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New video: Telemedia Futures: how open technologies will shape the future of...

I just ran across this video of my 2010 talk at USI (Paris) and I think it’s still quite relevant, so check it out, below. The topic of my talk and presentation is TeleMedia, one of my most popular...

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The video of my presentation at the Google Think-Travel event in Sydney: the...

This is a brand-new and very nicely produced video – a big thank-you to Google Australia for making it available so quickly. If you are in the travel business, do make sure to watch this video, and...

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New futurist conversation with Ross Dawson: Open vs Closed Systems (video)

Here is another episode from a series of videos I made with my friend and fellow futurist Ross Dawson, in Sydney, last month. Read his entire post here, and check out Ross's video channel here.  And...

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New video: “Friction is Fiction” explained

This video summarizes the key messages of my 2009 book "Friction is fiction" (free PDF). The bottom line is that in a networked and digital society we can no longer merely rely on FRICTION i.e. planned...

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MUST WATCH: PressPausePlay Movie, related 9-minute excerpt of interview with...

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...

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Mobile advertising must be content-based (review of my talk at MMA Forum in...

RCR Wireless has collected some good snippets from my talk at the Mobile Marketing Association Forum in Sao Paulo, yesterday (download the 15MB high.res pdf here): "Futurist and author Gerd Leonhard...

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5* video: Kevin Kelly on the future of the Internet: screening, interacting,...

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. Related...

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New audio / video interview on the future of branding, business and the...

A few days ago, I did a fairly lengthy and deep skype interview with Toronto-based Marie Germain from Branding 2.0 (see her Twitter channel here), touching on many issues including the future of...

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New video: My Keynote on Broadband Futures (from the future with high-speed...

This nice video just went up on my Youtube channel: my entire keynote speech (67 minutes) from the Future with High Speed Broadband Conference in Auckland, New Zealand on February 23, 2012. Topics:...

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Free webinar on September 4, 2012: Future of Television: Social, Mobile,...

Please join me for this unique event (there is no charge except for your attention:) The Future of Television: Social, Mobile, Over-the-top? With Stowe Boyd and Gerd Leonhard (The Futures Agency) on...

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