Now, Near and Next

In this episode we talk to 'OG' interaction and product designer and ex Method Creative Director Alexander Grunsteidl. We pick up on a few threads from our beyond the pill episode, exploring how people are hacking or designing their own healthcare systems. We discuss Alexander's personal experiences of living with an implanted medical device and the part implanted devices might play in the future with use cases beyond healthcare. Prior to working at Method Alexander worked at Phillips and Apple designing medical devices. Alexander is currently Global Head of Design practises at Method's parent company GlobalLogic.

John Oswald, Managing Director of Method London, takes on the hosting chair to talk to Dr. Sunil Singh, CTO of GlobalLogic. John and Sunil explore why every company should be thinking about crafting their own technology platforms to be able to stand toe to toe with the tech giants.

We're back with our first episode of 2020. Matt is joined by Alex Gilbert of Medopad and Alasdair Thong, to delve into what's next in pharmaceuticals and healthcare. From ancient Egyptian physicians to genetically guided treatments we explore just how we're going to be protecting our lives in the future.

A special message from Matt, including a digital holiday gift. We'll be back in the new year with more Now, Near and Next.

This week Matt sits down with Method's Chief Design Officer, Alvaro Marquez to answer your questions about the Now, Near and Next of design.

This week Matt speaks to Iggy Bassi from Cervest about finding new ways to tackle climate change through Earth Science AI.

This week, Matt is joined by Graham Brown Martin - author of Learning Reimagined, founder of Learning Without Frontiers, leader in the field of foresight & anticipatory research. We talk about the 4th Industrial Revolution and how it's influencing education and the skills needed for our future work force.

In this episode, we sit down with Jennifer Sukis, Principal for AI & Machine Learning at IBM Watson. We talk about the opportunities with artificial intelligence and machine learning and what it represents for designing groundbreaking products and services and how design also is influencing AI. 


This week Matt is joined by Claire Rowland, author and product strategy consultant to delve into the complex, useful and slightly terrifying world of the internet of things.

Change has never happened this fast before, and it will never be this slow again. Now, Near and Next is dedicated to exploring the social, technological, environmental and economic forces driving the bewildering pace of change. Food tech. It’s probably not something that’s on your mind on a daily basis. What you might hear about however is climate change and the need for new food systems and eating habits. With a rapidly growing global population, where our food comes from and how it gets to us has never been more important.