The 2020s: A Decade of Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive dissonance has been defined as the mental stress arising due to a clash between what we think reality is and what our senses are telling us it is. It's the psychological conflict that results from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.

In this London Futurists webinar, global futurist David Houle will explain why the 2020s are likely to see an acceleration of disruption, volatility, and creative destruction. Accordingly, the 2020s will be a decade of unprecedented cognitive dissonance.

David will be sharing material from his new book "The 2020s: A decade of cognitive dissonance". He will explore what it means to live in cognitive dissonance and why we may well be living in this state for much of this decade. Our future wellbeing will be strongly influenced by how well we respond to this inner conflict.

David will offer advice on how to minimize stress and strife, and how to flourish during a constant state of cognitive dissonance. He endorses the observation by Robert Thurman, "Wisdom is tolerance of cognitive dissonance".

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This event will be hosted on Zoom. To register, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JMtZLXD9TfugTDTppCLxeg

The Zoom registration fee (UKP £2.50) helps cover London Futurists running costs. The webinar can also be viewed, without charge, on the London Futurists YouTube channel, but without the option to participate in the live Q&A.

(The Zoom registration page opens a PayPal interface, but there is NO requirement for attendees to use a PayPal account.)

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David Houle is Futurist in Residence and Guest Lecturer at the Ringling College of Art + Design in Sarasota, Florida. He is also Honorary President and Futurist of the Future Business School of China.

In the last 14 years David has delivered 1200+ presentations and keynotes on 6 continents and 16 countries.

Previously, David spent more than 20 years in media and entertainment. He worked at NBC, CBS and was part of the senior executive team that launched MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1 and CNN Headline News.

David won two Emmys as co-executive Producer for a nationally syndicated children’s program, “Energy Express”. He won the prestigious George Foster Peabody award and the Heartland award for "Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream" and was nominated for an Academy Award.

He writes the highly regarded futurist blog, Evolution Shift, with the tag line “A Future Look At Today.” He also writes and edits a magazine on Medium called “the 2020s Decade”.

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Houle_(futurist)

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Selected endorsements:

“David Houle aims to raise our sense of urgency about the issues we face. This book captures the internal conflict we feel when we compare this urgency and the relative lack of actions being taken. Houle skillfully urges the reader not to turn away but to confront our challenges head on. A succinct and compelling read.”
– Glen Hiemstra, Futurist and Founder of futurist.com

“As a college president I have had to manage massive amounts of change and expect that trend to continue in the years ahead. I really like this book as it focuses on how to position ourselves to successfully navigate change. I recommend it to anyone bracing for the disruptive decade of the 2020s.”
– Carol F. Probstfeld, Ed.D. President, State College of Florida, Manatee / Sarasota

See https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09273H4QT/

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The webinar will start broadcasting at 4pm UK time on Sat 15th May. To find this time in other timezones, see https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20210515T150000&p1=136

You are advised to log into Zoom up to 10 minutes ahead of the publicised start time of the event, so you won't miss the start of the live broadcast.

As the discussion proceeds, attendees will be welcome to raise questions and vote to prioritise questions raised by others.

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To register for this event, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JMtZLXD9TfugTDTppCLxeg