Why and How the Future is Better Than You Think! TedX Gateway with Gerd Leonhard & Ralph Simon

This is the complete podcast version of my TEDx Gateway (India) talk held on April 22, 2022, with the introduction and the q&a session hosted and moderated by my friend and fellow futurist Ralph Simon. The video is at https://youtu.be/ma5UFEham_Q. Another version featuring my usual 'keynote television' style of immersive backgrounds and animations is available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/jn-f6VEbVrg WHY AND HOW THE FUTURE IS BETTER THAN WE THINK. When we watch the news, if we tune into Netflix, Hulu or Amazon or AppleTV, or scroll through social media, it is easy to get the impression that there is nothing but bad things coming toward us. Autocratic maniacs, severe climate change disasters, geopolitical power-plays, more pandemics... and of course the robots will take our jobs, and eventually they will harvest our bodies for energy. Research shows that almost 75% of GenY/Z expect the future to be worse than the present! I believe it is imperative that we change this narrative, because 'as we see the future, so we act; as we act so we become' (Barbara Hubbard) And the fact is that there are myriads of reasons why we can be excited about the future, such as exponential scientific and technological progress that will allow us to solve our biggest practical problems such as water, food, energy and diseases within the next 2-3 decades. We must start believing in what I call 'The Good Future' so that we can make the right decisions, today, and we must continue on our path towards global collaboration and global consciousness. In this talk I outline why and how this can be achieved, and why we have every reason to be excited about the future that we create, together. The future is not something that just happens to us, the future is something that we MAKE! Have a look at my new short film: The Good Future www.thegoodfuturefilm.com Get The 10 Technological and Societal Megashifts Rewiring Our World Free at: https://futuristgerd.com/megashifts Sign up for my 'Best Reads & Finds' curated futurist newsletter at http://www.gerd.digital/ Audio-only versions of most of my videos are available via Spotify as well, see https://gerd.fm/spotify If you enjoy my videos and talks, please take a look at my best-selling book “Technology vs Humanity” http://www.techvshuman.com - it's now available in 12 languages! Gerd Leonhard Futurist, Author and Keynote Speaker Zürich / Switzerland http://www.futuristgerd.com http://www.techvshuman.com (my latest book) ****For all booking inquiries please go here https://www.futuristgerd.com/contact/... Twitter: @gleonhard