The Death of Wonder: How Innovation Events and Concert Halls Became Factories of Mediocrity
Once, There Was Awe There was a time when being invited as a keynote speaker felt like being called into the agora—when the invitation was…
Aric Dromi Jankov
Aric is a futurologist and policy, society & technology advisor. (and a Professional Troublemaker). With over two decades of experience, he explores the intersection of technology, business, and human behavior, turning complexity into actionable insight. His work focuses on challenging conventional thinking, provoking meaningful dialogue, and helping leaders navigate an uncertain future. Beyond strategy and writing, he is a keynote speaker and creative thinker, dedicated to shaping conversations that matter.
The Great Simplification – The IKEA Problem Killing Business—And Apple’s (potential) $100 Billion Solution
It’s 9 PM on a Sunday. You’re the creative director at a boutique agency, and tomorrow you onboard three new hires. Tonight, you’re setting up…
The Digital Tea Party: Or, How We Uploaded Ourselves to Death
*Written by a toaster named Benjamin, with assistance from a rogue GPS system and three guys named Chad.* Chapter 1: The Great AI Awakening (and…
Learning to Become
Part 1: What the Snow Knows Before anything else, it snowed. A quiet, thoughtful snow fell overnight across rooftops, blanketing the town in a gentle…
How Netflix Might Be Getting It Wrong: AI Ads, Engagement Myths, and the Lost Plot of Interaction
The Attention Paradox Netflix used to be a sanctuary. You paid for the story, and they gave it to you straight. No fluff, no interruptions,…
From Experience to Technology and Back Again: Can AI Make Apple Great Again?
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Apple since Jobs died. I hated the transition that Apple made from an experience company trying to be a…
In the Age of Applause, Who Dares to Think?
Charisma built the stage—but only intelligence can build the future Imagine the year is 1983. Harold Geneen, former CEO of ITT, stands before a graduating…
Building Smarter Companies, One Diagnosis at a Time
I remember sitting across from Ben, a CEO friend I’ve known for many years now. He’s that rare breed of entrepreneur – started his first…
The Captive Mind: How Our Universities Betrayed Their Promise
School was a battlefield for me. As a child grappling with dyslexia and OCD in the 1970s, I faced an education system utterly blind to…
Letting Go of the Wheel – How AI is Steering the Future of Work
Business transformation in the next five years In a quiet predawn hour, a lone articulated lorry barrels down a motorway in Yorkshire without a driver…
Trump’s new tariffs salvo and the crossroads of parallel revolutions
We’ve been taught in school that first came the Agricultural Revolution, then the Industrial one, followed by the Digital, and now we talk about the…
Google Maps, East Germany and half a pillow
Leaving the Western world behind—such a grand proclamation my wife and I made. An escape from Sweden, our cosy cradle of comfortable predictability, to embark…