Video: a conversation with fellow futurist Dr. James Canton, on Sustainability

Recorded last week, in Mill Valley, CA, this is Part 3 of a conversation between me and Futurist Dr. James Canton. This video is part of the new MeetingsOfTheMind.tv series (launching soon). Topics discussed include general sustainability trends and predictions, 'green future' opportunities, the future of capitalism and 'growth & profit economics', accountability and social innovation, renewable energy, Jeremy Rifkin's Intergrid, and much more.

Apologies for the low audio output, btw; if it's not good enough for you please try this audio-only version via Dropbox, or just listen to this one, below: 

Canton Leonhard Sustainability.mp3

 

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New video: Digital Media Strategist Carlo Donzella and Futurist Gerd Leonhard talk about Smart Cities

 

This is the 3rd pilot for my new web-tv show called Meetings of the Mind (MotM), soon to be available at www.meetingsofthemind.tv). In this episode I talk to Carlo Donzella, in Rome / Italy see http://twitter.com/nerissimo 

As an advisor to the Lazio Region of Rome, Carlo has recently been involved in the Futouring.it project which has created 6 world-class digital media experiences for 6 world-heritage sites within the Lazio region. Carlo also teaches the "Brave New Media World" course at the Master in Development, Innovation and Change (MiDIC) of the University of Bologna (Italy) and at the PopAkademie of the University of Mannheim (Germany).

A reviewer for dozens of international projects, he has covered various executive and consulting roles with many public agencies and private enterprises.

We discuss Carlo's work in digital, smart cities, and ponder what the future may hold for cities that use social local mobile video and cloud applications to engage with their visitors, citizens and fans.  This is a wide-ranging discussion that covers a ton of stuff - hope you like it.  Audio track will go up on www.futuretalks.com soon, as well!

Audio-only (podcast)

 

MotM3 Carlo Donzella Gerd Leonhard Smart Cities

 

Gerd Leonhard interviewed by Joris van Heukelom (Future of Advertising: SoLoMo:)

I was interviewed before my presentation at IAB NL's Mobile Inspiration Congress (see the PDF here),  by Joris Heukelom (chairman of IAN Netherlands and Owner of MakerStreet). A good summary on many of the key issues that will impact the future of advertising, mobile and social.

My new show-reels are live on Youtube (English and German versions)

My younger son (18) is a budding video producer and just created these 2 short reels for me, cutting and pasting from various speaking engagements, presentations and interviews. I think they are quite entertaining - would love to get your feedback!!  Have a look:

English version

This is a short video with some of my best snippets from the past 5 years, taken from various keynotes and speaking engagements.

You may also want to visit my video page on my blog http://www.mediafuturist.com/my_videos or check out my Blip.Tv channel (download all videos) at http://blip.tv/gleonhard#1455358

 

German version / Auf Deutsch

Ein kurzes Video, auf Deutsch, über meine Arbeit als Futurist und Keynote Redner. Mehr Details auf meiner deutschen Seite http://derfuturist.com 

Video interview, review of my talk at Digital London: from Ego to Eco (Futurist Gerd Leonhard)

Here's a brand-new video from DigitalLondon 2012; good interview with many key topics covered such as sustainability, making money in a networked society, control versus trust, access versus ownership, future of content,  climate change and global warming, how to become a networked company, why interdependence is the future, and much more.

Update: TechWorld has an interesting review of my talk, here. The best snippets:

Speaking at the Digital London conference this week, Gerd Leonhard, futurist and CEO of The Futures Agency, said that over the next decade, society needs to make the shift “from Ego to Eco”. “Global warming constitutes the biggest market failure in the history of capitalism,” said Leonhard. “The world is over-heated, over-spending and over-crowded, and a continued focus on growth alone may well kill us.” 

He said that we are now moving from the “age of the network” to the “age of the networked”, where the concerns of the masses overtake the concerns of the one percent at the top of the economic pyramid. Leonhard identifies this as a major trend in business, energy and in politics. “Our entire system of economics and energy used to be based on systems that you had to invest in to build – and those were based on a closed system,” he said. “Now, because of the internet, systems are opening up and we can be decentralised. It's no longer important that you own the power plant, because if you have a distributed network of three million wind turbines you can do the same thing.”

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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)

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New video: about being a Futurist, the future of education (Interview)

Uploaded by SaladaCorporativa on Dec 15, 2011 (note: these interviews are in English)

Video em inglês. Nesse vídeo Gerd Leonhard, autor, palestrante, CEO da The Future Agency e Professor convidado da Fundação Dom Cabral fala sobre o que o é um futurista, a carreira e a profissão de um futurista e tendências para a educação no mundo.

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New video: Social Local Mobile Video: the future of Apps (my BDigital Keynote)

Here is a new video with my keynote at the BDigital Apps Conference, November 16, 2011, in Barcelona (my part starts at 02:04). You can download the PDF with my slides here.

The topic: "SoLoMoVi": apps and the future of content, business and communication" Wireless broadband, mobile applications, smart mobile devices, social networks and over-the-top video are exploding and will dramatically change how we communicate, how we buy and sell, how we create and consume content, and how we do business or run our governments. Pre-mobile & social, the Internet was just in its infancy, now it's a rebellious teenager testing the limits and pushing relentlessly. Where will the mobile Internet - and apps in particular - take us, in the next 3-5 years, what opportunities will emerge, what will happen in sectors such as education, media, politics and culture, and what can we learn from how this is already unfolding in the developing countries? 

http://eng.bdigitalapps.com/

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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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The future of communications and conversation (video with fellow futurist Glen Hiemstra)

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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

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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

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Personal branding in the digital age: new video

This video is part of a new series of 5-7 minute videos I recorded here in Basel, Switzerland in July. This episode shows about how I use social networks and mobile-optimized platforms / apps to spread the word about what I do. I also provide a few examples of the most efficient and viral online branding concepts that I have tried during the past decade.  You can download this video if you go to my GerdTube.net video channel (on Blip.tv) or just subscribe to my video podcasts in iTunes.

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People of the Screen - and what it means (new video)

Riffing off Kevin Kelly's theme in this short video, I comment on what is this trend means for creators, curators, publishers and consumers. This video is part of a new series of short videos I filmed in Switzerland, this summer (all between 5-10 minutes) - visit my Youtube channel to get updates when they go live.

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Short video: I program my media - it does not program me (switching from Push to Pull)

Broadcasting (TV, Radio) is switching from Push to Pull.  And so is advertising!  Let me know what you think:)

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Content Futures: short video by Futurist Gerd Leonhard

Just rediscovered this nicely produced video from 2010... still worth watching imho:)

Produced by Freedom Lab in Amsterdam (see http://tinyurl.com/dxcxu8) this is a nice video that juxtaposes some sound bytes from an interview with me with some cool graphics, ticker-tape animations, and illustrations. Topics: mostly about media and the future of content. Distribution is no longer a business for media companies. Why Open Licensing is so important. The move from selling copies to selling access - how will that be monetized? How will content be curated, recommended and then... monetized by the Creators?

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