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How many times have you heard "the world is rapidly changing"? Are there any shortcuts to understanding and thriving in that new world?  Fusing Futures: Light Them Up believes so! Designed to light up the minds of the digital youth during their commuting time, it aims to make a leapfrog to knowledge-based society and economy. In the very first season, it explores the interplay between tech and climate change.  This podcast is produced by the Belgrade Open School, a leading civil society organization in Serbia dedicated to developing human resources, improving public policy, and strengthening cooperation between businesses and non-governmental organizations. It has implemented the oldest non-formal educational programme Future Studies in the country. Throughout the podcast, alumni of the programme who occupy key positions in society will shed light on hot topics.  Join us for weekly insights and discussions from March to June 2020. Follow us on Instagram @bos_podcast_fusingfutures and Twitter @FusingFutures  #fusingfutures #bospodcastFF

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    • Jun 30, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES
    • 1 SEASONS


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    Next Moonshots in Fusing Futures: Where Should We Begin?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 22:33 Transcription Available


    In the final episode of the first season, we delve deeper into steps needed to make a leapfrog to a knowledge-based economy and society. We invited Dragana Petkovic, Co-Founder of StartIt, Owner at Themis Consulting, as well as the co-founder and board member of the Serbian coworking association, who presented her main takeaways after years of building the innovation ecosystem in Serbia and in the region. Her answers may surprise you! --- Until the second season release, follow us on Instagram @bos_podcast_fusingfutures and Twitter @FusingFutures and share your thoughts and comments. #fusingfutures #bospodcastFF

    Zooming In and Zooming Out: From COVID Crisis to Climate Crisis and Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 18:21 Transcription Available


    Since the outbreak of the pandemic started, stakeholders across the world have taken it seriously implementing different measures. But what about another ongoing crisis such as the climate one? What are some parallels between these two crises? Why do we need backcasting and call for evidence in planning future responses? To find out we talk to Damjan Bogunovic, Environmental Program Coordinator at the Heinrich Böll Foundation (Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo). --- Follow us on Instagram @bos_podcast_fusingfutures and Twitter @FusingFutures and share your thoughts and comments. #fusingfutures #bospodcastFF

    Open Data – Yet Another Buzzword or a Resource for Global Response to Climate Change?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 19:55 Transcription Available


    The search for tech-based responses addressing climate change risks continues! In this episode, the Belgrade Open School team is looking for responses that have been developed using open data. A guide for the discussion is a BOS alumna, Sanja Arizanovic. Sanja works for the UNDP in Serbia as a project coordinator focusing on open data initiatives. Join us in mapping open data solutions across Europe! --- Follow us on Instagram @bos_podcast_fusingfutures and Twitter @FusingFutures and share your thoughts and comments. #fusingfutures #bospodcastFF

    Fintech Response to Climate Change: How does It Matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 15:31 Transcription Available


    While fintech is slowly taking over the traditional banking sector, it faces a new challenge. Therefore, on this episode in the conversation with Lav Odorovic, a BOS alumnus and a founder of Penta, the BOS team will light up fintech's response to ongoing climate change. --- Follow us on Instagram @bos_podcast_fusingfutures and Twitter @FusingFutures and share your thoughts and comments. #fusingfutures #bospodcastFF

    Born to Run: From Race Training to Social Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 21:45 Transcription Available


    One of the main post-COVID resolutions for many honker-downers is to get physically active. In the fourth episode, Tijana Popadic, director of trcanje.rs and marketing director of Sportit IT - Sports marketing and sponsorship, joined the BOS fellows to shed light on the importance of running, and the interplay between tech and people's well-being. --- Follow us on Instagram @bos_podcast_fusingfutures and Twitter @FusingFutures and share your thoughts and comments. #fusingfutures #bospodcastFF

    Optimize them Up: Fire Extinguishers Done

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 15:45 Transcription Available


    Have you ever thought about digitalizing fire extinguishers? Our alumnus and co-founder of startups Nncord & Hilbert Space, Nikola Petrovic, has not just considered it but he actually has done it. In the third episode of the Fusing Futures: Light Them Up, you will have an opportunity to dive into digitalization and optimization of services around the globe and get practical insights into what is needed to build a product in the era of the digital economy. --- Follow us on Instagram @bos_podcast_fusingfutures and Twitter @FusingFutures and share your thoughts and comments. #fusingfutures #bospodcastFF

    Innovation Wanted: Fusing of the Worlds

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 19:36 Transcription Available


    How tech can help businesses in adapting to the new reality caused by the coronavirus pandemic and mitigating related risks? In the second episode, join us for a conversation with Predrag Topic, a Belgrade Open School alumnus and business developing manager and designer at ICT Hub in Belgrade. --- The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of the Belgrade Open School. Follow us on Instagram @bos_podcast_fusingfutures and Twitter @FusingFutures and share your thoughts and comments. #fusingfutures #bospodcastFF

    Comfort Zone Squeezed Out: Lest It Spoil Future Actions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 17:49 Transcription Available


    Did you know that the total electricity usage of the internet will rise to more than 50 percent of the global usage beyond 2030? In this episode, Belgrade Open School investigates what the notion of the Internet as a polluter means for Internet users, consumers, startups, and companies. Lav Kozakijevic, a BOS alumnus and a brand strategist, will share with you what good case practices are already in place worldwide and what we can do to be responsible towards the planet relying on technology. --- Follow us on Instagram @bos_podcast_fusingfutures and Twitter @FusingFutures and share your thoughts and comments. #fusingfutures #bospodcastFF

    Introducing Fusing Futures

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 4:21 Transcription Available


    Fusing Futures: Light them up!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 0:17 Transcription Available


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