Ideas

I write every week, speak when I have something to say, and read more than is probably healthy. Here's where to find all three.

Just Think

My weekly take on economics, technology and the forces reshaping our world. Stepping away from groupthink, every Saturday. Nearly 3,000 subscribers · A new essay every Saturday. Here and on Substack.

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Selected work

Landmark pieces, regardless of date.

Welcome to the age of the industrial internet

TED Talk, 2013 · 1.5 million views

Opportunity for Higher Education in the Era of the Talent Economy

Pearson white paper, 2019

Augmented reality is already improving worker performance

Harvard Business Review, 2017, with Magid Abraham

The future of work: how G20 countries can leverage digital-industrial innovations into stronger high-quality jobs growth

Economics journal, 2018, with Hendrik Bourgeois

The digital-industrial revolution and manufacturing companies' social responsibility

The Bridge, National Academy of Engineering

Universal Basic Income: my team, and common sense, won against the odds

Oxford Union debate

The hidden tech-driven productivity revolution in the US

The International Economy, 2019

The Economics of the Financial Crisis

Book, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

Columns and media

Periodic columns in International Banker and The International Economy, articles elsewhere, and podcasts.

The Americas' position within a multifaceted and swiftly changing global economy

Column, International Banker, March 2026

Looking ahead ten years: what outside-the-box development could shock the world?

Symposium contribution, The International Economy, Spring 2025

Is there any hope for Europe?

OMFIF, September 2025

The great unlearning

Republished by Aspenia, 2026

Ecosystemic Futures

Podcast host · 118 episodes; latest: Strength in Systems: Setting Up America's Next 250 Years, February 2026

New Thinking for a New World

Podcast guest, Tällberg Foundation

Leaders & Friends with Jeff Immelt

Podcast guest

Bookshelf

Books that changed how I think, or annoyed me enough to say so. Longer reviews live on Just Think.

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