Future Focus A new study shows that driverless cars are between 88-92 percent safer than human-operated vehicles. Given continued advances in AI, LIDAR, and various sensor technologies, I feel it is safe to assume that driverless cars will only continue to get better. Does this then mean that driverless cars are definitely the future? [...]
Future Focus: I have faith in the future. I do not have blind faith in the future of technology. If you are an investor, I encourage you to read this piece I recently wrote on AI's Achilles Heels. The article highlights four commonly overlooked AI risks. Now, I am NOT a financial advisor so would [...]
The Internet was down in my office yesterday. Normally, I spend Thursday’s working on this newsletter but, due to the outage, I was serendipitously gifted the opportunity to reflect on the future direction of this newsletter. Specifically, what is it that I want to say and what would I like you, the reader, to do [...]
Think in Silence: As I explain in this post, the future will not be so much about humanity conquering outer space as it will be about us conquering inner space. To do so, however, we first need silence. Think Strategically: Bill George, the former CEO of Medtronic, has written an insightful article: Dealing with Today's [...]
Think: I've written extensively on the power of the human imagination but I'd never contemplated the notion that we are "living in the product of other peoples' imagination"--and, yet, it is true. As I argue in this post, The Future as Battle of Imaginations, this startling insight of “living in the imagination of other people” [...]
Later this evening, I will be addressing 500 young farmers in Iowa. One unusual question I intend to pose to them is this: Why should farmers care about a new line of cocktails (and mocktails) now being served at the Ritz Hotel in London?* The answer lies in the nature of the cocktails–all of the [...]
Think in Questions: As you think about your future, I encourage you to spend some time thinking about questions. Specifically, what question(s) do you want to answer with your life? In my case, I have a "secular" question and a "spiritual" question. Both inform how I live my life. If you're interested, you can read [...]
Poetry has been helpful on my journey of personal and professional discovery. One poem I’ve come to admire and reflect upon is Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem “Live the Question Now.” I especially enjoy this advice: “... have patience with everything in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were [...]
Think Seriously: Ex Google CEO Eric Schmidt says "We need to seriously think about unplugging AI." I want to be clear that Schmidt is not suggesting we shut down AI right now. Rather, he is making the case that society must put in place stringent safeguards that will allow society to shut down AI if [...]
Think: This week, I am closing out the year with speaking engagements to the Minnesota Wild Rice Council and Indiana Farm Bureau on trends impacting the agriculture industry. For all of you in the industry, here is my annual article on the Top Farming and Agricultural Trends of 2025. Think Again: Sal Khan, creator of [...]
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