Hello Tomorrow Podcast

The U.S. used to make grand, global arguments for a better future at World’s Fairs. In 1999, we passed a law prohibiting federal funds from being spent on them — we legislated ourselves out of imagination. The post When America stopped believing in the future first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

In the U.S., you get healthcare via full time employment. Now, A.I. is poised to turn us all into gig workers. You see the problem, right? The post A.I. is going to take away your healthcare first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

This is my love letter to Spaceship Earth — and my honest reckoning with why we keep trying to leave it. The post Why going to Mars right now is completely stupid first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

Has the word "neoliberalism" ever come up in your conversations? This word has absolutely been running your life, even if it's never once come out of your mouth. The post What the $@*! is Neoliberalism? first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

Should you be scared of A.I.? Probably yes. But almost certainly not for the reasons you think… The post The 3 things about A.I. that should actually scare us first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

The technology is too far along, the capital too committed, the infrastructure too deep. A.I. is going to work. The only question that actually matters is: work for whom? The post The only A.I. question that matters: Who Owns The Robots? first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

In 2024, global employee engagement fell to near-pandemic levels… without a pandemic. The crisis isn't one thing, it's everything, all colliding at once, and we have no framework for processing any of it. The post That ambient dread you’re feeling is real… here’s what’s causing it first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

We already have the technology to build a genuinely extraordinary future... so why aren't we building it? The post We have the tech for a Star Trek future… here’s what’s preventing it first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

Everyone keeps asking “Can we prevent an A.I. crisis?” History suggests: probably not. And more importantly… we actually don't want to. But we can shorten its pain. And that distinction is everything. The post Why we can’t prevent an A.I. crisis… and shouldn’t want to first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

In 2009, I walked into a grad school class called "Lean Management and Building Shareholder Value" and expected to be bored out of my mind. Instead, it was where I first heard an idea that's guided how I think about literally everything since. The post How I learned to be a systems thinker, and the idea that changed my life first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

Nobody understands the federal budget. Not you, not me, not most people in government. And that's not a bug… it's the system working exactly as designed. The post You have no idea what your Government is doing… and that’s the point first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

The people capturing the gains from A.I. are hiring lobbyists, funding campaigns, and having dinner with senators. Meanwhile, a lot of us are on the sidelines saying, "What's the point; government is worthless!" The post Why I think I’m a Luddite… and I’m pretty sure you are, too first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

Money isn't a thing. It's a promise. And once you see that, everything else — global debt, the gold standard, the petrodollar, even billionaires — clicks into place as one story. The post How to actually understand Money… global debt, petrodollar, billionaires, oh my! first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

Two groups of people tell me the future is decided. One says a dystopian hellhole is inevitable. The other says abundance is inevitable. Completely different futures, both hiding a faulty core assumption: “inevitability.” The post The only Inevitable future is the one we don’t fight for first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

Everything A.I. can do, it learned from us. Our language. Our knowledge. Our data. But are you seeing the returns, or just the disruption? We all deserve better! The post Why we all deserve an A.I. Shared Wealth Fund first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

The barrier between having an idea and reaching a million people has never been smaller. So why are most brilliant ideas still dying in someone's head? The post The Future Starts As An Idea — JAD Interviews Thought Leadership Expert Peter Winick first appeared on Hello Tomorrow .

A few days ago I asked A.I. to summarize an article for me. The article was about how speed has become more important than depth. It took me a second to get the irony. The post A.I. gives us more intelligence… what we need is more Wisdom first appeared on Hello Tomorrow .

If work feels draining, housing feels impossible, healthcare feels deadly, and debt feels endless… that's not a coincidence. It's our economic operating system working exactly as designed. The post Economics isn’t science, it’s a system designed to create burnout first appeared on Hello Tomorrow .

You’re not broke because you made bad choices. You’re broke because the system needs you to stay that way. This isn't a conspiracy. It's just "good capitalism." The post Why capitalism needs you to stay Broke first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

Everybody's asking "Will A.I. take my job?" but the right question is: “What happens if A.I. actually succeeds?” If A.I. eliminates human labor, who's left to buy anything?? The post If Robots take our jobs, who will buy the stuff? first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

A lot of people seem to think that if the A.I. bubble bursts, A.I. goes away. But that's not how bubbles work. The post The A.I. Bubble is going to burst… but that’s not the real problem first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

Replacing capitalism sounds terrifying. And that fear you feel? It's not irrational… it's been carefully designed. The post Four reasons why replacing Capitalism feels so damn scary first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

I'm optimistic about the coming crisis. Not despite it… BECAUSE of it. The post We need a good Crisis… and one is on the way first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

Capitalism doesn't need you to win. It needs you to BELIEVE you can win… because that belief keeps you grinding. The post How I learned to un-gaslight myself from Capitalism first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .

The most radical thing we can do in a crisis is to imagine a better future. Here's why we need optimism more than ever. The post When The Future Was A Place: A World’s Fair Story first appeared on Hello Tomorrow Podcast .