Pete Alcorn
Innovation Strategist | Transforming Organizations Through Technology
About
Pete Alcorn is an innovation strategist who helps organizations leverage emerging technologies to drive radical transformation. He has advised Fortune 500 companies on digital strategy as a consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Alcorn also co-founded a successful software startup, giving him first-hand experience building disruptive tech products. His TED talks on the future of work have reached millions, offering practical frameworks for navigating the constantly evolving business landscape.
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The world in 2200
In this short, optimistic talk from TED2009, Pete Alcorn shares a vision of the world of two centuries from now -- when declining populations and growing opportunity prove Malthus was wrong.
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