The world is at a precipice of drastic change. Virtually all our prevailing paradigms, ways of thinking, and ways of doing things have run their course. Trust in governments, banks, corporations, religions, and nearly all forms of centralized power and control are at an all-time low. Gaps, inequalities and inequities between the few haves and the billions of have-nots are widening. The earth faces many daunting global challenges.
Kimberly King has envisioned the future. She’s working to change that future. And she’s convinced that together we can.
Kimberly is a Social Entrepreneur, Innovator and Futurist with a passion for Impact. She has launched multiple successful companies and developed ground-breaking marketing strategies generating more than $4 Billion in revenue for her cross-sector partners and clients. Kimberly is CEO of HumanTec.co and serves as a UN Advisor for Special Projects. She is an author, international speaker and honored recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Global Humanitarian Award.
How does Kimberly envision changing the future for the better? She emphasizes that meaningful change doesn’t have to come through anarchy, conflict or force. Instead, she believes the next social and economic revolution will take place through the convergence of three “super powers”: Inclusion, Collaboration and Creativity.
Kimberly believes this “evolution-to-revolution” of web3 and Metaverse is about figuring out how to create a future without barriers to innovation, participation and ownership. Her mission is to reimagine, realign and redistribute a New Human-Centered Economy.
She shares: “Our real job in the web3 world is to lower ANY AND EVERY barrier that shouldn’t be there; do it with safety, privacy and inclusivity in mind; devise ways and means to record our ideas, activities and contributions; and ensure that attribution, compensation and ownership or partial ownership (i.e. our fair share) of the value we generate or help to generate goes straight into our Private Digital Account.”
The world has incredible challenges to overcome, and Kimberly believes that web3 and the Metaverse will have an exponential effect on society and the planet. According to her, “If we catalyze and unleash humanity’s most extraordinary superpowers – imagination/creativity, diversity/inclusion, and collaboration/unity – we will ‘change the model and change the world.’
“My vision and aspirations for the future come down to what can we do, and what will we do, to include and empower more people, regenerate our planet, and build a better world together.”
At HumanTec, Kimberly helps organizations, communities and cities design and integrate a roadmap for strategic impact. HumanTec applies a 4-fold framework encompassing People, Planet, Profit and Purpose and leverages advanced technologies to optimize outcomes and achieve economies of scale. Its newest initiative, Meta Impact, will build upon these principles to connect, inspire and support a global community of creators and innovators in web3 and beyond.
“There is immense value in being part of a diverse, creative and mission-aligned coalition of leaders and change-makers, learning from and supporting one another through education, collaboration and economies of scale. By increasing everyone’s access to information, resources, networks, and ongoing support, we can accelerate innovation and impact across the rapidly evolving Metaverse and web3 world.
At HumanTec, our tagline is “Touch the Future”. I believe we have a responsibility to solve real-world problems and that “Humanity plus Technology equals Impact.” If we align our efforts and work together, we create Meta Impact. And that is our mission and goal.
According to Kimberly, web3 and Metaverse technologies can and will impact nearly every facet of business, commerce, society and people’s daily lives – as well as humanity’s footprint on the planet. She is unyielding in her view that it’s up to this generation to make this impact positive.
“Blockchain, in particular, has the power to change the world dramatically over time by enabling greater transparency and security and by eliminating centralized control. True decentralization is a paradigm shift, and a shift in power which could have sweeping impact. The Metaverse and all Web3 technologies will continue to evolve in both capabilities and relevance.”
Kimberly is most excited by the promise of a ”New Age of Creativity” these tools and technologies invite and enable. She believes this is a critical moment for people and the planet and that we can reimagine and re-invent more ethical, equitable and sustainable ways of doing things. “I’m placing my bet on humanity, lifted up and out by our own creativity and ingenuity. I believe we’re standing at the threshold of “A New Renaissance”; A pivotal moment in human history where meaning, direction and culture are being reimagined and recreated by the visionaries and changemakers of our time.
This Renaissance is our opportunity to create a regenerative future where everyone thrives and belongs.” The world needs more Kimberly King’s. Her optimism and enthusiasm for ‘what could be’
are echoed in her parting words: “Everyone’s perspective, talents and participation is needed now; Each of us has a role to play in co-creating the future we want.”
Website: humantec.co
