Today at the Ad Astra Technology Summit at Wichita State University’s Barton School of Business, I had the chance to hear Salim Ismail (@salimismail) deliver two powerful keynotes on exponential technologies, AI, and the future of our institutions—and to share a session on the State of Kansas Tech in Education alongside that conversation. 🚀📚 In his first talk, he argued that we are not moving toward a technological singularity—we’re already in it. 🤖 Drawing on more than a century of data behind Moore’s Law, he showed how once a field becomes “information‑based,” its price‑performance begins to double on a predictable curve, and that now a dozen technologies—AI, biotech, neuroscience, genomics, drones, solar, and more—are all doubling on their own timelines. 📈 He connected this to XPRIZE work on space, carbon removal, and longevity, suggesting that breakthroughs in areas like aging could push us toward “escape velocity” for human lifespan within the next decade, forcing us to rethink everything from pensions to religion to governance. 🌍⏩ The second session shifted from diagnosis to design. 🧠 Salim described how most 20th‑century organizations were optimized for efficiency and predictability, but the new requirement is agility, adaptability, and speed—especially as the “organizational immune system” in both corporations and the public sector resists needed change. He then turned directly to education, critiquing 200 years of “supply‑side” schooling organized around fixed jobs and credentials at a time when the half‑life of skills has shrunk from roughly 30 years to about 3. His proposed shift: move to a “demand‑side” model where we ask learners what problem they want to solve, help them define a massive transformative purpose, and continually assemble and refresh the skills, tools, and collaborators they need in that problem space. 🎯 Against that backdrop, I was able to share how Kansas is approaching K‑12 technology—from workforce pipelines and apprenticeship urgency to district‑level innovation in AI, virtual learning, and new school models—as part of the broader State of Kansas Tech in Education. 🇺🇸💻 Across the day, the through‑line was clear: exponential technologies are colliding with institutions that were never designed for this pace of change. Whether in business, government, or education, the challenge now is to redesign our systems so they can keep up—and to see this disruption not only as a risk to manage, but as an opportunity to move from scarcity to abundance in areas like energy, healthcare, and learning. 🌱⚡ @FlagshipKansas @WichitaState #AdAstra2026 #WichitaState #FlagshipKansas #AI #EdTech #K12 #FutureOfWork #FutureOfLearning #ExponentialOrganizations #KansasEducation #AIinEducation #WPSProud

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Jupiter-Uranus Alignment: White Collar Workers Adopt AI or Risk Obsolescence By 2026! 🚀 AI is no longer a futuristic concept—it's reshaping businesses TODAY! Here is how AI is revolutionizing marketing, customer service, software development, and media production. 🌟 Key Takeaways: AI will add $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Giants like Google and Microsoft are fully investing in AI. Successful AI case studies include ProFinda, FutureScope, Cainthus, and Khanmigo. 📈 Predictions: AI will scale business experiments. AI will unlock the Metaverse's potential. AI will decentralize money and power. AI will personalize customer experiences. AI will radically redefine organizational structures. AI will create new societal impacts. 🔑 How to Prepare: Understand AI basics. Start small-scale AI projects. Upskill your team. Partner with AI experts. Continuously review your AI strategy. Don't listen to the naysayers (who didn't see Bitcoin coming) and get left behind—embrace the AI revolution! 🚀 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BusinessInnovation #FutureOfWork #TechTrends #ExponentialOrganizations

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Introducing Captain Engage-O-Matic Captain Engage-O-Matic, the vibrant force from the lab. She embodies the 'Engagement' attribute from @SalimIsmail's #ExponentialOrganizations.. With a knack for gamification and incentives, she’s a powerhouse for any project 🏆🧵👇

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At #A360 prepping for #AGI. @ElonMusk dropped in to chat with us. On stage with @PeterDiamandis & @salimismail who together co-wrote the book #exponentialorganizations which is at the heart ❤️ of @openexo, now part of the $GNS Genius family.

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