My responsibility as a futurist is not to tell people and organizations what they want to hear but, rather, tell them what they need to hear. In this spirit, I feel compelled to share some important thoughts with you. As such, today’s newsletter will fall outside the scope of its normal format. As a [...]
I recently finished reading Abraham Heschel's book, "I Asked for Wonder." (I highly recommend it.) Near the end of the book, he wrote: "The future of all men depends upon realizing that the sense of holiness is as vital as health." Finding, sustaining and growing in this "holiness" has not been easy for me. In [...]
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 [...]
This November 5th I will not be casting my ballot for myself. Instead, I intend to vote on behalf of future generations and my choice is Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. This is not because I agree with all of their positions. Nor am I under any illusion they will solve all that ails [...]
Think: Scientists around the world are getting increasingly nervous about bird flu. This is a very SERIOUS issue and it is possible we could soon see a pandemic on the scale of the one the world witnessed in 2020-21. Are you and your organization prepared? Think Faster: As a futurist, one of my responsibilities [...]
Dear Readers: Happy Labor Day Weekend! This week, I am trying something new. I am only going to include a single article for you to read and contemplate. I hope you do it because it is an important article: "The Most Important Question of Your Life". Rather than ruin the article for you by offering [...]
Think: This article, How to Fine-tune AI for prosperity, offers an interesting look into the issue of how artificial intelligence will impact productivity growth in the near future. The short answer is that economists don't yet know the full extent but they are cautiously optimistic that AI will soon begin to speed up the development [...]
Most people are familiar with Auguste Rodin’s masterpiece “The Thinker” but, in the shadow of that great work, at the Rodin Museum in Paris sits another sculpture made from the artist’s skilled hand. The piece is known as “The Burghers of Calais” and it depicts a scene from 1346 after English King Edward III had [...]
Leo Tolstoy has a marvelous quotation: "Perhaps it is even more important to know what one should not think than what one should think about." This is especially in today's world where our economic and political systems have created powerfully perverse incentives for politicians, pundits and businesspeople to seek our attention. One of the most [...]
Yesterday, I explained in this post, A Change of Heart--Truly, how I intend to bring my whole self–my whole heart, my whole soul and my whole mind–to my work as a professional futurist. In the coming days and months, I intend to use this blog to both share my thoughts as well as crystallize my [...]
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