30 Days of Genius: Kevin Kelly

Chase Jarvis

by Chase Jarvis

30 Days of Genius: Kevin Kelly

Chase Jarvis

5 min

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In this interview, Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired Magazine, discusses the ways technology is transforming our world, and what it can do for your career.

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30 Days of Genius: Kevin Kelly

by Chase Jarvis

30 Days of Genius: Kevin Kelly

Chase Jarvis

Overview

How is technology changing our lives today, and where will it take us? According to Kevin Kelly, we overestimate its effects in the short term but underestimate them in the long term.

In his 30 Days of Genius series, photographer, author, and CreativeLive co-founder Chase Jarvis interviews some of the most compelling personalities in fields from arts and culture to sport and business. In this episode, thought leader, futurist, and Wired Magazine co-founder Kevin Kelly delves into his philosophy of emerging technologies, the potential of virtual reality, and the new ways in which creators will be able to market their products.

Overall, Kelly believes that new technologies can be powerful tools to build and connect with audiences. While there may be some scary side-effects of technological advancement, ultimately progress will be about learning to surf the wave that tech creates.

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"Humans should be doing jobs that we don't measure, that are wasteful, that are inefficient. That's what humans do. Creativity, as we said, is inherently inefficient. That's what we do. Any job where efficiency is important, send it to the robots."

– Kevin Kelly