Derrick De Kerckhove

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Presentations

Brainframes: Technology, Mind and Business
Addresses the differences between the effects of new technologies on corporate culture, business practices and economic markets.

Skin of Culture: The New Electronic Reality
An optimistic vision of the future and how technologies have infiltrated every aspect of contemporary life.

Connected Intelligence
The interconnectedness of all of us, on the Net, results in an intelligence that will have a far more profound effect on society than any other technological breakthrough ever.

Media, Mind and Society
Controversial, fascinating views on the future of television & computers.

Summary Profile

Dr. Derrick de Kerckhove worked with Marshall McLuhan for more than ten years as translator, assistant and co-author. He is widely hailed as the heir to McLuhan's intellectual legacy.

Animated and enthusiastic when discussing the future of technology, culture and the mass media, de Kerckhove is controversial, exciting and consistently "wired".

De Kerckhove's interpretation of the new electronic reality is guaranteed to create opportunities for change within corporate and personal environments. With decades of background on observing and reflecting technological change, de Kerckhove addresses issues from virtual reality and the art of new technologies to the future of business management.

Client Testimonials

"The wiry tousle-haired academic zaps listeners with a constantly changing stream of insights, anecdotes and irreverent humour. He practically bounces with enthusiasm..."

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