Futurology

CliffCentral.com — In the last episode of the Futurology Show (for now) the team discusses the guests who have been on the show, things that have changed, and what will change in the future. They explore what has been learnt and look back... way back... to throw forward about what’s coming next for the team.

CliffCentral.com — Part 1 of #ThinkDigital futurology looks at where we are going in 2018. What does digital mean to us? How do we need to embrace digital to redefine our lives and our businesses? 2018 also brings a lot of change for the Futurology Show - which we will discuss this week and next.

CliffCentral.com — In this podcast we chat to Tony Hughes about how you can bring the customer experience to life. Tony is the most read person in LinkedIn on B2B selling and shares his thinking on leadership, business-to-business (B2B) strategic sales, modernised selling, and sales enabling technologies.

CliffCentral.com — Roelia Malan from FNB wants to live in a world filled with innovative people inventing extraordinary, and beautiful yet less complicated methods to perform day to day activities where ideas can be transformed into practical solutions in a blink of an eye. As a banker with over 10 years’ experience, she has worked in the fields of marketing, sales, business operations and more recently customer experience for the biggest call centre at the most innovative bank in the world.

CliffCentral.com — In this podcast we chat to Andrew Vorster, who shares his thinking about understanding your customer through data. Although Andrew has spent the last 20 years living in the UK, he is first and foremost an “Imbongi” – an African Storyteller, an honorific he picked up in his youth when armed with a portable slide projector, he would entertain the locals from surrounding farms with stories of far off places that his father had travelled to, regaling them with tales of cultures and technologies that had not yet reached our shores. Today, as an Innovation Consultant, it is he who travels far and wide in search of the impacts and implications that technologies and innovations are having on society, industry and the individuals within, acting as a catalyst to create the story of a future not yet written.

CliffCentral.com — In this podcast we chat to Nic Ray from BrandsEye on social media mentoring and how it relates to the customer experience. Nic is the Chief Marketing Officer of BrandsEye. He is also a dad, a surfer and a keen, but unlucky fisherman. He cut his teeth in ad-land working at Ogilvy in South Africa and the UK. He then went on to be part of the founding leadership team that built and sold an African digital agency group (Quirk) to WPP. Today, he is helping grow BrandsEye into a global opinion mining business.

CliffCentral.com — In this podcast Simon Cranswick shares his 10 rules for a great customer experience. Simon has been a CX enthusiast for 20 plus years, and is especially passionate about how enabling technologies can assist organisations in driving and executing on their customer engagement strategies.

CliffCentral.com — In this podcast we chat to Nicholas Maweni who has a 360° view of the customer, with a personal touch. Nicholas is the Marketing Director at SAP and was previous Chief of Staff at The Department of Arts and Culture and MD of the BMF.

CliffCentral.com — In this podcast we chat to Roland Naidoo. He is Head Customer Operations Support at Multichoice, where he looks at creating and managing the delivery of operations Intelligence.

CliffCentral.com — In this podcast we chat to Simon Clarke who combines his passion for people and technology. He works with a team of special people to deliver technology driven people solutions. For the past 23 years, retail and FMCG has been his home - mainly in HR.

CliffCentral.com — In this podcast we chat to Michael Emanuel, who runs the digital strategy at Famous Brands and is responsible for the development of digital solutions to meet the objectives of 27 diverse brands.

CliffCentral.com — Self-made thousandaire, Mathew Cook is a family man first and an experienced SAP Solution and Product Innovation Architect @ NGA, involved with cross domain, cross functional, and cross-industry solutions. He likes long walks on the beach… when it rains.

CliffCentral.com — In this podcast we chat to JP Horne, who has been on the forefront of public sector innovation within the public sector for the last 20 years. His experience spans both spectrums of this sector, having serviced government while working for Microsoft and Oracle Corporation - as well as within the belly of the public-sector beast at the City of Cape Town.

CliffCentral.com — In this podcast we chat to Christelle van de Merwe, whose presentation was around scaling the customer experience through technology. Christelle Van de Merwe is the Global Director of Customer Innovation and Transformation at Mimecast. Prior to this, Christelle’s passion for CX originated at the University of Cape Town with a Bus Sci Degree in Marketing and then many years in the telco industry, including Cell C and Virgin Mobile. The focus has been on translating the subjective concept of customer experience into a scientific, objective process by mapping the customer journey and providing scoring opportunities at each juncture. Her focus now is on optimisation and exploring different approaches to embrace Customer Success as an outcome.

CliffCentral.com — Artificial Intelligence is the future of the business-technology landscape. It’s not good enough to just have a strategy and plan to use AI in your business, it’s important about how well it is executed, what is the impact of AI on consumers, business and our way of life today and into the future. Joe Fuster is Global Head of Customer Experience Cloud at Oracle.

CliffCentral.com — Human trust is undergoing its most significant transformation in history. Money is the second most important societal construct after language and is currently undergoing its biggest transformation. Beyond money, this will fundamentally change contracts and creative work, leaving no business untouched... leading some prominent computer scientists to call the blockchain a more significant invention than the internet itself. Simon Dingle is a designer at Phantom Design.

CliffCentral.com — The Futurology team goes live in the Huawei Innovation Zone. To change things around a bit we decided to do a live podcast with Brian Armstrong on the Future of Work. We were joined by a live audience who added their 2 cents worth. It was a fascinating, in depth discussion that digs into what the #FoW means and where it is all going. The audience joined in with a few questions and kept the conversation interactive and entertaining. A big thanks to Huawei for opening their Innovation Zone and for hosting this amazing event. #HuaweiZA #Mate10Pro Huawei

CliffCentral.com — Ian Russell, CEO of BCX, joins the team in studio to discuss the BCX Disrupt event and all things causing #disruption - as well as adopting technology and new ways of working as we look to the future.

CliffCentral.com — 2017 is almost over and the gurus are starting to publish next year's big trends. Some are predictable - like AI and Machine Learning - and maybe old trends like AR will be back in vogue. Who knows? Well Mark Walker has a pretty good idea. He runs the Africa office for International Data Corporation (IDC), which is one of the largest research houses in the world. Mark has over 25 years of experience in the information technology and telecommunications industry - so he has his finger on the pulse, and shares with us his thinking around what's important for 2018.

CliffCentral.com — Recently social media has been redefined by the massive spike in fake news, fake accounts, and general manipulation of the core message to suit specific agendas. The #Guptabots are a case in point, run out of India and spilling their vile evil across the social media channels. The team speaks to Andrew Fraser to get a better handle on what's going on.

CliffCentral.com — From The Netherlands, Christian Kromme is a Futurist, Technology speaker and author of the book 'Humanification'. Christian shows organisations how to turn technological change into a competitive advantage. He believes that visionary ideas with a lasting impact on people are ones that are delivered in a simple and engaging way... which is why he uses stories, engaging visuals, and case studies to bring insights to life.

CliffCentral.com — The Futurology team brings you one last batch of interviews with amazing speakers and guests from the Singularity University Summit. The Bretts talk to Brett Loubser about the SingularityU experience, discuss the future of mobility with Carlo van de Weijer, and have an out of this world conversation with Adriana Marais about being an aspiring Martian.

CliffCentral.com — In this next podcast within the Singularity series we chat to Diviya Chander about Medical Technology and Jaya Baloo on Quantum Security. So if you want to know how often North Korea has been hacked, how ones and zeros are in the same place at the same time, or the merging of tech and organic humans join us for these very powerful interviews. Have fun listening... and thanks for joining us in this show Justin Coetzee!

CliffCentral.com — To #FutureProofAfrica we need to know what our future is? And so we continue with the Singularity U Series as we chat to Nick Haan on how exponential technologies is solving the Great Global Challenges that the world is currently facing. The future of work is evolving and Valter Mxolisi Mgojo and Valter Adao tell us where it's all going. We chat to Thiru Pillay on how consultancies like Deloitte Consulting are offering solutions. Then Larry Keeley finishes up with what innovation is all about - and as a global leader in this field he knows his stuff.

CliffCentral.com — The Futurology team bring you more interviews with amazing & influential people from the Singularity University Summit in JHB. They find out some of the interesting connections & opportunities between us as humans and the tech heavy world of the future. This jam packed show is filled with brilliant insight into our future in Africa. Guests include Ramez Naam, Ryan Noach, Stephen van Coller & Raymond McCauley. #futureproofafrica.

CliffCentral.com — Kicking off with some of the interviews from the Singularity University Summit, the team chats to David Roberts on what Exponential is all about - and how Ice disrupted the world. They dig into AI and the world of data with Viviene Ming... she’s power and a ball of passionate inspiration. They also look at education with Sizwe Nxasana, CEO of RMB and is now passionately trying to solve Africa’s education. This is followed by Sarah Berg Breiter and the world of Robotics (she likes the small ones - with good reason).

CliffCentral.com — We are extremely excited to start our series from Singularity University, which was on 23-24 August. And wow, what an incredible show, where 1,300 South Africans were exposed to the 29 future thinkers from all over the planet. The world is changing and these are the beautiful minds changing it. We had the privilege to interview most of these amazing people. To kick off the series off we spoke to Shayne Mann, who with his brother Mic Mann brought Singularity University to Africa. What an absolute gentleman and shape shifter.

CliffCentral.com — The team chats to maverick economist Prof. Steve Keen. Steve was one of the very few economists who predicted the 2008 financial crisis and has just written the book, 'Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? (The Future of Capitalism)'. The short answer is no, we can't avoid another financial crisis. To understand this, we dig into why Professor Keen's prediction goes against mainstream economists. We also look at how this crisis will hit South Africa and the current thinking on how to solve our current economic challenge.

CliffCentral.com — The Futurology Team recently attended the SingularityU Summit in Johannesburg and had the privilege of interviewing many amazing people with a view of the future around things like Disruption & Exponential Technology. While they prepare the episodes from SingularityU, here's a previous episode, where the Bretts spent time with Brett Loubser of WeChat, discussing the book 'Sapiens' by Yuval Noah Harari.

CliffCentral.com — Futurology is joined by Raymond Ledwaba and Gideon Ogongo where they tackle the problem of... solving problems. Ray and Gideon are establishing themselves as one of Africa's unique problems solvers using tech. The future of problem solving could be solved by communities solving one problem at a time - focus is key. A must listen if you are all about solving customer problems!

CliffCentral.com — Sapiens talks about storytelling being the key reason why we have evolved beyond any other homo species. This week in studio we have Mike Sharman, who is a master at storytelling. He is the founder and CEO of Retroviral Agency and a phenomenal speaker who is passionate about content. Join the Futurology team as they explore the world of content and storytelling... how this has shaped our society and helping brands engage better with customers.

CliffCentral.com — The Futurology Team chats to Lianne du Toit - who was voted as one of “Fast Company’s most creative people in business in 2016” - about how things have changed drastically for entrepreneurs, both locally and internationally. They dig deep into how women are taking the startup world by storm, and discuss some of the challenges faced by all startups. They also throw it forward to see how entrepreneurs will shape our future and how their worlds could change.

CliffCentral.com — Change has Happened and the Future is Now! You need to make the changes to your own business before someone else does. Transformation is tough and hard work, but by starting right now and doing, you can make the right changes you need to survive Future Change. Brett Lindsay and Michael Cowen dive into the world of transformation and disruption, looking at What's The Future and some examples of how to go about refining, refocusing, and reinventing yourself.

CliffCentral.com — The Futurology Team chats to Jamie Whittaker, the Global Chief Digital Officer at Barloworld Equipment, about how the world of IoT is exploding. We are now entering the 4th Industrial Revolution - driven by over 50 billion devices connected by 2020, according to Mary Meeker's state of the internet report. We are excited to dig deep into where the value lies for African business.

CliffCentral.com — The Futurology team is live from MediaTech Africa - a biennial advanced media and entertainment technology trade show held in Johannesburg. There’s no denying that anywhere you look technology is advancing the way in which we operate, create and consume every day, and the media/broadcast industry is possible one of the biggest adopters of new tech in the world. The guys sort of speed date a few people attending and/or exhibiting that represent various brands/businesses and technology both globally and locally.

CliffCentral.com — Join the Futurology team as they chat to Vincent Hofmann about the future of consulting, agencies and deliberately designing a healthy organisational culture. Can agencies and consultancies exist in a world together, and how can they upskill and empower staff to drive real growth?

CliffCentral.com — The Futurology Team chats to Entelect about the future of Artificial Intelligence. AI has been at the forefront of driving technology to new boundaries. We are excited to deep dive into AI and where it is going globally and across South Africa. What are the latest innovations currently and where could it go?

CliffCentral.com — The Futurology team have Brett Loubser in studio... yes another 3-Brett get together, to talk about sapiens - what does that mean? Well, listen to this episode and find out. Prepare to have your mind blown!

CliffCentral.com — Join the Futurology team on stage for the first time, as they broadcast from ICON SA - the oldest and largest gaming convention in South Africa. They are joined by Tech Girl Sam Wright (@TechGirlZA). She is one of SA's top gamers and has an in-depth knowledge of the games and technology behind the games. They deep dive into how gaming has literally defined some of the major advancements in technology. Part of this first for Futurology, we also have the audience at the show taking part and asking questions for Sam and the Futurology Team.

CliffCentral.com — The Futurology Team chats to Justin McCarthy, a director at Project UBU, a potentially game-changing startup that brings together Universal Basic Income (#UBI) and Blockchain technology. Project UBU asks you to “Imagine a world in which we can cater for the basic economic needs of everyone”. It’s a very very big idea whose time has come to see what’s possible and explores new and different ways of doing things. If you want to disrupt yourself, listen in to this show.

CliffCentral.com — The Futurology Team brings you some insights episodes around the release of the most highly-anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley, Mary Meeker’s Digital Insights. This year’s report includes 355 slides and tons of information and the team take a look at some of the topics in the report.

CliffCentral.com — The Futurology Team brings you some insights episodes around the release of the most highly-anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley, Mary Meeker’s Digital Insights. This year’s report includes 355 slides and tons of information and the team take a look at some of the topics in the report.