The pandemic globally has been a time of hardship and tragedy. It's also been a time of radical change, as people around the world have had to adapt to new ways of working and living. As we begin to emerge on the other side of that acute time, we return to a 'new normal', with many of the accelerating changes from the pandemic here to stay.

Daniel Burrus, a leading futurist and best-selling author on technology disruption, speaks with The Big Tech Ticket about where this period leaves our society vis a vis newer technologies. This episode features a survey of leading technologies to assess where adoption is, as well as Burrus's approach to thinking about adoption and what it means for us all.

• 1:00 minute mark – Soft trends vs. hard trends and the need for opportunity
• 5:00 – The multifaceted 5g outlook
• 8:30 – Thinking through the opportunity for 5g and technological development generally
• 12:00 – The role of the pandemic in our pace of innovation
• 17:00 – The future of the blockchain
• 20:00 – Balancing the usage of AI with respect to disinformation challenges
• 24:00 – What to watch for around AR/VR
• 26:45 – The privacy dilemma around AR
• 28:30 – How AI and humans work together
• 32:00 – Things to watch for, and the importance of anticipation
• 34:30 – The future of work