Podcasts about Futures studies

Dr Lize Barclay, Senior Lecturer in Futures Studies and Systems Thinking at Stellenbosch Business School joined Clarence Ford on air Reflecting on World Creativity and Innovation Day 2025. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. Listen live – Views and News with Clarence Ford is broadcast weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) https://www.primediaplus.com/station/capetalk Find all the catch-up podcasts here https://www.primediaplus.com/capetalk/views-and-news-with-clarence-ford/audio-podcasts/views-and-news-with-clarence-ford/ Subscribe to the CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://www.primediaplus.com/competitions/newsletter-subscription/ Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CapeTalk   CapeTalk on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@capetalk   CapeTalk on Instagram: www.instagram.com/capetalkza  CapeTalk on X: www.x.com/CapeTalk  CapeTalk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Mark Chironna is a public scholar, executive and personal coach, and thought leader with five decades of experience in leadership development, cultural analysis, and future-focused strategies. With advanced degrees in Psychology, Applied Semiotics and Futures Studies, and Theology, he brings a unique interdisciplinary approach to helping individuals and organizations navigate complexity, unlock potential, and craft innovative solutions. As a Board Certified Coach with over 30,000 hours of experience, he empowers leaders and teams to thrive through resilience, foresight, and actionable strategies. Passionate about human flourishing, he integrates psychological insight and cultural trends to inspire growth and transformation.  His new book is LifeQuest: Navigating The Gap Between Your Current Reality and your Future Destiny Through LifeQuest, certified coach and master consultant Dr. Mark Chironna will guide you in charting a course for your life's journey. He will help you to ask the right questions, encourage you to explore the gap between your current reality and your future destiny, and show you that change is not your enemy.   Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)  

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The future is here, and it's weirder than you think.  In this episode of Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization, we're tearing down the illusions of certainty and exposing the brutal reality of exponential change with global futurist and author John Sanei. AI, blockchain, quantum computing—if you have time to catch up, think again. Our obsession with efficiency and outdated thinking is dragging us down, while the future demands adaptability, experimentation, and a whole new way of leading. It's time to unlearn everything you thought you knew, ditch the fear, and start shaping what's next—before it shapes you. No fluff. No hand-holding. Just raw, unfiltered insights to help you stay relevant in a world evolving at breakneck speed. Key Insights: - The Challenge of Adapting to Exponential Change "Our educational system over the last 200 years has prioritized efficiency and repetition over any sort of adaptability and experimentation." - The Importance of Unlearning and Cultivating Adaptability: "The only thing that we're hearing is that AI is coming to eat our lunch right before our eyes. So we're a little bit petrified by that." - The Power of Future Memories: “Neuroscience is proving to us that we have between 60 to 70,000 thoughts a day and our brains have calcified into a personality trait and personality type by the time we're 35 years old." About John Sanei John is a global futurist, best-selling author, and has been recognized as one of the world's Top 10 Futurist Professionals of 2024. With 11 books to his name - 5 of them best-sellers - John helps Fortune 100 companies, governments, and royal families rethink the future and navigate human-A.I dynamics. He's the co-host of the 2x award-winning podcast The Expansive, a contributor to NASA's Vision 2040 project (yes, the one building a self-sustained city on the moon). He serves on the faculty at Singularity University, Duke Corporate Education, and the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.  

On this episode of Looking Outside, we explore emerging risk - those issues seemingly in the further out future that we chose not to prioritize, act on, or perhaps even take seriously. Joining us is trained economist turned futurist, and CEO of futures think thank and advisory, the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, Daria (Dasha) Krivonos. Having led strategic risk management at Maersk (up until recently, one of the world's biggest shipping companies), Dasha is no stranger to risk mitigation and anticipation, nor to seeing how bias and emotions feed into how risks are handled. Dasha shares how optimism is normal state of the human condition, but that a false sense of optimism for one safe and preferred future, with blinders on to emerging risks in the periphery, can be detriment to a business, even negligent. ----------More:Looking Outside podcast www.looking-outside.comFollow Dasha on LinkedIn & XCopenhagen Institute for Futures Studies https://cifs.dkCIFS Seminars on YouTube @CIFSonline Connect with host, Jo Lepore----------⭐ Follow, like and rate the show - it makes a difference!----------Looking Outside is a podcast exploring fresh perspectives of familiar topics. Hosted by its creator, futurist and marketer, Jo Lepore. New episodes every 2 weeks. Never the same topic.All views are that of the host and guests and don't necessarily reflect those of their employers. Copyright 2024. Theme song by Azteca X.

Join Trish and Rob for a conversation with... Marcus Anthony is an associate professor who teaches Futures Studies at the College for Global Talents, part of the Beijing Institute of Technology. He is a futurist, a life coach, and a writer. He investigates deep futures – profound, meaningful, and sustainable visions of tomorrow. Some specific futures Dr. Anthony focuses on include human and artificial intelligence, mindfulness, technology and the future, and consciousness studies. He is the author of Power & Presence: Reclaiming Your Authentic Self in a Digitized World and Discover Your Soul Template: 14 Steps for Awakening Integrated Intelligence. He lives in the city of Zhuhai in southern China. We met Marcus 11 or 12 years ago online when he came to our synchronicity blog, and we interviewed him for one of his first books.

Series FourThis episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features the political scientist and university professor Sohail Inayatullah, who is the inaugural UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies at the Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability & Humanity, and instructs at the Metafuture think tank. He helps individuals and organisations create alternative and preferred futures, theorises how the future is constructed, and develops futures methodologies. Editor in Chief of the Journal of Futures Studies, he's also contributed to the Macmillan Encyclopedia of the Future, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and the Oxford Encyclopedia of Peace. In this fascinating interview, he explains his renowned approach to 'Futures Thinking' and whilst doing so discusses the Futures Triangle, S-Curves, Causal Layered Analysis, and the Six Pillars approach...The conversation also includes references to those such as Dator, Marx, and Hegel, whilst linking to issues such as Spiritual Cities, Poverty v Abundance, Wants vs Needs, Used & Disowned Futures, and Population Dynamics. So...I hope you enjoy listening to Sohail as much as I did!

This episode is a part of the Home, Church, and World theme of the Mutuality Matters podcast, hosted by Tara and Todd Korpi. In this episode we discuss dynamics of power, authority, and gender, and how they function in Christian homes, the local church and society. We're joined by Dr. Mark Chironna, who is a Pentecostal bishop, semiotician, and founding pastor of Church on the Living Edge in Longwood, Florida. Dr. Mark Chironna describes how the church is strengthened as a result of women and men leading in mutuality rather than headship.      00:00 Welcome to Mutuality Matters  00:31 Introduction to Headship Theology  01:06 Interview with Dr. Mark Sharona  02:01 Debunking Headship Theology  02:36 Historical and Cultural Context  07:03 Women in Ministry: Personal Experiences  09:44 The Role of Women in Church History  13:17 Theological Reflections on Women's Biblical Equality  26:48 Practical Steps for Church Leadership  30:42 Conclusion and Final Thoughts    Bios: [Source]  Mark Chironna serves as a bishop in the International Communion of Charismatic Churches, and the presiding bishop of a network of related pastors and churches, as well as the founder and bishop protector of the Order of St. Maximus, a religious order in the tradition of the many orders that have existed in church history. He has pioneered local churches in Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as Longwood, Florida, where he currently serves as overseer of the Church on the Living Edge.     He has been involved in the proclamation of the Gospel for almost five decades now, internationally. His academic training includes an undergraduate degree in Music Education and Performance, while minoring in Religion from Wagner University; a Master of Arts in Psychology from Saybrook University; a Doctor of Ministry in Applied Semiotics and Futures Studies from George Fox University; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Pentecostal Theology from University of Birmingham, UK. In addition, he is a board certified coach with over 20,000 hours of coaching and coach-mentoring experience, spanning almost three decades.    Follow Mark on X or Facebook. Read Mark's latest book On the Edge of Hope.    Related Resources Pentecostal Women Leaders: The Interplay of Egalitarian Theology, Feminism, and Pentecostalism Headship Madness: An Introduction to “Headship” (Part 1)  Home, Church, and World: What is Headship Theology? Part 1 with Andrew Bartlett and Terran Williams   Home, Church, and World: What is Headship Theology? Part 2 with Andrew Bartlett and Terran Williams    Disclaimer  The opinions expressed in CBE's Mutuality Matters' podcast are those of its hosts or guests and do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of CBE International or its members or chapters worldwide. The designations employed in this podcast and the presentation of content therein do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of CBE concerning the legal status of any country, area or territory or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers. 

Read the full transcript here. How much energy is needed for GDP growth? Would our civilization have developed at the same rate without fossil fuels? Could we potentially do the same things we're currently doing but with significantly less energy? How different would the world look if we'd developed nuclear energy much earlier? Why can't anything go faster than light? Will the heat death of the universe really be "the end" for everything? How can difficult concepts be communicated in simple ways that nevertheless avoid being misleading or confusing? Is energy conservation an unbreakable law? How likely is it that advanced alien civilizations exist? What are S-risks? Can global civilizations be virtuous? What is panspermia? How can we make better backups of our knowledge and culture?Anders Sandberg is a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies in Sweden. He was formerly senior research fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at University of Oxford. His research deals with emerging technologies, the ethics of human enhancement, global and existential risks, and very long-range futures. Follow him on Twitter / X at @anderssandberg, find him via his various links here. StaffSpencer Greenberg — Host / DirectorJosh Castle — ProducerRyan Kessler — Audio EngineerUri Bram — FactotumWeAmplify — TranscriptionistsMusicBroke for FreeJosh WoodwardLee RosevereQuiet Music for Tiny Robotswowamusiczapsplat.comAffiliatesClearer ThinkingGuidedTrackMind EasePositlyUpLift[Read more]

Today is International Plastic Bag Free Day and it aims to raise awareness of the dangers of the native effects of plastic pollution, especially plastic bags, motivating people and institutes to embrace sustainable alternatives and combat the detrimental effects of plastic pollution. As the fight against plastic intensifies, alternatives have come into the market in the form of cute cotton tote bags adorned with environmentally friendly puns, becoming a trend and an aesthetic for social media.Yet the impact of these so-called plastic alternatives is debatable. The truth is everything has some systemic environmental price.Dr Lize Barclay, Senior Lecturer in Futures Studies and Systems Thinking, Stellenbosch University Business School shares more now  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clarence Ford speaks to Dr Lize Barclay, senior Lecturer in Systems Thinking and Futures Studies, Stellenbosch Business School.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the renowned futurist Tom Lombardo, Director at the Center for Future Consciousness, Exec Board Member of the World Futures Studies Federation, and Editor at the Journal of Futures Studies. Back by popular demand (and having previously covered 'Top Futurist Books') this time he returns to the series to give an overview of the top movies in science fiction. The biggest problem - of course - was deciding what to leave out (so as to not make this episode several hours long) but Tom still managed to cover a wide range of superb films via his renowned depth and breadth of expertise. So, I hope you enjoy listening as he discusses titles that were produced in the earliest days of the 20th Century to those released to critical acclaim only recently. 

In a complex and ever-changing world, the role of futurists is becoming more prevalent. Governments and businesses are hiring futurists to help prepare for what is to come. However, what a futurist does is often misunderstood. In this episode, I speak with a futurist who helps organizations around the world and is an author of the Futures of Assessment Report by the Digital Education Futures Initiative at Cambridge University. Dr Fawaz Abu Sitta is a UNESCO Chair for Anticipatory Systems, a visiting fellow at Hughes Hall, the University of Cambridge and the Foresight Research Director at the Center of Futures Studies, the University of Dubai. He is also an adjunct faculty in the Master of Professional Studies: Future Foresight & Planning at Rochester Institute of Technology. Fawaz is the co-author of the first edition of Dubai e-Government Model that laid the foundation for Dubai Government Digital Transformation. He has received several recognition certificates and international awards for his work. Dr Abu Sitta's research focus and interest is in the futures thinking, scenario planning, and systems thinking with emphasis on developing anticipatory systems. He has achieved his MSc in Foresight from the University of Houston and PhD from the University of Bath. Links: Dr Fawaz Abu Sitta: https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/our-people/seniors-members/dr-abu-sitta/ The Futures of Assessment Report: https://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/Images/698413-the-futures-of-assessment-navigating-uncertainties-through-the-lenses-of-anticipatory-thinking.pdf

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Jonas Gissel Mikkelsen, Futurist and Director at The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, where he heads up business development. Jonas is responsible for creating new initiatives, collaborations and joint-ventures, as well as overseeing publications and managing the Institute's brand & identity.  His primary competencies lie within an abstract ability to create prototypal ideas and an understanding of the larger perspective of initiatives re: the externalities and long-term effects. So, we discuss all of the above, with a particular focus on strategic transformation, Non-Profits and Civic Society. But before all that, we discuss his first job after leaving University...

What happens if the geoeconomic risks of great power rivalry materialise? What can be done to prevent these potential dangers from unfolding in small open economies, such as Finland and Sweden? More specifically, how can small state preparedness be enhanced to tackle the risks of foreign ownership, supply disruptions and high tech dependencies? How on earth can comic art be utilised to study these topics? Ines Söderström is joined by researchers of the University of Turku's "Foreign acquisitions and political retaliation as threats to supply security in an era of strategic decoupling" (ForAc) project to discuss these questions. Liisa Kauppila worked as a Senior Researcher of the ForAc project, bringing in her expertise on Futures Studies methods and China-related issues. Liisa has published very interesting articles on China's role in the Arctic. Besides finalising her PhD at the Centre for East Asian Studies of the University of Turku, she's currently working at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in a project focusing on climate responsibility. She is also part of project that studies geopolitics of technology standards. Elina Sinkkonen works as a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Elina's wide research expertise ranges from great power relations, China's domestic and foreign policy, authoritarian regimes, as well as national identity and nationalism related questions. At the moment, Elina is part of two projects that look at China's innovativeness and technological know-how from different angles. Ines Söderström worked as a research assistant in the ForAc Project. She is now finalising her master's degree at the Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What happens if the geoeconomic risks of great power rivalry materialise? What can be done to prevent these potential dangers from unfolding in small open economies, such as Finland and Sweden? More specifically, how can small state preparedness be enhanced to tackle the risks of foreign ownership, supply disruptions and high tech dependencies? How on earth can comic art be utilised to study these topics? Ines Söderström is joined by researchers of the University of Turku's "Foreign acquisitions and political retaliation as threats to supply security in an era of strategic decoupling" (ForAc) project to discuss these questions. Liisa Kauppila worked as a Senior Researcher of the ForAc project, bringing in her expertise on Futures Studies methods and China-related issues. Liisa has published very interesting articles on China's role in the Arctic. Besides finalising her PhD at the Centre for East Asian Studies of the University of Turku, she's currently working at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in a project focusing on climate responsibility. She is also part of project that studies geopolitics of technology standards. Elina Sinkkonen works as a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Elina's wide research expertise ranges from great power relations, China's domestic and foreign policy, authoritarian regimes, as well as national identity and nationalism related questions. At the moment, Elina is part of two projects that look at China's innovativeness and technological know-how from different angles. Ines Söderström worked as a research assistant in the ForAc Project. She is now finalising her master's degree at the Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

What happens if the geoeconomic risks of great power rivalry materialise? What can be done to prevent these potential dangers from unfolding in small open economies, such as Finland and Sweden? More specifically, how can small state preparedness be enhanced to tackle the risks of foreign ownership, supply disruptions and high tech dependencies? How on earth can comic art be utilised to study these topics? Ines Söderström is joined by researchers of the University of Turku's "Foreign acquisitions and political retaliation as threats to supply security in an era of strategic decoupling" (ForAc) project to discuss these questions. Liisa Kauppila worked as a Senior Researcher of the ForAc project, bringing in her expertise on Futures Studies methods and China-related issues. Liisa has published very interesting articles on China's role in the Arctic. Besides finalising her PhD at the Centre for East Asian Studies of the University of Turku, she's currently working at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in a project focusing on climate responsibility. She is also part of project that studies geopolitics of technology standards. Elina Sinkkonen works as a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Elina's wide research expertise ranges from great power relations, China's domestic and foreign policy, authoritarian regimes, as well as national identity and nationalism related questions. At the moment, Elina is part of two projects that look at China's innovativeness and technological know-how from different angles. Ines Söderström worked as a research assistant in the ForAc Project. She is now finalising her master's degree at the Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

What happens if the geoeconomic risks of great power rivalry materialise? What can be done to prevent these potential dangers from unfolding in small open economies, such as Finland and Sweden? More specifically, how can small state preparedness be enhanced to tackle the risks of foreign ownership, supply disruptions and high tech dependencies? How on earth can comic art be utilised to study these topics? Ines Söderström is joined by researchers of the University of Turku's "Foreign acquisitions and political retaliation as threats to supply security in an era of strategic decoupling" (ForAc) project to discuss these questions. Liisa Kauppila worked as a Senior Researcher of the ForAc project, bringing in her expertise on Futures Studies methods and China-related issues. Liisa has published very interesting articles on China's role in the Arctic. Besides finalising her PhD at the Centre for East Asian Studies of the University of Turku, she's currently working at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in a project focusing on climate responsibility. She is also part of project that studies geopolitics of technology standards. Elina Sinkkonen works as a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Elina's wide research expertise ranges from great power relations, China's domestic and foreign policy, authoritarian regimes, as well as national identity and nationalism related questions. At the moment, Elina is part of two projects that look at China's innovativeness and technological know-how from different angles. Ines Söderström worked as a research assistant in the ForAc Project. She is now finalising her master's degree at the Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku.

What happens if the geoeconomic risks of great power rivalry materialise? What can be done to prevent these potential dangers from unfolding in small open economies, such as Finland and Sweden? More specifically, how can small state preparedness be enhanced to tackle the risks of foreign ownership, supply disruptions and high tech dependencies? How on earth can comic art be utilised to study these topics? Ines Söderström is joined by researchers of the University of Turku's "Foreign acquisitions and political retaliation as threats to supply security in an era of strategic decoupling" (ForAc) project to discuss these questions. Liisa Kauppila worked as a Senior Researcher of the ForAc project, bringing in her expertise on Futures Studies methods and China-related issues. Liisa has published very interesting articles on China's role in the Arctic. Besides finalising her PhD at the Centre for East Asian Studies of the University of Turku, she's currently working at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in a project focusing on climate responsibility. She is also part of project that studies geopolitics of technology standards. Elina Sinkkonen works as a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Elina's wide research expertise ranges from great power relations, China's domestic and foreign policy, authoritarian regimes, as well as national identity and nationalism related questions. At the moment, Elina is part of two projects that look at China's innovativeness and technological know-how from different angles. Ines Söderström worked as a research assistant in the ForAc Project. She is now finalising her master's degree at the Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  Imagine the future. What do you see? I think I could safely bet a lot of money that what you're seeing now in your mind involves high tech, humanoid robots, and metallic high-rise cities! Can we be more imaginative about the future? And how do you see your personal future? Welcome to show 291 … Continue reading "Futures Studies +++ Georgia +++ India +++ Absolutely Intercultural 291 +++"

With the recent approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the SEC, it's important that we have an educated understanding of what that means for the future of digital money. I couldn't think of a better person to help us explore this than my dear friend, JoAnn Holes, an IP & digital assets attorney and Web 3 advisor. She comes with a wealth of knowledge about ETFs and breaks it down in a way we can easily understand. This week, episode 193 of the Tech Intersect™ Podcast is about Understanding Bitcoin ETFs!  POWERED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY Navigate your way from cash to crypto with Digital Money Demystified. Dive into the definitive guide on crypto myths and truths by Professor Tonya M. Evans. This isn't just a book; it's a roadmap to the decentralized web's future of work, wealth, and creativity. Head over to DigitalMoneyDemystified.com and embark on your crypto journey today! JoAnn Holmes, Esq. (“Jo") is an IP & digital assets attorney, Web3 advisor and founder of Holmes@Law.  She consults with business leaders globally to navigate evolving Web3 legal and regulatory risks, and help clients leverage blockchain technologies into revenue ecosystems. With expansive experience as Outside General Counsel to international brands and tech companies, Jo has overseen multi-billion dollar intangible asset portfolios spanning more than 150 countries.  And, she's consistently closed lucrative agreements with IP innovators like Disney, Microsoft and the NFL. Jo serves on the inaugural Blockchain Law for Social Good Center board, is a contributing digital assets expert for the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, and is featured among the global Top 100 Women of the Future™.  She regularly advises elite accelerators like Techstars, Dapper Labs and the Atlanta Blockchain Center. Topics JoAnn and I go over in this episode include:The basics of ETFs and Bitcoin, including different providers and fee structures.The importance of education and learning in the digital asset space, and the opportunities for inclusion in the market.The potential of blockchain to revolutionize the way IP is managed and monetized, as well as the challenges and opportunities it presents.The importance of education and understanding in the blockchain space and provide valuable resources for further learning.CONNECT WITH JOANN HOLMES:WebsiteLinkedInCONNECT WITH DR. TONYA M. EVANS:Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast  Connect for exclusive content: https://advantageevans.activehosted.com/f/6 RESOURCES:Buy the Book + Leave 5 Star Review Digital Money DemystifiedConsulting, Courses and CommStart separating crypto fact from fiction today. Get your copy of , Digital Money Demystified, and start learning so you can earn safely, legally and confidently. https://digitalmoneydemystified.comRegulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the renowned futurist Tom Lombardo, Director at the Center for Future Consciousness, Exec Board Member of the World Futures Studies Federation, and Editor at the Journal of Futures Studies. He returns to the series to give an overview of his choices of the top futures books in science fiction (author/topic clustered) which are roughly chronologically sequenced as follows: Late Nineteenth Century Classics (Future of Human Society): Albert Robida: The Twentieth Century, Jules Verne: Paris in the Twentieth Century, & John Jacob Astor: A Journey in Other Worlds...Systematic/Philosophical Futures - SF/FS Synthesis: H.G. Wells: The Time Machine, The Sleeper Awakes, Men Like Gods, & The Shape of Things to Come...Cosmic Futures: Olaf Stapledon: Last and First Men & Star Maker... Early Twentieth Century Classics: Aldous Huxley: Brave New World, Yevgeny Zamyatin: We, Laurence Manning: The Man Who Awoke, & William Hope Hodgson The Night Land...Heinlein & Asimov Futures: Beyond this Horizon, Waldo, & The Past through Tomorrow Series & The Foundation Series...Robot Futures: Isaac Asimov: The Caves of Steel and Jack Williamson The Humanoids...Alien Futures: Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time, Abraham Merritt The Metal Monster, Sheri Tepper Grass, China Miéville Embassytown & Jeff Vandermeer Annihilation...Transcendent Poignant Futures: Clifford Simak: City & Walter Miller A Canticle for Leibowitz...New Wave Futures: John Brunner (Future of Everything): Stand on Zanzibar & Robert Silverberg (Psychedelic Future) Son of Man...Cyberpunk Futures: Bruce Sterling: Schismatrix & Rudy Rucker The Ware Tetralogy...Human Futures: Greg Bear: Queen of Angels & Darwin's Radio, Stapledon's Odd John, & Alfred Bester The Demolished Man... Outer Space Futures: Doc Smith: The Skylark and Chronicles of the Lensmen Series, Larry Niven: Ringworld, Vernor Vinge: A Fire Upon the Deep, Alastair Reynolds: Revelation Space , S. A. Corey Leviathan Wakes & Iain Banks Matter...Future of Everything: Dan Simmons: The Hyperion Cantos (Others See Below)...Cosmic/Scientific Futures: Stephen Baxter: Vacuum Diagrams (The Xeelee Saga) & The Time Ships...Philosophical/Scientific/Technological High Powered Futures: Greg Egan: Permutation City, Diaspora, & Schild's Ladder...Cultural Futures/Future of Everything: Ian McDonald: River of Gods, Brasyl, and The Dervish House & Cixin Liu The Three-Body Problem Trilogy...Singularity Hi-Tech Future: Charles Stross: Accelerando & Ernest Cline Ready Player One...David Brin Futures: Earth, The Uplift War, and Existence... Ecological/Comprehensive/Utopian Constructive Future: Kim Stanley Robinson: Mars Trilogy/2312 & The Ministry of the Future...Neal Stephenson Futures: Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, and Seveneves...So…we hope you enjoy the podcast!

For the Summer of 2023, a dozen futurists talk about what life will be like for humans in 30 to 50 years. Each guest is asked to paint a picture of the changes that we will experience between now and 2053 or 2073. Then they are asked what mistakes we are making today that the people of 2073 will look back at in disbelief. The goal of these episodes is to spark the imagination of listeners about the future we have the ability to create.In this episode, futurist Sohail Inayatullah paints a picture of life in 2073. He describes a peer-to-peer economy moving at lightning speeds that will lead to incredible abundance. He talks about nation states giving way to bio-regions and cultural regions. He shares examples of how leaders in Abu Dhabi and New Zealand are thinking about and designing their futures. Sohail finishes the conversation with his thoughts on what we are doing today that the humans of 2073 will look back at in disbelief.Dr. Sohail Inayatullah, a political scientist, is Professor at Tamkang University, Taipei (Graduate Institute of Futures Studies), Visiting Academic/Research Associate at Queensland University of Technology (Centre for Social Change Research); Adjunct Professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast (Faculty of Social Sciences and the Arts); and, Associate, Transcend Peace University. Dr. Inayatullah is a Fellow of the World Futures Studies Federation and the World Academy of Art and Science. He is on the International Advisory Council of the World Future Society, and on the Professional Board of the Futures Foundation, Sydney. In 1999, he held the UNESCO Chair at the Centre for European Studies, University of Trier, Trier, Germany and the Tamkang Chair in Futures Studies at Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan. From 1981 to 1991, he was senior policy analyst and planner with the Hawaii Judiciary, where he coordinated the Court's Foresight Program.

For the Summer of 2023, a dozen futurists talk about what life will be like for humans in 30 to 50 years. Each guest is asked to paint a picture of the changes that we will experience between now and 2053 or 2073. Then they are asked what mistakes we are making today that the people of 2073 will look back at in disbelief. The goal of these episodes is to spark the imagination of listeners about the future we have the ability to create. In this episode, futurist Dr. Markku Wilenius paints a picture of life in 2073 with a focus on how humans will reimagine our relationship with nature. Rather than just extracting resources from nature, we will address climate change through regenerative agriculture, reforestation, and even by leaning on algae as both a food source and building material. Dr. Wilenius ends the conversation by talking about how technologies like blockchain, the Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence will enable humans to become incredibly efficient with our resources in the future. Dr. Markku Wilenius is a Professor of Futures Studies and the UNESCO Chair in Learning Society and Futures of Education with more than 25 years of research and experience in future studies. He works with governments, businesses, and NGOs - like Dubai Future Academy, Finland Futures Research Centre, Allianz, The Club of Rome, and IPCC - to make critical decisions using strategic intelligence. In recent years his research interests include understanding socio-economic long-term waves, the future of the financial industry, the future of the forest industry, and the future of non-hierarchical organizations.

Series ThreeThis episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features a fascinating interview with a renowned futurist, Tom Lombardo. He's a Director at the Center for Future Consciousness,  which offers educational experiences that challenge and stimulate the mind, expand conscious awareness, empower creativity, deepen understanding, enhance ethics and promote social growth.  Tom is also an Exec Board Member and Fellow of the World Futures Studies Federation, and Editor at the Journal of  Futures Studies. In this deeply interesting and wide-ranging conversation, Tom discusses issues including the history of futurism, his best-selling books, notable futurists / philosophers / psychologists / authors, along with contemporary leading-edge thinking into the overall subject of futurism, foresight and scenario planning.So...I hope you enjoy listening to his viewpoints as much as I did! 

Are you interested in how to future-proof STEM education? Summary of the article titled Becoming future-proof STEM teachers for enhancing sustainable development: A proposed general framework for a capacity-building programs in future studies from 2022 by Hanaa Ouda Khadri, published in the Prospects Journal. This is a great preparation to our next interviewee in episode 144, Morley Muse, where we talk a lot about the need for STEM education. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see why it is important to include future studies to STEM education. This article presents why STEM needs to prepare students for an unpredictable future and the skills and basic knowledge that can be useful. As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects: In post-normal times, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, also known STEM fields need to prepare the students and the educators for the uncertainties and ambiguity of the future. Futures Studies, which could be involved in STEM education, is an application in strategic planning field that considers distinctive possibilities of the future, like possible futures, plausible futures, preferable futures and probable futures. Individuals and groups engaging in future studies or foresight explore the future from various perspectives in order to inform the current process of decision-making. You can find the article through this link. Abstract: Post-normal times and post-normal science are characterized by contradictions, unknown unknowns and uncertainties, and complexity. These global grand challenges require a revolutionary shift in thinking and mindset on the part of teachers and students Therefore, there is an urgent need to identify new roles for STEM education that will prepare students for this post-normal world and the sustainability mindset it requires. STEM education supports sustainable development by building the capacities of future generations. The integration of Future Studies (FS) into STEM education practices is therefore critical to support efforts at sustainability and to ensure that students are competent 21st century problem-solvers. Building STEM students' competencies in this area depends on their teachers having the appropriate knowledge and skills to integrate FS within their subjects. Therefore, Futures Studies should be included in STEM education teachers' capacity-building programs. Based on a sample of 52 Egyptian university academics, this study revealed the basic knowledge and skills that should be included in a Future-Proof STEM teachers capacity-building program. Suggested book - Imaginable by Jane McGonigall. Connecting episodes you might be interested in: ⁠No.021 - Interview with Bridgette Engeler⁠ about foresight; ⁠No.101 - What we owe the future (book summary); You can find the transcript through ⁠this link⁠. What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠@WTF4Cities⁠ or on the ⁠wtf4cities.com⁠ website where the ⁠shownotes⁠⁠ ⁠are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by ⁠Lesfm ⁠from ⁠Pixabay

Today Mariel & Melissa welcome back Futurist John Sanei to talk about the Future of Work. John Sanei is a highly acclaimed futures strategist, best-selling author, global keynote speaker, Singularity University and Duke Corporate Education faculty member, and an associate partner at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies. John is a transformation specialist and bold change-maker. If you run a small business, a large business, or a business of any size, including your home, you don't want to miss what John has to say today about THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS. John has his finger on the pulse of technology, neuroscience, and business strategy whose cutting-edge ideas will lead you and your team into a bold, new tomorrow. Website: JohnSanei.com johnsanei.com Linktree: JohnSanei - linktr.ee/JohnSanei Instagram: @johnsanei Facebook: JohnSaneiInc - facebook.com/JOHNSANEIINC TikTok: @johnsanei Twitter: IAmJohnSanei Hosts - Mariel Hemingway & Melissa Yamaguchi
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My Guest Markku Wilenius UNESCO Chair of Transformational Learning and Planetary Futures Dean of the Dubai Future Academy (2020-2022) Member of the Club of Rome Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland ==================== Please consider donating so I may continue to create free content https://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/support/ Speaking Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts https://bio.link/podcaster ==================== Bio of Markku Wilenius: Dr Markku Wilenius is a Professor of Futures Studies in the Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku. He also holds the position of UNESCO Chair in Learning Society and Futures of Education. Markku has been researching, publishing and speaking about future studies for more than 25 years. During this time, he has worked in all areas of future studies and sustainable development. Over the last 15 years, he has been working with various governments, businesses, public sector organisations and NGOs using strategic intelligence to make key decisions. He is president of the Walter Ahlström and Runar Bäckström foundations and a supporter of innovation and sustainable technology development. From 2007 to 2010, Markku worked with Allianz, the world's largest private insurer where he led their strategic research and development and was praised for his research innovations and ideas. He is a highly accomplished speaker and author, with many books and research papers to his name. In 2001, he was awarded the International Aurelio Peccei Prize by the L'eta Verde organisation, based in Rome. What we Discussed: - Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking - Learning from a Professor helped him with his own Students as a Professor - Tips on the TV and Radio - 7 Principles of Future Organizations - The failure of Kodak & Nokia - Expect the Unexpected - Maintain your capacity for Long Terms Goals - Companies allowing time for creativity like Google - The Finnish Education System is very successful - Tackling Consumerism - Wallmart Employees on Food Stamps - Not able to recycle wind turbines and Solar panels - Having accountability and Respect the Knowledge and more How to Contact Markku Wilenius: https://www.markkuwilenius.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/markku-wilenius-6776b212/ https://www.youtube.com/@markkuwilenius7561 https://www.tiktok.com/@markkuwilenius https://www.instagram.com/markkuwilenius/ =============== Speaking Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts + Donations https://bio.link/podcaster Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/speakingpodcast/ Store https://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/store/ Donations  https://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/support/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roy-coughlan/message

Mariel & Melissa welcome the incredible John Sanei. John is a highly acclaimed futures strategist, best-selling author, global keynote speaker, Singularity University and Duke Corporate Education faculty member, associate partner at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, a transformation specialist, and a bold change maker. John Sanei is: A Futures Strategist An Acclaimed keynote speaker An Advisor to the world's leading Fortune 100 companies A 5 x best-selling author And the Co-host of The Expansive Business podcast. John's Website: JohnSanei.com (https://johnsanei.com/) Social Media Handles: Find all of John's social media handles on Linktree: JohnSanei (https://linktr.ee/JohnSanei)

How Upshifting Spirituality and Science Will Help Usher in Change in the World with Ervin LaszloLivestreaming Thursday, 12 January 2023 at 7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST on OMTimes Magazine Facebook, OMTimes Radio & TV Facebook, OMTimesTV Youtube and the Sandie Sedgbeer Facebook PageBe the change that you want to see is a popular phrase that is often mistakenly credited to Mahatma Ghandi… Regardless of who said it first, there's no denying either the wisdom or the truth of this exhortation. After all, as the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy once said, “the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”If ever there were a time when our world needs us to be crazy enough to believe in our ability to change the world, it is right now… And if ever there were a person who is qualified to show us the way it is …world-renowned Hungarian philosopher of science, systems theorist and integral theorist, ERVIN LASZLO, whose latest book, The Upshift: Wiser Living on Planet Earth not only lays out a pathway to healing and evolution on planet earth, but also offers us a detailed guide to “becoming the change” we desperately need in the world.A former Professor of Philosophy, Systems Science, and Futures Studies at various universities in the US, Europe, and the Far East, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and founder of the Club of Budapest and The Upshift Movement, Ervin Laszlo is the author, co-author or editor of 106 different books that have appeared in a total of 25 languages, AND OVER 400 articles and research papers.Ervin Laszlo joins Sandie this week to discuss:• Why the pandemic, climate change, poverty, conflict and violence, and the refugee emergency are all global crises that have an unsuspected silver lining• How upshifting spirituality and science will help usher in change in the world• What steps we must take to start building a better tomorrow• Ridding yourself of obsolete beliefs and assumptions to help create an upshift to a better world• How to recognize that you are the answer and more…#ErvinLaszlo #SandieSedgbeer #WhatIsGoingOMVisit the What Is Going OM show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/what-is-going-omConnect with Sandie Sedgbeer at https://www.sedgbeer.comSubscribe to our Newsletter https://omtimes.com/subscribe-omtimes-magazine/Connect with OMTimes on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Omtimes.Magazine/ and OMTimes Radio https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousRadiowebtv.OMTimes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmTimes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omtimes/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OMTimesTVLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2798417/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/omtimes/

In this bonus episode Dr. Sean Leahy talks about the importance of educating for sustainable futures, discussing the opportunities and challenges. Dr. Leahy explores the urgency created by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the need to prepare for the uncertainty by engaging in futures thinking and other futures methodologies. In this episode Dr. Leahy discusses:Elements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and what set it apart from the previous three.Disruptions and global mega trendsThree pressing Challenges of FIR - building upon the work of Klaus Shwab (Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution)Preparing for UncertaintyFutures StudiesFutures ThinkingWorking towards UNESCO Sustainable Development GoalsThe Learning Futures Podcast is jointly produced by Enterprise Technology and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University.

Richard Sandford is Professor of Heritage Evidence Foresight and Policy at the UCL Institute of Sustainable Heritage (Twitter, LinkedIn). He interested in how we think about the future and how we connect it to the past.  We discuss in depth how heritage can be a source of useful and productive stances towards the future. Key line from Richard for me: "Change s coming...If you're looking at the future, perhaps our job now is to preserve that sense of identity that allows us to act without reifying the things that we do need to let go."LinksRichard's key paper (£) laying out how he thinks lived futures should be the focus of futures researchers and heritage, rather than history, offers the context for developing lived futures.UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) on Futures Literacy.Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies.Stuart Candy on Design and Futures. Rodney Harrison and "future-making".Rupert Read on the need "to build lifeboats to carry as many as possible of us through the storms that are coming".Gillespie and Zittoun -- Imagination in Human and Cultural DevelopmentMore on Three Horizons method here.Courses at UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage.Link to get Richard's email address.More on Tony Hodgson here.Timings0:50 - Q1 What are you doing now? And how did you get there?11:10 - Q2. What is the future you are trying to create, and why?27:33 -- BONUS QUESTION: Is the rise of imagination activities a sign that we have run out of road and trying to imagine something different?31:10 - Q3. What are your priorities for the next few years, and why?38:14 - Q4. If someone was inspired to follow those priorities, what should they do next?41:45 - Q5. If your younger self was starting their career now, what advice would you give them?43: 34 - Q6. Who would you nominate to answer these questions, because you admire their approach?46:06 - Q7. Is there anything else important you feel you have to say?More hereTwitter: Powerful_TimesWebsite hub: here.Please do like and subscribe, to help others find the podcast.Thank you for listening! -- David

In this episode, Ina is joined by Joe Roussos, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm, Marcel Jahn, a PhD candidate at the Department of Philosophy at the Humboldt University in Berlin, and Lukas Beck, a postdoctoral researcher in the Scientific Assessments, Ethics and Public Policy working group and a member of the Rivet Project at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change in Berlin. Together, they discuss the authors' recent work on models in science and philosophy that aim to provide normative guidance to agents, so-called normative models. Today's episode focuses on the authors' recent papers on the topic, the relevance of normative models and the core philosophical challenges they pose.

We start season 3 digging deep into human values, while speculating on their evolved expression into the future, with futurist and Associate Professor at University of Houston's Foresight Program, Dr Andy Hines. Having authored a book on the topic of values, ConsumerShift, Andy shares how defining what a value is and how it is expressed by people with differing typologies, helps us perceive them as something less static and therefore shows us their potential evolution into the future. Jo and Andy discuss how values - an integral part of a person's identity (their purpose, needs, world views and beliefs) - are expressed in the real world, as directed by external pressures but also individual choices. Andy speculates how modern values, built on capitalism, competition and an obsession with accumulation, may evolve. Andy has been practicing futurism for over three decades and now teaches the skills of a futurist, but he has also applied it first hand during his time at Kellogg's and Dow Chemical. Through observing and projecting changes in the world, he explains why the science of futurism is fruitful, that more things have come true than not, but that we must align to the motion of change with patience, because contrary to popular thought, change happens slower than we think. -- To look outside, Andy speaks to different groups of people looking for diversity of thought; people who come at the world in a way that Andy doesn't. He says this can be done observationally, through reading a magazine you don't normally read, going on community boards you wouldn't normally engage in, but that it should be done with patience, over an extended period of time. By seeking out unique view points, Andy seeks to build a better understanding of people in sub-cultures outside his own. -- Dr. Andy Hines is Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the University of Houston's Graduate Program in Foresight and is also speaking, workshopping, and consulting through his firm Hinesight. His 30+ years of professional futurist experience includes a decade working inside first the Kellogg Company and later Dow Chemical, and consulting work with Coates & Jarratt, Inc. and Social Technologies/Innovaro. His books include https://www.apf.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?ID=16603386 (The Knowledge Base of Futures Studies 2020), https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018IFNHWG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 (Thinking about the Future (2nd edition)), https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008RWZK7G/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 (Teaching about the Future), https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A8PCS84/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2 (ConsumerShift): How Changing Values Are Reshaping the Consumer Landscape, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1886939098/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i4 (2025: Science and Technology Reshapes US and Global Society), and his dissertation was “https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262019853_An_organizational_futurist_role_for_integrating_foresight_into_corporations (The Role of an Organizational Futurist in Integrating Foresight into Organizations)”. He is a member and was Founding Chair of the https://www.apf.org/ (Association of Professional Futurists).  Learn more about Andy and his company Hinesite: http://www.andyhinesight.com/ (www.andyhinesight.com). Follow Andy https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyhinesight/ (on LinkedIn) and https://twitter.com/futurist_Ahines?s=20&t=Ad0vvkQywd3MaBneNf20DA (Twitter). Watch Andy's talk on values: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3hQwrrA9gQ (Imagining after Capitalism). -- Looking Outside is a podcast dedicated to exploring fresh perspectives of familiar business topics. The show is hosted by its creator, Joanna Lepore, consumer goods innovator and futurist at McDonald's. Find out more at https://my.captivate.fm/looking-outside.com (looking-outside.com). Connect https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannalepore/ (with Jo) and join...

Ervin Laszlo is Founder and President of The Club of Budapest, President of the WorldShift Network, Founder of the General Evolution Research Group, Co-Chair of the World Wisdom Council, Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member of the International Academy of Philosophy of Science, Senator of the International Medici Academy, and Editor of the international periodical World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution. He has a PhD from the Sorbonne and is the recipient of honorary PhD's from the United States, Canada, Finland, and Hungary. Formerly Professor of Philosophy, Systems Science, and Futures Studies in various universities in the US, Europe, and the Far East, he lectures worldwide. Laszlo received the Peace Prize of Japan, the Goi Award, in 2002, the International Mandir of Peace Prize in Assisi in 2005, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. He is the author or co-author of fifty-four books translated into as many as twenty-two languages, and serves as editor of another thirty volumes in addition to a four-volume World Encyclopedia of Peace. He lives in a converted four-hundred year-old farmhouse in Tuscany. For more, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ervin_Laszlo and watch this series of videos in which Dr Ervin Laszlo talks about his journey from founding father of Systems Theory to his concept of WorldShift 2012. - www.worldshift2012.0rg******************************************************************To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com ******************************************************************

The 64th episode is all about disaster management, community resilience, and existential risk. Tres Crow (@dogeatcrow) hosts for a panel of brilliant people: Scott James (https://scottjames.me/), SJ Beard (@CSERSJ), and Charlotte Cecil (@thrivespring). About Scott James BusinessWeek named Scott James as one of America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs and Forbes Magazine profiled him as a Game Changer. Scott was awarded a Governor's Award of Excellence in Service by the state of Washington for his nonprofit community preparedness work, Bainbridge Prepares. He was asked by FEMA to present his book – Prepared Neighborhoods: Creating Resilience One Street at a Time – at their national training symposium. The products from his companies have been featured in publications as diverse as Oprah's O Magazine, National Geographic, Parents Magazine, the Washington Post, Outside Magazine, and US News & World Report. His film projects range from the opening shorts at the United Nations Climate Change Summits to the breakthrough nature-based series on Netflix (title series: “Moving Art”). His organizations tend to either focus on “people helping people” such as Fair Trade companies, or “people helping planet” (which of course also help people) such as organizations focused on the climate crisis. More details at: scottjames.me. About SJ Beard SJ is a Senior Research Associate and Academic Programme Manager at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge, an Associated Researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies and an AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker. I work on the Evaluation of Extreme Technological Risks, and other ethical problems with ensuring a long term future for humanity. I also have a wide range of skills and experiences producing high quality research, training and analysis across education and public affairs. About Charlotte Cecil Charlotte studied emergency management at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada. She has been a volunteer responder with various response and recovery groups, and worked for many years as a security consultant in the UK. Following a life-threatening incident in her early 20s, she became interested in emergency preparedness and security, which evolved into a passion for community resilience. She strongly believes that communities which engage in inclusive resilience-building help create safer, healthier and more cohesive societies. About Tres Crow Tres is making the world a greener place one urban space at a time with my friends Roots Down. He's a storyteller and marketing dude. He loves natural urbanism and climate justice.

Human life is expressed on the scale of time, and those who have come to understand this tend to bend time to their advantage. Humanity is a native of time, and on that strength, you will think all of us should understand this and take advantage of time; obviously, this is not the case. Within this nativity, only a given few have, through discerning and practice, come to make time work for them in making their living count and profitable.Our perception and the interpretation of time have come under two categories looking at the journey of time; Kairos and Chronos. One describes the quality of time, while the other points to its quantity, all set within the framework of purpose.From the history books, the Sumerians have been known to have done so much on the concept of time.Sumerians Looked to the Heavens as They Invented the System of Time, And We Still Use it today. One might find it curious that we divide the hours into 60 minutes and the days into 24 hours - why not a multiple of 10 or 12? Put quite simply, the answer is because the inventors of time did not operate on a decimal (base-10) or duodecimal (base-12) system but on a sexagesimal (base-60) system. For the ancient Sumerian innovators who first divided the heavens' movements into countable intervals, 60 was the perfect number. The number 60 can be divided by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 30 equal parts. Moreover, ancient astronomers believed there were 360 ​​days in a year, a number which 60 fits neatly into six times. The Sumerian Empire did not last. However, for more than 5,000 years, the world has remained committed to its delineation of time. (@Emine Fougner International Best Selling Author: Romance Genre in English & Portuguese - Echoes in Eternity.)Undeniably, we are bound by time and are subject to its leadership. One unique expression of the concept of time in human civilization is the differentiation of time into the frame of past, present, and future based on experiences.This differentiation of time has come to guide how decisions are made in planning and executing programs. We see how people describe their lives in this sequence, I am walking from the past, using the buffer of now, the present, to run into my future. I just can't wait for the future. So I ask, is the future a place, an event, or something we are yet to become. The above is the focus of this episode of the Word Café. I am so happy to be discussing this with John Sanei.John Sanei is Africa's first-ever Singularity University faculty member, Associate Partner at Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, and a faculty member at Duke CE. He is a futures strategist and globally-acclaimed keynote speaker. He doesn't just think, write and talk about the future. He empowers executives, leaders, and organisations to do the same, using a dynamic mix of psychology, quantum technology, business strategy, and futurism to drive lasting change. A 4x bestselling author and co-host at The Expansive - one of SA's top business podcasts, John's helped countless executives, entrepreneurs, and go-getters to transform fear and uncertainty into excitement and action. John's masterclasses and keynotes are a must for future-forward leaders who are ready to lean into uncertainty and doubt, to rise with courage, clarity, and power.Support the show

In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal, I interview Tamira Snell, Senior Advisor at the renowned Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.  CIFS equip and inspire individuals and organisations, decision-makers and the public, to act on the future, today. She's an expert advisor who guides organisations in exploratory insight and innovation processes.With a background in cultural sociology, her field of passion is people – to understand emerging needs, the drivers and barriers behind why and how we live and think, behave and consume the way we do, and to investigate the behavioural patterns and cultural consequences of broader societal currents. As a result, Tamira helps bridge the gap between the present and the future in order to define new opportunity spaces for innovation.In our interview, we discuss her viewpoints around issues inc Design Thinking, Scenario Planning, Health Futures, mega-trends related to Individualism, Immaterialism, Transformation, the No-touch Economy, and Polarisation.Tamira also outlines her plans to circumnavigate the world in her catamaran. I am, to put it mildly, deeply envious. So, I hope you enjoy your coffee while listening! (Talking of which, you can buy me one here if you like: https://ko-fi.com/thenewabnormal).

Jairus Grove joins us this episode to discuss his book, Savage Ecology: War and Geopolitics at the End of the World. A radical departure from mainstream international relations, the book examines geopolitics through ecological theory while also contemplating on our current condition. Currently the Director of the Hawai‘i Research Center for Futures Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Jairus chats with us about philosophy, political violence, creativity and care, affirmation of difference, and the role of the university. Links to Jairus Grove's work:Savage Ecology: War and Geopolitics at the End of the World (2019), Duke University Presshttps://www.dukeupress.edu/savage-ecology Bringing the world back in: Revolutions and relations before and after the quantum event (2020) in Security Dialoguehttps://doi.org/10.1177/0967010620940113 From geopolitics to geotechnics: global futures in the shadow of automation, cunning machines, and human speciation (2020) in International Relationshttps://doi.org/10.1177/0047117820948582 

This episode has been in the CI vault for a while and we are excited to share it with everyone at this time. David Kupferman, Assistant Professor of Social Foundations of Learning at Minnesota State University Moorhead, joins us on this episode to chat about educational futures, science fiction, and neoliberalism. Stay tuned for the first volume of a special issue, Educational Futures, edited by David for Policy Futures in Education, coming out this fall.Links to David's work:I, Robot Teacher (2020) in Educational Philosophy and Theoryhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00131857.2020.1793534(Nothing But) Futures (2020) in ACCESShttps://pesaagora.com/access/nothing-but-futures/Educational Futures and Postdigital Science (2021) in Postdigital Science and Educationhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42438-021-00236-6

Welcome to the 16th episode of the Disruptors Network podcast. John Sanei has a knack for sharing his knowledge and creating meaningful connections. He ignites platforms, connects with crowds, and leaves an empowering perspective that lasts long after the lights have switched off. He has received global recognition for his keynote talks and masterclasses as Africa's first Singularity University Faculty Member, a lecturer at Duke Corporate Education, and an Associate Partner at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies. He is the Co-Founder of the School of Modern Wisdom and The Expansive Podcast. As the author of four bestsellers and currently working on his fifth, John has fulfilled his goal of staying on top of future trends by researching and publishing a book every year. We discuss the challenges and features of a new world, the adaptability quotient, and more!

In this special cross-over episode, Dr. Van Jackson speaks with Future Tense host and director of research for Diplomat Risk Intelligence, Abhijnan Rej.  They talk about scenario-based planning, intelligence failures, the perils of net assessment, and why it all matters in the context of the botched Afghanistan withdrawal. Future Tense pod: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2jvmc-10bacc2?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_shareDiplomat Risk Intelligence: https://dri.thediplomat.com

What got my attention is when Mark posted about managing Springbok Nude Girls being not too dissimilar to managing Venture Capital. Already I felt I knew Mark.As the CEO of Neu Capital Africa, Mark runs an online platform which works with boutique corporate finance advisors to connect African companies to facilitate capital raising from $5m to $50m range.Then when we spoke, I heard of Mark's adventure creating Turkey's first aquarium in Istanbul as CEO and co-founder which he later sold to Merlin in 2013. I will be asking him about catching sharks during this interview, so stay tuned!Mark studied and practised law as an attorney specialising in Maritime and International Trade law with Shepstone & Wylie.  Mark has a BA LLB (US), a PGD in Maritime Law (UND), an M.Comm cum laude (UCT) and a PGD in Futures Studies cum laude at Stellenbosch.This should be a fascinating conversation, please join us and ask your questions!Watch this interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O900OFK01HcGet in touch with Alex to improve the performance of your team: alex@alexmacphail.co.zahttps://twitter.com/AlexMacPhail1https://www.linkedin.com/in/flyingmogulwww.alexmacphail.co.za

In this episode, Adam and Joe have a conversation with Dr. Lonnie Rowell, who is one of the founding figures of the Action Research movement. He is a co-founder and president of the Social Publishers Foundation (socialpublishersfoundation.org), and a retired professor at the University of San Diego, School of Leadership and Education Sciences. He is also a co-founder and lead organizer in establishing the Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA). Starting with the lightning round, Joe and Adam ask Lonnie simple yet deep questions to explore the “what”, “who” and “how” of Action Research (2:23). To dig deeper into some of these concepts, Joe asks about the differences between the many of action research paradigms (7:34) to which Lonnie responds by discussing the tension between academic-based action research and community-based work, and how we situate knowledge democratization and knowledge production in these tensions. Later in the episode, Adam raises a significant question about how we acknowledge the tension between urban migration and communities disappearing- “…I have been seeing over the years that these communities are starting to disappear, and why is that? It's because of urban migration and it's because in the education system there's a message being shared that there is no value in being a farmer…they're not teaching Quechua; they're learning in Spanish and English…. And you're seeing these communities disappear.” (26:18) Adam's question brings us back to knowledge democratisation and the question of “who” is the holder of knowledge. The conversation does not end here. Tune in to know how our trio weaves their discussion to address this issue! Resources Check out the Social Publishers Foundation: socialpublishersfoundation.org And the Action Research Network of the Americas: arnawebsite.org References Rowell, L. & Call-Cummings, M. (2020). Knowledge Democracy, Action Research, the Internet and the Epistemic Crisis. Journal of Futures Studies, 24(4). https://doi.org/10.6531/JFS.202006_24(4).0007 Hong, E., & Rowell, L. (2019). Challenging knowledge monopoly in education in the U.S. through democratizing knowledge production and dissemination. Educational Action Research, 27(1), 125–143. https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2018.1534694 Rowell, L. (2018). A brief update from across the big pond's troubled waters: Beliefs, science, politics, and action research. Educational Action Research, 26(1), 4–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2017.1417773 Beck, C. (2017). Informal action research: The nature and contribution of everyday classroom inquiry. In the Palgrave international handbook of action research (pp. 37-48). Palgrave Macmillan, New York.  Boyer, E. L. (1996). The scholarship of engagement. Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 49(7), 18-33.  Del Pino, M., & Ferrada, D. (2019). Construction of educational knowledge with the Mapuche community through dialogical-kishu kimkelay ta che research. Educational Action Research, 27(3), 414-434.  Freire, P. (2018). Pedagogy of the oppressed. Bloomsbury publishing USA.  Horton, M., & Freire, P. (1990). We make the road by walking: Conversations on education and social change. Temple University Press.  Neill, A. S. (1960). Summerhill: A radical approach to child rearing.  Pine, G. J. (2008). Teacher action research: Building knowledge democracies. Sage.  Rappaport, J. (2020). Cowards Don't Make History: Orlando Fals Borda and the Origins of Participatory Action Research. Duke University Press.  **If you have your own questions about Action Research or want to share any feedback, contact us on Twitter @The_ARpod or write to us at ActionResearchPod@gmail.com.**    

Nicolas Arroyo is one of the Founding Partners and Director of Foresight at Bespoke.A Futures Studies and Experience Design firm empowering courageous organisations and individuals to use the future as a source of hope and inspiration for the present.With more than 15 years of experience in the creative industries and a background in architecture, visual arts and a degree in Change Leadership and Business Design from The Kaospilot School, Nicolas work strives to inspire organisations to imagine and design better futures for people, and the planet by harvesting and using the creative tensions laying at the intersection between business, design, culture, technology and art.With various projects in diverse places such as Japan, Scandinavia, North and South America and The Middle East and across different industries and sectors, Bespoke uses the power of Futures Design to help organisations and individuals incorporate cross disciplinary thinking and doing into the core of their work in order to foster creative collaboration, human wellbeing, and the creation of future-facing sustainable solutions.instagram.com/nicnaar/linkedin.com/in/nicnaar/bespokecph.com

Imagine a city where corporations used their brands for public good? On this episode of The Future City Podcast, we speak with expert brand strategist Sergio Brodsky. Sergio is a corporate leader, marketing guru and founder of the concept of Urban Brand Utility. Sergio shares his own story of getting robbed over 10 times in his hometown of Sao Paulo as well as examples of how brands are lighting up dark alleyways, filtering polluted waterways and fixing potholes so we can live in safe, healthy and enjoyable cities.    Sérgio Brodsky (L.LM, MBA) is an internationally experienced brand, media and innovation strategist who has worked in senior leadership roles at some of the world's top brand agencies including Starcom, Omnicom and Initiative. He is the Founder and Principal at strategy and innovation consultancy SURGE and Co-Founder at Tik My Day - Australia's first dedicated TikTok agency. Sérgio is a Columnist and Editorial Board Advisor at Marketing Magazine and has been widely published beyond the trade press by the likes of Vice, The Conversation, Museum-iD, Berlin Marketing Journal, Journal of Futures Studies and many others.

Futures studies versus moneyball--the problem with prediction.  A supply-side theory of Obama's drone strike addiction.  Telling lies about a Galactic Federation with aliens.  Should Japan join the Five-Eyes intelligence-sharing partnership?  How to get out of Afghanistan.  Why the Indo-Pacific is too big for a single strategy.  Also this episode: The movies that made Van Jackson and the team.  Jeffrey Lewis's Tweet: https://twitter.com/ArmsControlWonk/status/1334533169547075584?s=19Annette Joseph: https://twitter.com/AnnetteJosephG/status/1336321130303467520?s=19Ankit Panda's Tweet: https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/1336774686152286210James Palmer's Tweet: https://twitter.com/BeijingPalmer/status/1336722893829443585Contributors: Pete McKenzie, Gaby Magnuson, Jake Dellow, Ciara Mitchell

Join the second part of our discussion on well-being and the future with Scott Jordan from The Centre for Postnormal Policy and Futures Studies (CPPFS). We discuss how understanding the concept of postnormal times can help policy makers make better decisions in the best interest of societal and individual well-being as well its role in educational settings. Scott Jordan is the Executive Assistant Director at CPPFS. A philosopher and political scientist, Scott is attached to the Asian World Center at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He is a member of the Nonkilling Consortium International, and has worked with an international summer camp in China through the Soong Ching Ling Foundation. A regular contributor to the quarterly Critical Muslim, he hosts a radio podcast show, Tea Talk Asia. His research is focused on the postnormal dimensions of international policy, politics and governance, which he often explores through films.

Join the first part of our discussion on well-being and the future with Scott Jordan from The Centre for Postnormal Policy and Future Studies (CPPFS). We discuss the definition of "postnormal times", futures studies, and how understanding these concepts can help policy makers. Scott Jordan is the Executive Assistant Director at CPPFS. A philosopher and political scientist, Scott is attached to the Asian World Center at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He is a member of the Nonkilling Consortium International, and has worked with an international summer camp in China through the Soong Ching Ling Foundation. A regular contributor to the quarterly Critical Muslim, he hosts a radio podcast show, Tea Talk Asia. His research is focused on the postnormal dimensions of international policy, politics and governance, which he often explores through films.

Jeff Saunders. He is the Director at http://cifs.dk/ (Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies). He talks with us about the work he is does at the Institute and some of the major research he has done on the Future thinking for work. We dig into megatrends, the future of outsourcing and co-sourcing as the interdependent contracting model. Lastly we talk about the 8 challenges for the future and how to navigate through these challenges. There is so much value packed into this interview. Without further ado, here is my interview with Jeff Saunders. Resources: http://cifs.dk/publications/scenario-magazine/2006/fo-52006/futureorientation-52006/why-megatrends-matter/Commercialization (Megatrends ) http://www.publications.issworld.com/ISS/External/issworld/White_papers/2020_New_Ways_of_Working/ (8 Challenges for the future) http://cifs.dk/ (Copenhagen Institute) http://betterworkplaces.issworld.com/ (ISSworld Better workplaces) You can listen to my interview with Dr. Dean Kashiwagi http://www.constructrr.com/ep33/ (here). Music By: Epic Music Supervision Show Notes: Constructrr.com/ep38