I am feeling the FOMO of not being there at
#SXSW what better way to beat the feeling than reading an advance copy of The Future Normal by
@rohitbhargava the most non obvious human from DC and
@the_infonaut Trend watcher Henry from London
#Inspiring is the word that comes to my mind and not a boring moment
@DanielPink @bethcomstock @francescagino.
Just as we start moving from what became the new normal during the pandemic - it was a cliche to declare everything as new normal- zoom Happy hours , elbow bumps, cooking full time meals - check my instagram for some wonderful food pics :-) from 2020 to 2022! And guess what it was not new normal as we ditched it - see my instagram from 2022 end to now! This book takes you to what can become our future normal !
And if you are a speed understanding person like Isaac Asimov called it - you will love this book
#mustreads
If you have questions about how we will live, work, and thrive in the future, look no further. The best part for me is that I work in a wonderful company,
@Wipro that gives me the opportunity to experience and work with multiple facets of technology for good that are covered in this book. This motivates me to continue driving the ability for tech to make a big difference
@wef @subhatatavarti @StephanieTraut_
@nasscom @nagbandaru @harmeetchauhan
The topics I loved reading about are around health and thriving:
Multiversal identity - how to be our real and authentic selves everywhere
#Metaverse #Web3
Certified media - in a Harvard session a few years ago, I learned about one of the biggest business leaders of our times calling fake media one of his biggest nightmares. I love this chapter on how we can trust the authenticity of the media and content we consume.
Stealth learning - wait a minute, that's my trick! Learning from the very games and videos that are typically called entertainment and a waste of time. And yes, I do have a paid YouTube subscription - totally worth it given how much I learn from the blogs and pods that I like (just wrapped listening to my favorites
@disruptv and All-in pod).
Psychedelic wellness and green prescriptions - imagine a doctor's prescription saying you need a nature walk or a break. Mainstream medicine tuning to mental health benefits - we all know the importance of mental health and its impact on our productivity. Time to go mainstream!
Ambient health - a building or house boosting my well-being from the time I enter - wow! I need that when I go house hunting next or if that comes as a feature of the office space.
More to come as I read the second part of the book next week!
Rohit and Henry share a lot of examples from companies that are making an investment in this bright future!
Some moments from our work together.
Best wishes to Rohit and Henry for SXSW and launch of the book
#TheFutureNormal @DisrupTVShow @ValaAfshar @rwang0 @Tiffani_Bova @karenmangia
@briansolis @pfersht @sxsw