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October 05, 2012

Webinar invitation: Privacy versus Publicy - the next 3 years. Public debate between Author Andrew Keen and Futurist Gerd Leonhard (October 26 2012)

Please join me for this debate - should be great fun. Andrew Keen - often called the Anti-Christ of Silicon Valley - is a long-time colleague of mine and even though we don't agree on a lot of things he puts forth about in his 2 most recent books (The Cult of the Amateur, and the newest Digital Vertigo) I respect his work a lot - don't miss this; sparks are sure to fly.

Attendance is limited to 100 people so sign up early (and be sure to log-in at least 20 mins before showtime:)

Privacy versus Publicy: the next 3 years. A public debate with Author Andrew Keen and Futurist Gerd Leonhard

Fri, Oct 26, 2012 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CEST i.e. 12 noon EST, 9am PST, 11 pm Sinagpore etc

Gerd Leonhard aka MediaFuturist is a futurist, keynote speaker, author and CEO of TheFuturesAgency, based in Switzerland. He is (mostly) a proponent of what he calls 'The Networked Society', the SoLoMo internet (social, local, mobile) and freemium business models; and foresees great opportunities in the global empowerment of creators and consumers powered by digital technology. His latest book is 'the future of content and can be found on Amazon see http://www.gerd.fm/focbook

Andrew and Gerd will present some of their key insights for approx. 10-15 minutes each, and will then debate the most crucial issues such as what privacy means in a connected world, whether 'the crowds' are actually being empowered or not, what the future role of social media will be, what the true meaning of a networked society is, and what the media landscape will look like, in the future.

Get ready for some serious sparring - which will also involve the participants, both via messages and chat as well as via audio intervention (upon invitation only).

This seminar will be recorded - please be aware of this fact if you are invited to speak during the session. You can view some of the previous recordings here: http://gerd.fm/youtubewebi

This session is limited to 100 people so please sign up early; most importantly please log-in at least 30 mins prior to the starting time.

More about Andrew:
http://www.ajkeen.com/bio/
https://twitter.com/ajkeen

"Andrew Keen has found the off switch for Silicon Valley's reality distortion field. With a cold eye and a cutting wit, he reveals the grandiose claims of our new digital plutocrats to be little more than self-serving cant. Digital Vertigo provides a timely and welcome reminder that having substance is more important than being transparent.
-- Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

More about Gerd Leonhard
http://www.gerdfuturist.com ... the canvas:)
CEO www.thefuturesagency.com
The Future of Business blog http://www.futureof.biz/
Videos: http://www.youtube.com/gleonhard
http://www.twitter.com/gleonhard
http://about.me/mediafuturist

Oct 5, 2012 3:00:04 PM | 21st Century Content Ecology, Announcements, Broadband Culture, CHANGE, Collaborators, Consumer Insights, Convergence, Cool people, Crucial Stuff, Data is the new Oil, Future of Advertising, Future of Agencies, Future of Business, Future of Content, Future of Journalism, Future of Marketing, Meet me @, Smart People, Social Advertising, Social Commerce, Social Media, The Futures Agency, Trends, Trust, Webinars

July 19, 2012

Update: PDFs, audio and video from July 17, 2012 webinar on the Future of Media (Futurists Gerd Leonhard and Ross Dawson) | Media Futures with Gerd and Ross

Today’s webinar was a really fun event; great questions from the audience (roughly 50 people were online), and nice interactions using the pretty cool GoToMeeting tools (no video, tho:).

Gerd’s PDF is available for download here (20 MB high res), and Ross’s PDF is here. Both are provided under creative commons attribution non-commercial license.

Download the audio version (70 minutes, 22 MB).

The Future of Media, Mobile, Social, Cloud... and Paid? With Futurists Ross Dawson and Gerd Leonhard 7-19-12 2.12 PM copy

Find out more about Ross Dawson:
http://rossdawson.com/
https://twitter.com/#!/rossdawson
http://www.youtube.com/user/rossdaht2/videos

Find out more about Gerd Leonhard
http://www.mediafuturist.com/
https://twitter.com/#!/gleonhard
http://www.youtube.com/gleonhard

via www.gerdandross.com

UPDATE: the video has arrived

Jul 19, 2012 3:58:04 PM | 21st Century Content Ecology, Consumer Insights, Content 2.0, EoC: Change Challenges, Future of Advertising, Future of Books, Future of Broadcasting, Future of Business, Future of Cable TV, Future of Content, Future of Media, gerd and ross, Podcasts, Resources, Smart People, Social Commerce, Social Media, The Futures Agency, TV 2.0, Viral Stuff, Walled Garden Stuff, Webinars

May 04, 2012

Special Report with Stowe Boyd: Social TV and The Second Scree. Plus: Media Futures Collaboration with Stowe

I am happy to anounce the release of a special report that my colleague Stowe Boyd has recently written, Social TV and The Second Screen, developed cooperatively by his company 'Work Talk Research' and The Futures Agency, as part of an ongoing series on the future of media. You can download the whole thing (yes, for free) here, via Stowe's site.

I wrote the foreword (excerpt):

The overlap of social media and TV represents a huge opportunity for those that truly understand and internalize, embrace and partake in these changes, and that welcome this dawning networked, interdependent and many-to-many society.

via www.worktalk.ly

I will be working with Stowe Boyd to produce quite a few more reports and white papers in 2012. In addition, we will be doing a lot more work together offering Media Futures events, workshops and seminars.

Stay tuned!

May 4, 2012 12:35:41 AM | Advertising Trends, Announcements, Attention Economy, Must Reads, My writings, Networked Society, Resources, Smart People, Social Advertising, Social Commerce, Social Media, Social Networks, TeleMedia, Television, The Futures Agency, Trends

February 07, 2012

Tim O'Reilly quotes Thomas Jefferson on celebrating sharing

Via Michael Pinchera on Google+ comes this quote from one of my favorite and most clued-in people in the digital content and publishing space, Tim OReilly.

"I just came across a fabulous quote from Thomas Jefferson celebrating the benefit of the spread of many copies for the preservation of history: "Time and accident are committing daily havoc on the originals of the valuable historical and State papers deposited in our public offices. The late war has done the work of centuries in this business. The last cannot be recovered but let us save what remains not by vaults and locks which fence them from the public eye and use in consigning them to the waste of time but by such a multiplication of copies as shall place them beyond the reach of accident."

Thomas Jefferson to Ebenezer Hazard, Philadelphia, February 18, 1791. In Thomas Jefferson: Writings: Autobiography, Notes on the State of Virginia, Public and Private Papers, Addresses, Letters, edited by Merrill D. Peterson. New York: Library of America This is a Jeffersonian quote with some relevance to the SOPA/PIPA discussion, though its proponents doubtless will not see it as such...."

Indeed.

Feb 7, 2012 5:00:24 PM | Copyright, People, Piracy, Smart People

February 06, 2012

Must-read: Jeremy Rifkin: Energy-sharing is the new internet (Wired UK)

This is precisely where technology and energy issues intersect. Brilliant. Reading his book right now, btw.

Jeremy Rifkin: Energy-sharing is the new internet (Wired UK)

"The TIR will lay the foundations for a collaborative age. Its completion will signal the end of a 200-year commercial saga characterised by industrious thinking, entrepreneurial markets and mass workforces, and the beginning of a new era marked by collaborative behaviour, social networks and boutique professional and technical workforces. In the coming half-century, conventional, centralised business operations will be increasingly subsumed by the distributed business practices of the TIR; and the traditional, hierarchical organisation of power will give way to lateral power organised nodally across society..."

PS: also be sure to read Collaborative Consumption by Rachel Botsman

www.twitter.com/gleonhard

i.mediafuturist.com for mobile updates

Feb 6, 2012 1:55:03 AM | Future of Business, Future of Energy, Smart People

January 17, 2012

Must-read: Spotify's Daniel Ek: The Most Important Man In Music - Forbes (but are they licensed to kill?)

Read this nice piece, below.

I love spotify and am addicted to it, and Daniel is cool, but here is the key question: can the seriously ingrained Egonomics of the music industry really be changed by Daniel Ek? Can artists and technology companies actually cooperate for a win-win-win solution, without resorting to power tactics? Can some kind of ecosystem be build in a space where ego ruled since the days of Elvis ? You tell me.

IMHO, as the image conveys, I don't think Spotify will ultimately be allowed ie licensed to kill the CD or the unit-sale-centric business model of the traditional music industry. Many artists don't agree with this trend and demand more money, now, from Spotify (utter foolishness, of course - talk about killing the golden goose), many publishers and rights societies (such as GEMA) live in a different universe and have nothing better to do than to strangle technology innovators like Spotify and Youtube with last-century licensing provisions, and the telcos don't care enough to get engaged. We'll see.

Spotify and Daniel Ek: The Most Important Man In Music - Forbes

...The music industry has been waiting more than a decade for Ek. Or more specifically, someone—anyone—who could build something (a) more enticing to consumers than piracy while (b) providing a sustainable revenue model

Jan 17, 2012 10:05:39 AM | Digital Music, Music, Music 2.0, Music Flat Rate, Music Like Water, Smart People, Spotify

January 11, 2012

Great interview with Don Tapscott, some key insights for 2012 (video)

I have always admired Don Tapscott's work and his really powerful books (Wikinomics and the latest update, Macro-Wikinomics) which are a must-read for anyone interested in the future. In this very candid interview Don shares some great insights and realizations - well worth it!

Jan 11, 2012 11:46:43 AM | capitalism 2.0, Consumer Insights, Cool people, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Future of Media, Green Futures, Inequality, Innovation, Inspiring, Predictions, Privacy, Realizations, Smart People, Videos I Like

January 07, 2012

Seth Godin on 2012: 2 must-watch videos. The industrial age is over. Take risks.

I just found this via Marie Germain and Branding 2.0: video of interview with Seth Godin on George Stroumboulopoulos “Strombo”, Canada’s leading late-night talk show. Some really great soundbites here - Seth is one of the people who always, without fail, inspire me.

Check out this video interview with Seth on BehindthebrandTV - it's a very good fit with the topics above, as well.

Jan 7, 2012 8:08:47 PM | Consumer Insights, Cool people, EgoSystem EcoSystem, Future of Business, Networked Society, Other writers, People, Resources, Smart People, Trends, Trust, Videos I Like, Viral Stuff, Wisdoms

October 28, 2011

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

Oct 28, 2011 1:12:47 PM | Africa, Attention Economy, Brazil, Broadband Culture, CHANGE, Collaborators, Concerns, Conferences, Consumer Insights, Control Fights, Creative Rights, Crossmedia, Crowdsourcing, Crucial Stuff, Cultural Industries, Current Affairs, Data is the new Oil, Economic Egoism, Future of Media, Innovation, Inspiring, Interesting, Leadership, Link Economy, mCommerce, Must-watch, My Podcasts, My speaking engagements, My videos, Open Is King, Open Network Economy, Openness Issues, OTT, Podcasting, Podcasts, Politics of Content, Privacy, Recession survival, Smart People, Telecom2.0, TeleMedia, The Cloud, The Futures Agency, VIDEO BLOG, Videos I Like

October 23, 2011

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.

Oct 23, 2011 6:57:28 PM | 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

October 02, 2011

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

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

Oct 2, 2011 12:05:18 PM | 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

September 19, 2011

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!!

Sep 19, 2011 11:26:20 PM | 21st Century Content Ecology, amazing, Blogging, Bottom Lines, Broadband Culture, CHANGE, Content 2.0, Convergence, Cool people, Creative Commons, Creative Rights, Cultural Industries, Digital Music, Disruption, End of Control, Eoc: Music Industry, EoC: The Studios, For Musicians, Fragmentation, Friction is Fiction, Future of Broadcasting, Future of Business, Future of Content, Future of Music, Innovation, Inspiring, Interviews, IPR, Link Economy, Made me think, Monetizing Content, Music, Music 2.0, Music Flat Rate, Music Like Water, Musician 2.0, Must-watch, Networked Society, Open Is King, Politics of Content, Realizations, Sharism, Smart People, Social Media, TeleMedia, Trends, Trust, Videos I Like, Wisdoms

July 25, 2011

Futurist Conversations: The Future of Money (Ross Dawson & Gerd Leonhard Video)

Ross Dawson and me recently met in Sydney (where I spoke at the Google ThinkTravel event, on The Consumer of Tomorrow) to do some videos together. The first episode is now live on Youtube, on the Future of Money. I think this turned out quite well and provides some interesting brain-teasers. You?

Ross has a good summary of what we discussed:

* The world of money is opening out in a big way today
* Facebook credits are becoming an important alternative currency
* Cash will phase out for digital payments
* The rise of Bitcoin is important in shifting transactions out of the purvey of governments
* In many developing countries mobile phones are becoming the predominant banking platform
* Micro-payments for content could work through social media and dominant platforms such as China’s QQ
* These could flow into crowdfunding for creative endeavors
* Behaviorally we are some way from micro-payments working well
* Money will inevitably shift to the cloud

And don't forget to follow @rossdawson on Twitter!

Jul 25, 2011 8:56:10 PM | Broadband Culture, Current Affairs, Facebook, Future of Money, Other writers, P2P, Smart People, Social Commerce, The Futures Agency, Trends, Video, VIDEO BLOG, Videos I Like, Youtube

January 03, 2011

Nice future-gazing presentation by JWT Intelligence: 100 things to watch in 2011

I just ran across this pretty interesting presentation by JWT Intelligence on Slideshare - take a look. There's loads of interesting stuff in here, and it's presented very nicely. On my end, I will probably not offer any particular predictions for 2011 - it seems like there are so many good ones out there, already (browse my twitter feed for some of them), so, no need to add to the flood of great input, for now. Enjoy.

JWT: 100 Things to Watch in 2011

View more presentations from JWTIntelligence.

Jan 3, 2011 12:29:39 PM | Must Reads, Other writers, Predictions, Resources, Slideshows, Smart People

August 03, 2010

Seth Godin and Tom Peters on Blogging - a must watch!

Since I get so many clients asking me why in the world they should blog - here's the answer, in a nutshell (couldn't have said it better myself). This is also why I will start blogging a lot more, again, very soon. Stay tuned.

Aug 3, 2010 11:23:02 AM | Blogging, Bottom Lines, Branding, Other writers, Smart People, Videos I Like

MediaFuturist

Futurist Gerd Leonhard on the Future of Media, Business, Culture, Content Communications, Technology, Advertising and Entertainment