Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Keynote Speaker
Here is the truth about COVID. The bad news and the good news.
For many years I warned as a global futurist and physician about risks from new global pandemics such as COVID.
And many of my forecasts since the COVID pandemic began have turned out to be correct.
Yes COVID is a massive global menace and we have very far to go in overcoming COVID, but the world has not come to an end.
Separating FACT from FICTION
Many existing trends have been accelerated but the fundamentals drivers of the global economy have not changed.
Trends that have shaped our world step by step over the last 20-30 years have not suddenly disappeared in a puff of smoke.
And human nature endures as the greatest constant of all: needs, hopes, dreams, desires and fears.
So what next?
(Written July 2021)
* "How AI Will Change your life - A Futurist's Guide to a Super-Smart World" - Patrick Dixon's latest book on AI is published in September 2024 by Profile Books. It contains 38 chapters on the impact of AI across different industries, government and our wider world, including the impact of AI on future of health care.
Read more: I WARNED for YEARS about new pandemic threats like COVID, as a Futurist and physician. Here is the TRUTH about COVID. Impact on future of health care, workplace, retail, travel, corporate events etc. All successful companies have to MEET to THRIVE.
Future of Work, Workplace, HR, WFH - Keynotes
ALL OF LIFE is a voyage to the future, carrying us beyond distant horizons, blown by the prevailing wind to which we set our sails.
"Many people will relate to this narrative....I commend this book." Yachting Monthly
6 page feature published in Yachting World
You can read an extract on Google
Life Beyond COVID - millions of people are rethinking their own personal futures, what is important to them, careers, relationships and so on.
Seven years ago, as a pair of empty-nesters, Sheila and I embarked on a somewhat impulsive sailing odyssey, after more than three decades living in the same part of London. I was working at a frenetic pace, flying all over the world, advising global corporations on future trends, while Sheila was running our company, working as a magistrate, supporting a range of community projects, and holding everything else together. We were both very fulfilled, but exhausted.
We were looking to slow down a bit, develop new skills together, kickstart new business ideas, re-invent our future, broaden our minds, see if we could live more simply, and be rejuvenated. We hoped that what we learned at sea might help us sail better through life. But could we really take off into the sunset without wrecking our bank balances, neglecting family, weakening wider relationships, damaging our business, and risking many other things that really matter......?
Seize the day – or your future will take hold of you.
Read more: Take hold of your future! How to make radical changes. Future of Work. Salt in the Blood: new book co-author Sheila Dixon. Our 11,000 mile adventure, sailing the Med, across Atlantic, working virtually, re-inventing our global business.Lessons for Leaders