Branding, SOPA et al

From the TribeRadio Youtube post: "World-renown futurist, Gerd Leonhard, in this interview speaks of the very serious challenges businesses and brands face; he offers solutions. On a more sombre note he exposes the ploys of controllers on internet freedom, SOPA to be clear. The Wall Street Journal acknowledges Gerd as one of the leading media futurists in the world. Powerful! Incisive! Gerd is simply delicious to the ears. Keynote Speaker, Founder of The Futures Agency, Advisor to top corporations and governments, author of five books, "The Future of Music", "Music 2.0", "The End of Control", "Friction is Fiction" and "The Future of Content". Gerd's background is in music; however, today he is a top game-changer, inspiring entrepreneurship and guiding us into a prodigious digital world. To reach the Host of Tribe Radio, Marie Germain: at her blog, http://Branding20.wordpress.com or her biz site, http://MarieGermain.com..."

Be sure to check out the other audio / video interviews on here channel as well, including Jeffrey Hayzlett ('Running the Gauntlet' book, former CMO of Kodak).

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Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 5:40 PM in 21st Century Content Ecology, About Me, Advertising Trends, Attention Economy, Best of Gerd, Bottom Lines, Branding, Broadband Culture, CHANGE, Concerns, Consumer Insights, Content 2.0, Convergence, Creative Rights, Crossmedia, Crucial Stuff, Cultural Industries, Current Affairs, Data is the new Oil, Economic Egoism, EgoSystem EcoSystem, Fragmentation, Friction is Fiction, Future of Advertising, Future of Agencies, Future of Business, Future of Content, Future of Marketing, Future of Media, Future Watch, Innovation, Interviews, Leadership, Likemindedness, Link Economy, Must-watch, My Podcasts, Networked Society, Open Network Economy, Openness Issues, Podcasting, Podcasts, Politics of Content, Realizations, Resources, Social Media, The Futures Agency, Trends, Trust, Videos I Like | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Thomas Friedman video on 'that used to be us': must-watch for everyone in the U.S.!

A lot of really great insights here on what is going wrong in America, from technology to education to innovation. I don't agree with all of it but his talk (and the book "That used to be us") is brilliant, no doubt.

From Youtube: "Reid Hoffman introduces, again, three time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of That Used To Be Us, Thomas Friedman.Mr. Friedman was our first inDay speaker and our first to return. He won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, his third Pulitzer for The New York Times after becoming the paper's foreign-affairs columnist in 1995. Previously, he served as chief economic correspondent in the Washington bureau and the chief White House correspondent previously. In 2005, Mr. Friedman was elected as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board and now spends time looking to recognize others for transformative work. More about Thomas Friedman: http://www.thomaslfriedman.com "

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 7:30 PM in America, Asia, BRIC, capitalism 2.0, Cool people, Must-watch, Videos I Like | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Richard Wilkinson’s Spirit Level Book: why greater equality makes society stronger

Image via Wikipedia

Here, via my new GreenFuturist blog, are some key screen shots from Richard Wilkinson’s book “The Spirit Level” (watch his Ted talk here, or below)

****must read - Why greater equality makes society stronger

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 7:51 PM in Consumer Insights, Current Affairs, equality, Green Futures, Made me think, Must-watch | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Jeffrey Sachs "The Price of Civilization" - great video to kick off 2012

In this very insightful Authors-at-Google-video Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, aptly summarizes several key topics such as the reasons for the economic crisis, the increasing inequality in America, and the consequences of globalization.

Watch the whole thing and you'll understand what the world - and in particular, America - is up against in 2012. And check out his book "The price of Civilization" - I just got it for my Kindle and will share my public bookmarks soon, here.

If you own a Kindle you can follow my Kindle note-sharing here.

From Youtube: "As he has done in dozens of countries around the world in the midst of economic crises, Sachs turns his unique diagnostic skills to what ails the American economy. He finds that both political parties—and many leading economists—have missed the big picture, offering shortsighted solutions such as stimulus spending or tax cuts to address complex economic problems that require deeper solutions. Sachs argues that we have profoundly underestimated globalization's long-term effects on our country, which create deep and largely unmet challenges with regard to jobs, incomes, poverty, and the environment. America's single biggest economic failure, Sachs argues, is its inability to come to grips with the new global economic realities.

Yet Sachs goes deeper than an economic diagnosis. By taking a broad, holistic approach—looking at domestic politics, geopolitics, social psychology, and the natural environment as well—Sachs reveals the larger fissures underlying our country's current crisis. He shows how Washington has consistently failed to address America's economic needs. He describes a political system that has lost its ethical moorings, in which ever-rising campaign contributions and lobbying outlays overpower the voice of the citizenry. He also looks at the crisis in our culture, in which an overstimulated and consumption-driven populace in a ferocious quest for wealth now suffers shortfalls of social trust, honesty, and compassion. Finally, Sachs offers a plan to turn the crisis around. He argues persuasively that the problem is not America's abiding values, which remain generous and pragmatic, but the ease with which political spin and consumerism run circles around those values. He bids the reader to reclaim the virtues of good citizenship and mindfulness toward the economy and one another. Most important, he bids each of us to accept the price of civilization, so that together we can restore America to its great promise...."

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 3:24 PM in Asia, Attention Economy, CHANGE, Concerns, Control Fights, Current Affairs, Economic Egoism, EgoSystem EcoSystem, Emerging Markets, Future of Business, Inspiring, Interesting, Leadership, Market failures, Must-watch, Networked Society, Open Network Economy, Openness Issues, People, Politics of Content, Trends, Trust, Videos I Like | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

This video is a great summary of what is important to me, as well (Charlie Chaplin)

This video clearly spells out so many points that I also believe in - very important stuff.

(Song: Window by The Album Leaf) One of the most inspirational speeches in recorded history was given by a comedian by the name of Charlie Chaplin.

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 12:31 PM in amazing, Bottom Lines, Must-watch, Networked Society | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

New video: TeleMedia Futures presentation at Total Telecom 2011 (London)

This is a self-recorded video of my keynote speech on 'TeleMedia Futures: Making the most of the Content Opportunity' at the recent Total Telecom conference in London, Nov 7 / 8, 2011. Apologies for the somewhat less than perfect recording quality (note that the crackling sound that starts at about 2 mins into the video will seize a minute later:). You can download the PDF of my presentation here: Download TeleMedia and Content Gerd Leonhard Total Telecom Public

More presentations (100+) can be viewed and downloaded via Slideshare

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 8:34 AM in 21st Century Content Ecology, Broadband Culture, Conferences, Consumer Insights, Content 2.0, Convergence, Data is the new Oil, Digital Music, EgoSystem EcoSystem, EoC: Telecom, Future of Broadcasting, Monetizing Content, Must-watch, MY PRESENTATIONS, My speaking engagements, My videos, Networked Society, Open Network Economy, Telecom2.0, TeleMedia, Television, The Cloud, Trends | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Really nice illustration: Visions of a Networked Future (ITU Telecom World event)

Further to my last post and the video about the ITUWorld event on October 26, 2011, in Geneva, here is a really nice illustration / visualization of the key statements and memes, created and kindly provided by Sarah Clark at Clear Thinking Communications in Switzerland.

You can view and download a large version via this link .

...from a really interesting session at ITU Teleworld 2011 in Geneva yesterday, October 26, 2011. http://forum.world2011.itu.int/sessions/f17-storytelling-2-visions-of-a-netwo... has further details and the complete 86 minute video.

This Quickfire Storytelling session brings together some of the world's leading futurists (see below) to share bold ideas and conflicting predictions of how the world might look in 10 years' time. This video (which we shot ourselves using a Kodak HDCam and Sony bluetooth mic) shows the first 10 minutes i.e. Gerd's introduction, the 5 minute talk and brief discussion with the other speakers and the audience. Twitter buzz is here You can download the 10MB PDF of my presentation (unfortunately, the slides are not really visible in the video), here.

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 12:48 PM in amazing, Bottom Lines, Broadband Culture, CHANGE, Conferences, Current Affairs, Images, Innovation, Inspiring, Interesting, Made me think, Must-watch, My speaking engagements, Networked Society, Predictions, Realizations, Resources | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

New video: Visions of a Networked Future at ITU Telecom World

Below is a 10-minute video excerpt from a really interesting session at ITU Teleworld 2011 in Geneva yesterday, October 26, 2011. http://forum.world2011.itu.int/sessions/f17-storytelling-2-visions-of-a-netwo... has further details and the complete 86 minute video.

This Quickfire Storytelling session brings together some of the world's leading futurists (see below) to share bold ideas and conflicting predictions of how the world might look in 10 years' time. This video (which we shot ourselves using a Kodak HDCam and Sony bluetooth mic) shows the first 10 minutes i.e. Gerd's introduction, the 5 minute talk and brief discussion with the other speakers and the audience. Twitter buzz is here

You can download the 10MB PDF of my presentation (unfortunately, the slides are not visible in the video), here.

More details on the other panelists

Gerd Leonhard, CEO, The Futures Agency
Rachel Armstrong, Senior TED Fellow, Senior Lecturer, University of Greenwich
Simon Torrance, Founder 2.0 Initiative, and Chief Executice Officer, STL Partners
Juliana Rotich, CEO, Ushahidi Inc.
Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future

This is the audio-only version (right-click to save the MP3)

Gerd Leonhard Futurist at ITU Teleworld 2012

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5* video: Kevin Kelly on the future of the Internet: screening, interacting, sharing, flowing, generating

Kevin Kelly is a major influence on my work, and this video from Wired's Network conference is one of his best. Dive in and you'll see why. All of his books are worth reading, as well.

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 6:57 PM in 21st Century Content Ecology, amazing, Attention Economy, Bottom Lines, Broadband Culture, CHANGE, Conferences, Consumer Insights, Creative Rights, Crucial Stuff, Cultural Industries, Data is the new Oil, EgoSystem EcoSystem, Free!, Friction is Fiction, Future of Broadcasting, Future of Business, great ideas, Innovation, Inspiring, Internet of Things, Lifestreaming, Made me think, Monetizing Content, Must-watch, Networked Society, Open Network Economy, Privacy, Realizations, Resources, Sharism, Smart People, Social Networks, Stuff I Love, TeleMedia, The Cloud, Trends, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Must watch video: Kevin Kelly on Attention Flows: The Future of the Digital Media Landscape.

This video says it all - 5* brilliant, MUST WATCH.

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 12:05 PM in Future of Broadcasting, Future of Content, Future of Media, Futurists, Inspiring, Interesting, Made me think, Must-watch, Networked Society, Politics of Content, Resources, Smart People, Videos I Like | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

MUST WATCH: PressPausePlay Movie, related 9-minute excerpt of interview with me (future of music ++)!

I am delighted to be involved with PressPausePlay, a movie about digital creativity, funded and promoted by Ericsson, featuring people such as Hank Shocklee, Seth Godin, ZeFrank, Sean Parker, Larry Lessig and Mike Mesnick. And it's finally out and available! Here is what it's all about:

"The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent in an unprecedented way, with unlimited opportunities. But does democratized culture mean better art or is true talent instead drowned out? This is the question addressed by PressPausePlay, a documentary film containing interviews with some of the world's most influential creators of the digital era"

You can dow nload it via bit-torrent (free but painful) or iTunes US (paid but much swifter:)

From the blog: "we have had so many people ask "Where can we see your film?" and this week we are very happy to say our digital distribution has begun! PressPausePlay is now available online in many countries around the world, with more coming soon. You can now find PressPausePlay on iTunes US, iTunes Canada and iTunes UK. You can also purchase PressPausePlay on Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Vudu.com, CinemaNow.com, Xbox, and Playstation. Or put us on your Netflix cue where we will be coming soon..."

Please RT and spread the word!!

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Video of Sept. 8 vPanel: Mobile Commerce: The Decade Ahead (IBM Global Business Services)

I really enjoyed being a speaker on this IBM panel discussion and webcast, today. More details. Twitter Buzz here

The other panelists were:

Alon Kronenberg, Practice Lead, Mobile Applications Practice, IBM Global Business Services (Host)

James Wester, Editor of Mobile Payments Today (@jameswester)

Molly Garris - Director, Digital Strategy at Arc Worldwide (@girliefromthed)

Watch live streaming video from newintelligence at livestream.com

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 10:30 PM in eCommerce, Future of Business, Future of Selling, Gerd in the media, Gerd on TV, Interesting, Made me think, mCommerce, Mobile, Mobile Advertising, Mobility, Must-watch, Online Seminars, Predictions, Real-Time Web, Video, VIDEO BLOG, Webinars | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Join me for this IBM-presented webinar on mobile commerce futures Sept 8 12.30 pm EST

Join me for this event next week - should be fun (and it’s free :)smarterplanet:

Join our next live, interactive virtual panel discussion on the IBM Global Business Services Video Channel on Livestream. SIGN UP HERE

Date: Thursday, September 8, 1230pm ESTTopic: Mobile commerce is poised to take a great leap forward over the next ten years. How will it change the digital landscape in the process?Panelists:Alon Kronenberg, Practice Lead, Mobile Applications Practice, IBM Global Business Services (Host)James Wester, Editor of Mobile Payments Today (@jameswester)Molly Garris - Director, Digital Strategy at Arc Worldwide (@girliefromthed)Gerd Leonhard - CEO and Founder, The Futures Agency (@gleonhard)Set a reminder to join IBM and our virtual panel of thought leaders to examine how mCommerce may reshape our lives over the next ten years.See all our past vPanel webcasts (as a bit.ly bundle), and subscribe to the vPanel Series.

via www.futureof.biz

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 2:13 PM in Announcements, Consumer Insights, Future of Business, Interesting, Lifestreaming, Mobile, Mobile Advertising, Mobility, Must-watch, The Futures Agency, Trends, Webinars | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

63 posts categorized "Must-watch"

February 07, 2012

Jeremy Rifkin videos: the empathic civilization, and the third industrial revolution. Must watch!

January 24, 2012

Video with some key messages from me: a penny for your thoughts (Freedom Labs): from Ego to Eco

January 14, 2012

New audio / video interview on the future of branding, business and the Internet (incl. some comments on SOPA), via TribeRadio

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January 12, 2012

Thomas Friedman video on 'that used to be us': must-watch for everyone in the U.S.!

January 03, 2012

Richard Wilkinson’s Spirit Level Book: why greater equality makes society stronger

January 01, 2012

Jeffrey Sachs "The Price of Civilization" - great video to kick off 2012

November 21, 2011

This video is a great summary of what is important to me, as well (Charlie Chaplin)

New video: TeleMedia Futures presentation at Total Telecom 2011 (London)

November 01, 2011

Really nice illustration: Visions of a Networked Future (ITU Telecom World event)

October 28, 2011

New video: Visions of a Networked Future at ITU Telecom World

October 23, 2011

5* video: Kevin Kelly on the future of the Internet: screening, interacting, sharing, flowing, generating

October 02, 2011

Must watch video: Kevin Kelly on Attention Flows: The Future of the Digital Media Landscape.

September 19, 2011

MUST WATCH: PressPausePlay Movie, related 9-minute excerpt of interview with me (future of music ++)!

September 08, 2011

Video of Sept. 8 vPanel: Mobile Commerce: The Decade Ahead (IBM Global Business Services)

September 04, 2011

Join me for this IBM-presented webinar on mobile commerce futures Sept 8 12.30 pm EST

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