The ongoing technological revolution will massively influence our way of working and living. Faster than any technological upheaval before, it is affecting nearly all areas of life. For the first time in the history of human civilization, machines are not only replacing human muscle power but also human thinking and analysis. This puts the fundamental role of humans in the universe and their determining influence on the course of civilization at stake. While our lives are increasingly shaped by the complexity of a growing number of ever more confusing factors, politics and economics are desperately trying to maintain the linear design logic of the industrial age. However, the transformation of work, education, and leisure in a world shaped by artificial intelligence, digitalization, and robotics will bring new challenges.