The Change Alchemist

Sylvia Gallusser, Founder @Silicon Humanism on the intersection of technology and humanism


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Sylvia is an inquirer of our future, conducting foresight research on the future of work and life-long learning, the future of health, well-aging, and social interaction, as well as transformations in mobility and retail. She closely monitors the future of the mind and transhumanism. Sylvia also investigates Artificial General Intelligence and AI ethics. She has launched an "Ethics and Philosophy of Futures" think tank within the Association of Professional Futurists. She is involved in the future of our oceans and supports positive ocean tech startups as a mentor with the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. This past year, she focused her research on mental health in the workplace and remote work environments, and on the home of the 2020s, developing a resilient housing framework.


Sylvia has been advising 500+ tech companies on \strategy, business development, and funding for the past 15 years - as an IT consultant at Accenture, Head of Technology at Business France North America, General Manager at French Tech Hub, and Cofounder at big bang factory.  She teaches go-to-market strategy and futures studies and is a published author of speculative fiction with Fast Future Publishing.

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvialeroux/

Website: https://siliconhumanism.home.blog/

Here's a link to Sylvia's mental fitness exercises to stretch your time horizon:

https://siliconhumanism.home.blog/2021/12/04/futures-thinking-12-mental-fitness-exercises-to-stretch-your-time-horizon/

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