Episode description

"[In] societal change we need to protect people, not jobs or industries."

Are you interested in transformational technologies? What do you think about cities being in competition? How can we embrace change even if it is messy?

Interview with Richard Gill, CEO of Rethink X. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, change and its management, technology, human evolution, and many more.

Richard Gill is a technology pioneer, innovator, serial entrepreneur, investor and CEO of RethinkX, an independent not-for-profit global research organization that analyzes the speed and scale of technology-led disruption and their implications across industry and society. He has founded startups in fields as diverse as broadcasting, early internet technologies, food safety, AI, water and clean energy. He has an extensive background in innovation, change management and governance in both public and private sectors. He brings a practical, evidence-based approach to understanding the way technology adoption happens and the profound implications for humanity.

Find out more about Richard through these links:

• Richard Gill on LinkedIn
• @richardagill as Richard Gill on X
• RethinkX website
• RethinkX on LinkedIn
• @rethink_x as RethinkX on X
• RethinkX Youtube channel
• Richard Gill at RethinkX
• Cause for Optimism with RethinkX - article by Richard Gill at Laudes Foundation

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What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WTF4Cities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wtf4cities.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website where the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shownotes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are also available.

I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.

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