DAO’s could soon get legal standing under new California law

DAO’s could soon get legal standing under new California law

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF DAO’s are a “newish” form of decentralised or “headless” organisation and California wants to profit and benefit from them so is introducing new legislation to approve and regulate them.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University,...

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The worlds first virtual CEO takes the reigns at a Chinese gaming company

The worlds first virtual CEO takes the reigns at a Chinese gaming company

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Why should it be humans that run companies, especially when some of us are good at running those companies into the ground? Now it’s AI and the robots turn.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University,...

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Futurist Keynote, London: The Future of Work and the Workforce, ASM

Futurist Keynote, London: The Future of Work and the Workforce, ASM

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF During this keynote session keynote speaker Matthew Griffin discusses the future of work and the workforce, and shines the spotlight on the technologies and workplace experiments that will transform how and where we work, and who and what we work with.   Love the Exponential...

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China is using autonomous 3D printers and robots to print a giant hydroelectric dam

China is using autonomous 3D printers and robots to print a giant hydroelectric dam

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF China has huge ambitions to be able to print buildings, and this is its biggest project so far.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, subscribe to the podcast, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, ...

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DAO’s could change how we all work and how we’re all paid

DAO’s could change how we all work and how we’re all paid

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF When looking at the future of work most people look at the “work” not at the company structures we work for but that’s where the real innovation is coming from.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, subscribe to the podcast, future proof...

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Accenture created a VR “Nth Floor” to bring remote teams together during the pandemic

Accenture created a VR “Nth Floor” to bring remote teams together during the pandemic

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Technology is letting us bring people together in new ways to do new things, and this is a great example of forward thinking …   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...

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Google DeepMind is teaching AI to play Diplomacy before taking on the real thing

Google DeepMind is teaching AI to play Diplomacy before taking on the real thing

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF AI might be getting alot better at strategy, but sometimes diplomacy is called for and that’s a skill that AI has yet to master …   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Now...

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Working in the Metaverse gets closer as Microsoft goes all in

Working in the Metaverse gets closer as Microsoft goes all in

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of work is arguably virtual, more specifically AR and VR, and companies are lining up to dominate this new world.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch...

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Futurist Keynote, Bahrain: The Future of Work and the Workplace, Bahrain Govt

Futurist Keynote, Bahrain: The Future of Work and the Workplace, Bahrain Govt

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of work and the workplace will be very different from what we see today, and while many worry about the threat of automation there are more upsides than downsides.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses...

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Facebook unveils infinite Office its futuristic virtual reality office concept

Facebook unveils infinite Office its futuristic virtual reality office concept

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Why use a laptop when you can work anywhere from anywhere in AR or VR?   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The future of work...

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Amazon’s AI reassigns workers to prevent injuries in bid to create a better workplace

Amazon’s AI reassigns workers to prevent injuries in bid to create a better workplace

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF AI might be becoming a Big Brother that’s hiring, managing, and firing workers, but it has health benefits in the workplace too …   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

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Futurist Virtual Keynote, UK: The Future of Work 2030, Unleashed

Futurist Virtual Keynote, UK: The Future of Work 2030, Unleashed

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world of work is changing beyond all recognition and new technologies are on the verge of unleashing the next wave of human potential.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Firstly, thank...

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Futurist Virtual Keynote, Malaysia: Future of HR and the Workforce, CWI

Futurist Virtual Keynote, Malaysia: Future of HR and the Workforce, CWI

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Technology is changing the way we work and the way we identify, hire, train, retain, and fire people, here’s how …   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Firstly, thank you to Sarmad...

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Futurist Lecture, USA: Future of Blockchain and the 100X Human, Michigan State University

Futurist Lecture, USA: Future of Blockchain and the 100X Human, Michigan State University

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We already live in a sci-fi world, but new technologies and new ways of working are soon going to help humanity reach new highs, accomplish new things, and unleash our potential like never before.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof...

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Microsoft MESH merges physical and virtual worlds to re-create the Avatar experience

Microsoft MESH merges physical and virtual worlds to re-create the Avatar experience

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The physical and digital worlds will inevitably merge, but getting “how” they merge right is tricky and MESH moves the dial in the right direction.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Last...

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Apple’s Augmented Reality OS gets unveiled as a concept

Apple’s Augmented Reality OS gets unveiled as a concept

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF It’s time to break free of computer screens, viva la revolution, viva AR!   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. For almost 50 years the concept of computers has largely remained the same....

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Nvidia releases tons of new DeepFake tools to make Zoom calls suck less

Nvidia releases tons of new DeepFake tools to make Zoom calls suck less

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you think you look awful on Zoom calls and have a face for radio then Nvidia’s got the tool you’ve been wishing for all year.   Interested in the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from our XPotential Academy, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...

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Featured Futurist: The Future of the Office, Silicon Valley Business Journal

Featured Futurist: The Future of the Office, Silicon Valley Business Journal

WHY THIS MATTERS The rate of change is accelerating, and Covid-19 just pushed the world into overdrive. In this article we discuss what the future holds for SF and the valley.   Interested in the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from our XPotential Academy, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...

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An AI hiring company says it can predict job hopping based on your interview

An AI hiring company says it can predict job hopping based on your interview

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Ironically at a time when companies should be hiring “creative explorers” and “disruptors” those are the same people that this company’s AI will tell you not to hire …   Interested in the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from our XPotential...

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Doctors treating Covid-19 patients use Microsoft Hololens to keep them and their teams safe

Doctors treating Covid-19 patients use Microsoft Hololens to keep them and their teams safe

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF During Covid-19 there’s been a huge shortage of PPE and doctors on the front line have been at the greatest risk of catching the disease, mixed reality technologies significantly reduce the risks.   Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my...

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