Leverage technology to propel humankind toward a better future
A New Age of Reason: Harnessing the Power of Tech for Good provides a roadmap for integrating emerging world-changing technologies, such as AI/robotics, chips/sensors, and quantum computing, to solve some of today’s thorniest and most pressing problems like climate change and world hunger.
The author offers inspiring examples of companies using technology to positively impact humanity. The book provides an actionable playbook to transform your organization around this mission, including how to develop a tech for good strategy, how to evolve the C Suite to deliver on this mission, how to market it, as well as measure outcomes. The author also discusses the latest technology breakthroughs delivering positive world outcomes, such as:
Extending a surgeon’s “eyes and hands” via robotics surgical systems to improve patient outcomes Computer vision tech that enables farmers to maximize crops to feed our burgeoning population AI/robotics that identify and fight wildfires
Bringing together a collective of major thinkers on this subject and providing guidance for a better future, A New Age of Reason: Harnessing the Power of Tech for Good is a timely read for all executive leaders seeking to harness the new wave of technology to solve key societal problems and have a positive impact on the world.
By:
Larry Weber (W2 Group Inc.)
Foreword by:
David Kirkpatrick
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 431g
ISBN: 9781394216604
ISBN 10: 1394216602
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 30 July 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Foreword vii Introduction xi Part 1 Technology, Humanity, and a New Age of Reason 1 Chapter 1 A New Wave of Technology to Better Humanity 3 Chapter 2 Agtech and Deere: Tech for Good at Its Best 7 Chapter 3 Technology and the Planet 19 Chapter 4 Innovations for a Healthier Population 35 Chapter 5 Timing Is Everything 47 Part 2 The Potential for Great Leaps 57 Chapter 6 The Seventh Wave of Modern Computing 59 Chapter 7 AI Enriching the Human Experience 73 Chapter 8 Chips and Sensors Everywhere 87 Chapter 9 The Promise of Quantum Computing 97 Chapter 10 Sustainably Powering Our Future 111 Chapter 11 The Surging Biological Systems Wave 127 Chapter 12 Harnessing Technology’s Potential 141 Part 3 Humanity and Technology: The Path Forward 147 Chapter 13 Becoming a Tech for Good Organization 149 Chapter 14 Key Questions to Find Your Pathway 157 Chapter 15 Has Marketing Disappeared? 163 Chapter 16 Putting Innovations on the Path of Good 171 Chapter 17 A Time for Reason 187 Acknowledgments 193 About the Author 195 Notes 197 Index 215
LARRY WEBER is a successful entrepreneur, thought leader, author, and founder of several global marketing companies. He is founder, chairman, and CEO of Racepoint Global, an integrated marketing services agency headquartered in Boston, and founder of Weber Shandwick, a leading global communications firm.
