Join futurist author and innovation maharishi Steve Faktor for provocative predictions and prescriptions for a world drowning in Avengers, but starved for meaning…and laughter.
This season features edgy monologues on how tech, economics and culture are building our virtualized future – and what it will take to succeed in it. You don’t want to miss it.
Did we do it? Is it cured? How do we know if our leaders did well? What’s a “good” outcome? Here are three measures of “success” for handling the coronavirus pandemic. This 10-part daily series explores the economics of the deadly Coronavirus & how to survive its even deadlier cure – a deep recession, … CORONANOMICS 3: Pass or …
In this episode, I calculate the coronavirus death toll and DARE to put a $-value on human life. Dark and forbidden.  This 10-part daily series explores the economics of the deadly Coronavirus & how to survive its even deadlier cure – a deep #recession, or worse. This series will cover: … Coronanomics 2: Forbidden MathRead …
This is the first of a daily, 10-part series about the economics of the deadly Coronavirus & how to survive its even deadlier cure – a deep #recession, or worse. Here I explain my inspiration for this series – our last recession. And why I’m optimistic we can make something … Coronanomics 1: OpportunityRead More …
Our world sells influence, but it runs on followers. Everything around us is designed to steal attention, trigger desire, and win devotion. Our biggest winners win by creating habit or dependency. And charismatic leaders have powerful new tools to harness belief. Some, inspire positive change. Others, manipulate or weaponize our … The Future IS BELIEFRead …
Here’s a killer clip from the Q&A with AR Bernard, who does not pull punches on Mike Bloomberg, stop & frisk or taking money from Mike. (Full audio podcast below). Fresh from my recent live event on The Future of Belief, a truly spectacular chat with Pastor AR Bernard, founder … BELIEF with Special Guest …
What is a disruptor? What does it take to be one? And do you have what it takes? This episode attempts to define the five characteristics of true disruptor. It was inspired by Ricky Gervais’s hilarious, defiant monologue at the Golden Globes, where he skewered Hollywood hypocrisy. So did Ricky … Anatomy of a Disruptor: …
Anatomy of a Disruptor: Is Ricky Gervais Hollywood’s Elon Musk? Read More »
Ever get the urge to run all your wild theories by a Nobel Prize-winning economist? Well, I got to do just that with the former Chief Economist of the World Bank, Columbia University Professor, and author of:Â People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent The Euro: … Schooled By Stiglitz – …
Schooled By Stiglitz – Nobel Economist’s 40-Minute Crash Course on EVERYTHING Read More »
The holidays are upon us. It’s time to show our families how much we care…by maiming strangers for cheap flat screens at Wal-Mart. Of course, I’m joking. No one’s got that kind of upper body strength, anymore. Credit cards work great from bed. But what is it that makes us … MIND GAMES: 10 Devious …
MIND GAMES: 10 Devious Ways Companies Trick Us To Buy More Read More »
This episode is all about POWER! And it lives somewhere between ‘distraction and destruction’…remember that phrase. The 4 types of media disinformation…yet only one matters The 7 stages of our rage cycle and each player’s real motives The 4 cancellation tactics of “cancel culture” And why none of it matters. … Why Rage Rules & …