Vaccines are here—now, what will be The New Normal?

With the arrival of covid vaccines—earlier than most expected—there is hope that we will soon see the pandemic slow down. This brings the question of “The New Normal” to the fore. Here’s a futurist’s perspective. Since the first months of the pandemic, when it became clear that it acted as a powerful catalyzer on already...

Jobs will go away… but not work!

With digitization and automation jobs will disappear, but we'll continue to work anyway. That is what several experts I have been talking to believe. They also think that distribution of wealth in society could become the biggest challenge ahead. None of the experts I have been talking to about jobs and the future is opposed to the picture that...

Unconditional basic income might be a brilliant idea

Why would anyone suggest a basic income for everyone, and by the way, would it even be a good idea? Well, here you go: Several studies indicate that machines will be able to to a large part of the jobs humans do today within a few decades, and looking at technology such as the digital...