Insights May 16th, 2018

In Yuval Noah Harari asks “Will the Future Be Human?” we see Dr. Harari telling us about the clear and immediate danger hidden within the information revolution.
He says that if we are not careful, in the future we will become the property of commercial companies and legal entities that will use our personal data for their benefit. This is a grave warning that if we take seriously will lead us to a more optimistic future.
See this fun illustrated video of his key points here:

The audio in the video is sourced from a presentation given by Prof. Harari at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018:


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Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas Badminton is the Chief Futurist of the Futurist Think Tank. He is world-renowned futurist speaker, a Fellow of The RSA (FRSA), a media personality, and has worked with over 400 of the world’s most impactful companies to establish strategic foresight capabilities, identify trends shaping our world, help anticipate unforeseen risks, and design equitable futures for all. In his new book – ‘Facing Our Futures’ – he challenges short-term thinking and provides executives and organizations with the foundations for futures design and the tools to ignite curiosity, create a framework for futures exploration, and shift their mindset from what is to WHAT IF…

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