On June 3, in our Skylounge studio in Hilversum, futurologist Mike van Rijswijk and colleague Niels Hansen discussed the theme "The tyranny of the now" in relation to technology. About how many people and organizations like to be busy with the long term, but at the same time are stuck in the delusion of everyday life, or in the tyranny of the now.
Mike van Rijswijk is a futurologist, author, entrepreneur and CEO of the Innovation Playground; an innovation club that, among other things, guides several startups to market. His latest book 'Humans become robots and robots become humans', by the way, is highly recommended for anyone who wants to know what the world is heading for in terms of digitization at record speed.
Mike and Niels engaged in conversation on the topic of 'the tyranny of the now' in relation to technology. About how many people and organizations really like to be engaged with and for the long term, but at the same time are stuck in the delusion of everyday life; in other words, in the tyranny of the now. How, in a time of uncertainty, we give more and more things the stamp of urgency and 'crisis' is a common term in boardrooms as well as during conversation at the coffee machine. And in light of struggling with the long and short term; what role does tech play? Does it contribute or work against us? What can Mike give us about that?
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