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Harvard University has sued the Trump administration to halt the freezing of federal grants worth billions of dollars. Does the lawsuit signal a major escalation in the growing conflict between higher education and the Trump administration, and what could be the possible outcomes? Host Zhao Ying is joined by Wang Haolan, Research Assistant at the Asia Society Policy Institute's Center for China Analysis; Edward Lehman, Managing Director LEHMAN, LEE & Xu Law Firm; Joseph Siracusa, Professor of Global Futures, Curtin University.
Three months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria's interim President has been struggling to unite the country.In a landmark breakthrough, the government struck a deal to merge the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into state institutions.While Syrian Kurds celebrate the deal, residents on the northwestern coast remain wary after days of sectarian violence that killed over 1,000 people. The government blamed pro-Assad groups for instigating the violence, and said the security threats had already been neutralized, but will the fragmented country be able to achieve peace and unity after 13 years of civil war?Host Zhao Ying is joined by Wang Jin, Associate Professor with Northwest University in Xi'an, China; Joseph Siracusa, Professor of Global Futures with Curtin University; Steven Wright, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Hamad Bin Khalifa University.
We're at a pivotal moment in time for humanity. Are we doomed to repeat past mistakes or can Global Futures help to better shape our collective tomorrow?In this insightful episode, special host Matthew Sykes is joined by Professor Joe Siracusa, veteran historian and Inaugural Professor of Global Futures in the Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University. They explore how Global Futures can help us to understand history as a dynamic, non-linear journey that shapes our present and future possibilities, and empower us to make informed decisions for a brighter future.• Defining Global Futures [01:18]• Unpacking critical realist ontology [02:20]• The role of philosophy and science fiction [16:35]• Turning foresight into actionable insight [11:20]• Lessons on the past: meeting Martin Luther King [24:26]Learn moreFuture tense? Global Futures uncovers what the past can tell us about tomorrowLeading political expert named Dean of Global Futures at CurtinConnect with our guestsJoe SiracusaProfessor of Global Futures, Curtin UniversityPresident Emeritus of Australia's Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Siracusa has also authored and co-authored over 30 books including America and the Cold War, 1941-1991: A Realist Interpretation, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in History. Professor Siracusa is also a regular media commentator on international diplomacy, nuclear weapons and American foreign policy.Join Curtin UniversityThis podcast is brought to you by Curtin University. Curtin is a global university known for its commitment to making positive change happen through high-impact research, strong industry partnerships and practical teaching.Work with usStudy a research degreeStart postgraduate educationGot any questions, or suggestions for future topics?Email thefutureof@curtin.edu.auSocial mediaXFacebookInstagramYouTubeLinkedInTranscriptRead the transcript.Behind the scenesHost and researcher: Matthew SykesProducer: Emilia JolakoskaEditor: Zoe TaylorExecutive Producers: Anita Shore and Matthew SykesFirst Nations AcknowledgementCurtin University acknowledges all First Nations of this place we call Australia and the First Nations peoples connected with our global campuses. We are committed to working in partnership with all Custodians and Owners to strengthen and embed First Nations' voices and perspectives in our decision-making, now and into the future.MusicOKAY by 13ounce Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Music promoted by Audio Library.Curtin University supports academic freedom of speech. The views expressed in The Future Of podcast may not reflect those of Curtin University.
As 2024 retreats fast into the past, how shall we summarize what has happened in our world over the past year? At a forum on foreign policy in mid-December, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that, in 2024, the world witnessed transformation intertwined with instability, marked by protracted and intensified geopolitical conflicts, repeated attempts to decouple and sever supply chains, and the accelerated rise of the Global South.Where is our world heading? In this edition of the program, we will try to get closer to the answer by decoding the remarkable changes, instability, and conflicts we saw in 2024. Host Ding Heng is joined by Professor Zha Daojiong from the School of International Studies, Peking University; Professor Joseph Siracusa, Dean of Global Futures with Curtin University; Harvey Dzodin, Senior Fellow of the Center for China and Globalization.
Throughout her career, Ruth Meinzen-Dick has made pathbreaking contributions to natural resource management and gender equity, drawing from her deep engagement with communities to improve understanding and measurement in these areas. Dr. Meinzen-Dick's research encompasses land and water policy, property rights, collective action, and games for experiential learning, with a longstanding focus on improving equity. This Policy Seminar highlights her research contributions and examines how the impact of research on natural resources and women's empowerment can be strengthened through interventions in knowledge, motivation, and agency. Moderator and Welcome Remarks Claudia Ringler, Director, Natural Resources and Resilience (NRR), IFPRI From WEAI to WEMNS: ‘Engendering' Food Policy Research How measurements changed minds: Agnes Quisumbing, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Gendered land rights for rural poverty reduction: Cheryl Doss, Professor, Economics, Tufts University From Collective Action to Property Rights: Why Institutions Matter for Water and other Resources Why property rights are the cornerstone of water management: Mark Rosegrant, Research Fellow Emeritus, IFPRI Natural resource institutions for resilient livelihoods: Jagdeesh Rao, CEO, Living Landscapes and Convenor, Common Ground From Mentorship to Capacity Sharing Water Alternatives: The other journal on water: Francois Molle, Director of Research, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) and Peter Mollinga, Senior Fellow, Center for Development Research (ZEF) The International Association for the Study of the Commons: Marco Janssen, Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University (ASU) Increasing the Impact of Research on Natural Resources and Women's Agency Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Policy Panel Moderated by: Steven Lawry, Senior Associate, The Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) Victoria Stanley, Senior Land Administration Specialist, The World Bank Vicki Wilde, Senior Program Officer, Agricultural Development and Women's Economic Empowerment, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Aslihan Kes, Senior Gender Advisor, Resilience and Food Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Links: More about this Event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/building-more-inclusive-and-natural-resource-secure-food-futures/ Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription
Building a Future-Proof Career as a Changemaker with Mentor Dida Take a listen to this episode of the Social Change Career Podcast, featuring Mentor Dida, a changemaker, educator, and futurist dedicated to empowering individuals to create lasting impact. Mentor shares his inspiring journey from Kosovo to becoming the Global Futurist in Residence at Arizona State University's College of Global Futures, where he bridges changemakers with transformative opportunities. Why Take a Listen? Building a Future-Proof Career: Learn how to thrive in evolving fields like sustainability and innovation while making a meaningful impact. Changemaking and Collaboration: Discover the power of facilitation, collaboration, and resourcefulness in advancing impactful initiatives. Lessons in Resilience: Hear Mentor's deeply personal story of growing up in Kosovo, overcoming challenges, and turning adversity into a career in global changemaking. Navigating Career Challenges: Gain insights into balancing personal well-being, career growth, and the realities of working in social impact sectors. About Mentor Dida Mentor Dida is a changemaker, educator, and facilitator committed to creating spaces for transformative learning and action. Currently, he serves as the Global Futurist in Residence at Arizona State University's College of Global Futures, where he connects students and partners with opportunities in fields like sustainability, innovation, and societal transformation. Previously, he scaled the Spiritual Changemakers Initiative globally at Ashoka, led Youth Venture, and co-founded Changemaker Allies, a platform focused on creating transformative learning spaces. His work draws from a deeply personal connection to the power of resilience, shaped by his experiences growing up in Kosovo. Key Resources from the Episode Changemaker Allies: Explore their workshops and resources for transformative facilitation: Changemaker Allies Website Arizona State University, College of Global Futures: Learn about their innovative degrees in sustainability and societal change: ASU Global Futures Priya Parker's "The Art of Gathering": A must-read book on intentional and transformative group facilitation: The Art of Gathering Sacred Design Lab: Tools for creating meaningful and intentional spaces: Sacred Design Lab PCDN Resources Get more curated jobs, funding, and career insights in social impact by signing up for the free PCDN Weekly Impact Newsletter. Sign up here. Explore over 170+ episodes of the Social Change Career Podcast on PCDN.Global or any major podcasting platform. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and share if you find the episodes meaningful.
The shaky world economy is set to face another wave of turbulence. American President-elect Donald Trump has pledged new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, the top three U.S. trade partners. Are Trump's tariff threats bargaining chips to push for favorable deals? Does the world have to go through what happened during Trump's first term all over again? Who could be the next target of Trump's tariff threats? And how can businesses and governments adapt to mitigate the negative impacts of these tariffs?Host Tu Yun joins Professor Joseph Siracusa, Dean of Global Futures with Curtin University, Australia, Harvey Dzodin, a Senior Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, and Dr. Yao Shujie, Chueng Kong Professor of Economics, Chongqing University, China, for a close look at the issue on this episode of Chat Lounge.
The United States is gearing up its propaganda against China. The US government and media are hyping the idea that Beijing is enhancing espionage and hacking operations in the West. The US also plans to set up a 1.6-billion-dollar fund to counter what it calls China's "malignant" influence worldwide, particularly in the Belt and Road countries. Will these schemes generate the desired effects? Is China destined to lose this propaganda campaign?Host Tu Yun joins Professor Joseph Siracusa, Dean of Global Futures with Curtin University, Harvey Dzodin, a Senior Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, and Qu Qiang, a Fellow of the Belt and Road Research Center, Minzu University of China to take a close look at the issue on this episode of Chat Lounge.
Matthew Pantelis speaks with Prof Joe Siracusa, Political analyst and Prof of Global Futures, Curtin University on the US election. Listen live on the FIVEAA Player. Follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ukraine has continued to press on with a major incursion into Russia's Kursk region. The Ukrainian military claims to have destroyed pontoon bridges and engineering equipment in the region with US-made rockets. These moves are part of an attempt to establish what President Volodymyr Zelensky described as a military "buffer zone" inside Russian territory. Meanwhile, Moscow said its forces had halted Kyiv's advance in the region and gained ground in eastern Ukraine. How does Ukraine's incursion into Russia alter the dynamics of the war? Host Zhao Ying is joined by Zhang Xin, Deputy Director of the Center for Russian Studies at East China Normal University; Hannan Hussain, Co-founder of Initiate Futures, an Islamabad-based policy think tank; Joseph Siracusa, Dean of Global Futures with Curtin University.
Original Show Notes from April 18, 2023----In this episode - Sean and Punya are joined by guest co-host Iveta Silova to talk with prominent futures scholar Keri Facer to discuss Futures education, futures literacy vs futures literacies, futures thinking, and cultivating a 'temporal imagination'. In our conversation we learn about Keri's own academic and professional journey, and how studying the learning space of children became synonymous with studying the future. We discuss a recent publication from Arathi Sriprakash and Keri Facer on the pedagogic imperative to 'teach the future' in modern schools and the opportunities and challenges exist, and explore the importance of the differences between futures literacy and futures literacies.Guest Information: Keri Facer – Professor of Educational and Social Futures at the University of Bristol, Visiting Professor in Education for Sustainable Development at the University of Gothenburg and August T Larsson Guest Professor at SLU, Sweden. Her work focuses specifically on cultivating the ‘temporal imagination' – the capacity to work critically with ideas of time, rhythm, pasts and futures to open up possibilities for individual and collective agency - in conditions of environmental and technological change.Iveta Silova – Professor and Associate Dean of Global Engagement at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. She teaches graduate courses in comparative and international education, education policy and evaluation, research design, and post/decolonial approaches to education research. Links & Resources: Learning Futures Collaborative: Education, sustainability, and global futuresFuturelab, former UK educational research organizationFutures journal [publisher link]Jungk and Muellert's future workshops [actioncatologue.eu link]Futures Literacy [UNESCO link]Coldwarchildhoods.org, Iveta's work on childhood memoriesChen, K (2010). Asia As Method:Toward Deimperialization. Duke University Press. [publisher link]Teach the FutureWorld Futures Study FederationSardar, Z. & Sweeney, J. (2015). The Three Tomorrows of Postnormal Times. Futures 75 (2016) 1–13. [article link]Turn It Around!, socially engaged artAna Dinerstein's ‘The Art of Organizing Hope' [video link]Tsing, A., Bubandt, N., Gan, E., & Swanson, H. (2017). Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet. U of Minnesota Press. [publisher link]The Ecoversities NetworkFacer, K & Sriprakash, A. (2021). Provincialising Futures Literacy: A caution against codification. Futures, Volume 133, October 2021. [pdf link]Punya and Iveta's past work together: https://punyamishra.com/2022/11/17/speculative-fiction-and-the-future-of-learning/Keri Facer (2011) Learning Futures: Education, Technology and Social Change, London: RoutledgeFacer, K (2022) The University and the Social Imagination, CGHE Working PaperIn this background paper for the UNESCO Futures of Education Commission, I talk about five different ways of doing ‘futures' in education – and the ethical choices these raise: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000375792.locale=enBlack Mountains College - https://blackmountainscollege.uk/The Ecoversities Network - https://ecoversities.org/Book Recommendations:Hospicing Modernity https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675703/hospicing-modernity-by-vanessa-machado-de-oliveira/At Work in the Ruins https://www.amazon.com/At-Work-Ruins-Pandemics-Emergencies/dp/164502184XBruce Sterling – (2002). Tomorrow Now, Envisioning the Next Fifty Years. Random House. [Google Books link]Keri and Arathi's article: Provincialising Futures Literacy: A caution against codificationHow Are the Children? - Wake Up Arcade Fire CoverSoutheast Asia collection of the Turn it Around! Youth Visions of Climate Futures
What decisions will people be making in the year 2030? What factors will influence their purchasing decisions? And how does the food industry adapt to meet those new demands? When it comes to the future of food, everyone in the industry would like to know the types of food and drink products people will be buying in the years to come. It is, of course, impossible to know for sure, but we can look at the underlying trends and the circumstances that will be acting as motivators for the consumers of the future. In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, recorded live at the Food Matters Live Tastes of Better event held in Ascot in April 2024, we ask an expert panel for their insights and try to answer some of those questions. We cover the cost-of-living, sustainability, personalised nutrition, and plenty more. Michael Adams, Head of Product Innovation, Campden BRI Robert Lawson, Managing Partner, Food Strategy Associates Richard Neish, Global Futures and Global Tastepoint, IFF Millie Diamond, Food and Drink Strategist, WGSN Check out our Events Calendar
Riz Virk knows writing a synchronicity and that we-are-living-in-the-Matrix. He was asked to update the Classical Spiritual book, Autobiography of a Yogi. He channels Yogananda, bringing ancient wisdom to modern metaphors including movies and the simulation hypothesis. Journey with us deeply into software, cookies, karma, and intention. To register for the Coincidence Cafe to tell your coincidence stories: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcuqtpzgpGtVC3wPGbWi_v_bxk786mUId#/registration A graduate of MIT and Stanford, Rizwan Virk is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist, computer scientist. He was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT and is currently doing a PhD and teaching classes at both the College of Global Futures and the Fulton Schools of Engineering @ Arizona State University. He is the bestselling author of books such as The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientists Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics Agree We Are in a Video Game, Startup Myths & Models: What You Won't Learn in Business School, Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and Zen Entrepreneurship. Virk is currently also a venture partner at Griffin Gaming Partners, one of the leading video game VC funds in the world, and has invested in many successful startups including Discord, Theta Labs, Upland and Tapjoy. His startups have created software used by the Fortune 500, and they have created video games played by millions, including Tap Fish and games based on Game of Thrones, Star Trek, The Walking Dead, Grimm and Penny Dreadful. Follow him @rizstanford, and at zenentrepreneur.com. Twitter: @rizstanford Facebook: www.facebook.com/zenentrepreneur https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences to purchase Dr. Beitman's new book, "Meaningful Coincidences". Visit https://www.coincider.com/ to learn more about Dr. Beitman's research#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has wrapped up a three-nation tour that took him to New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia. He engaged in high-level talks, forged new trade agreements, and emphasized the importance of fostering cooperation while managing differences. What are the key outcomes of these visits? How do they reflect China's foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific? And what do they mean to bilateral relations and regional cooperation? Host Zhao Ying is joined by Chen Hong, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Studies Centre, East China Normal University; Professor Joseph Siracusa, Dean of Global Futures with Curtin University in Australia; and Dr. Lee Pei May, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the International Islamic University Malaysia.
On today's show, Professor Joseph Siracusa discusses the latest geopolitical news. Later, Jim Ball discusses the latest Australian politics. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Professor Joseph Siracusa is Dean of Global Futures in the Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University. He is a leading expert in American politics, foreign policy, and international security. Professor Siracusa has supervised to completion 40 PhDs and more than 150 Masters and Honours students, regularly presents at international conferences and has volunteered his time to lecture at high schools. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Jim Ball is an Australian radio personality, formerly broadcasting with the 2GB and 2UE networks in Sydney.
In this episode, we're thrilled to host Gladys Morales, Global Innovation Director at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and spotlight the crucial role of innovation in transforming agriculture and empowering communities globally. We'll explore pioneering agricultural programs that enhance productivity and improve livelihoods across developing regions. Gladys will share insights into IFAD's multifaceted approach to sustainable development, focusing on how innovative practices and technologies are being integrated into agricultural projects to maximize their impact. We'll delve into how these initiatives do more than just increase yields—they create robust economic opportunities, ensure food security, and foster resilience against climate change. Tune in to learn about some of IFAD's flagship programs, which have been instrumental in transforming the agricultural landscape by providing access, equity, and fostering resilience. Discover the ongoing challenges in scaling these solutions and the future vision for a world where sustainable agriculture is a cornerstone of economic stability and environmental health. Whether you're an industry professional, a development enthusiast, or simply curious about how global cooperation and innovation can lead to impactful change, this episode promises rich discussions and enlightening perspectives. Join us to gain a deeper understanding of how strategic investments in agriculture can lead to transformative outcomes for communities around the world. About Gladys Morales Gladys H. Morales is Global Head of Innovation at IFAD. She leads the design and implementation of innovation initiatives and partnerships that positively impact poor rural people. She is also the Regional Ambassador in Italy of the Global Blockchain Business Council. Prior to joining IFAD, Morales led digital transformation in Multilateral Development Banks and United Nations agencies' projects in Latin America, Asia and Europe. She worked for the International Poverty Reduction Centre in China where she led the design of digital platforms and established the Global Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth Portal. She was also part of the management team for a digital advertising startup in Indonesia and founded her own startup in Italy. Morales holds an Executive Program degree in Digital Business Leadership from Columbia Business School, an M.Sc. in Development Economics and International Cooperation from the University of Rome, Tor Vergata, and a B.Sc. in Foreign Service and International Economics from Georgetown University. About IFAD IFAD is an international financial institution and specialized United Nations agency based in Rome, the UN's food and agriculture hub. Since 1978, the Fund has provided US$23.2 billion in grants and low-interest loans to projects that have reached an estimated 518 million people. At the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) we invest in rural people, empowering them to increase their food security, improve the nutrition of their families and increase their incomes. We help them build resilience, expand their businesses and take charge of their own development.
Ep 304 of The Other Side for the weekend commencing Friday March 8, 2024. This weekend…SECRECY NATION - we STILL don't know who the spy traitor MP was!Donald Trump annihilates Nikki Haley in the Super Tuesday nomination competitions in the United States. Top global Aussie Professor says Biden is ‘unfit' to be president and keeping him there is ‘elder abuse'And we meet the Greens candidate running for Lord Mayor of Brisbane - you will NOT believe this guy's kooky ideas folks! Can the embattled Liberal party get its act together after a lacklustre performance in the Dunkley by-election? And the President of the Philippines - Ferdinand Marcos Junior speaks about his father's legacy.Ep 304 of The Other Side for the weekend commencing Friday March 8, 2024. Watch with video on https://watch.adh.tv/the-other-side-with-damian-coory Special guest: Prof JOE SIRACUSA – Dean of Global Futures, Curtin University Support the showThe Other Side Australia is a weekly news/commentary show on Australia's ADH TV available to watch FREE here: https://watch.adh.tv/the-other-side-with-damian-coory
On today's show Professor Joseph Siracusa discusses the latest geopolitical news. Later, Shane Healy discusses the Israel/Palestine conflict. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Professor Joseph Siracusa is Dean of Global Futures in the Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University. He is a leading expert in American politics, foreign policy, and international security. Professor Siracusa has supervised to completion 40 PhDs and more than 150 Masters and Honours students, regularly presents at international conferences and has volunteered his time to lecture at high schools. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Shane Healey is a terrorism and youth justice expert. He's a former Australian Defence Force Special Operations Command intelligence operator, a former Alice Springs resident and an Indigenous man originally from western NSW.
On today's show, Professor Joseph Siracusa discusses the latest geopolitical news. GUEST OVERVIEW: Professor Joseph Siracusa is Dean of Global Futures in the Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University. He is a leading expert in American politics, foreign policy, and international security. Professor Siracusa has supervised to completion 40 PhDs and more than 150 Masters and Honours students, regularly presents at international conferences and has volunteered his time to lecture at high schools.
On today's show, Professor Joseph Siracusa discusses the latest geopolitical news. GUEST OVERVIEW: Professor Joseph Siracusa is Dean of Global Futures in the Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University. He is a leading expert in American politics, foreign policy, and international security. Professor Siracusa has supervised to completion 40 PhDs and more than 150 Masters and Honours students, regularly presents at international conferences and has volunteered his time to lecture at high schools.
EPISODE #991 WISDOM OF A YOGI Richard welcomes a video game pioneer to discuss one of the most impactful spiritual books of the twentieth century, Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi. Rizwan Virk brings out the lessons from Yogananda's classic and reinterprets them for the modern age. Interweaving stories from the Autobiography with tales of college professors, students, entrepreneurs and modern seekers, Virk brings the ancient lessons of karma, yoga, meditation and siddhas into the modern age of YouTube, video games, mobile phones and social media. GUEST: Rizwan Virk is a graduate of MIT and Stanford,and a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist, computer scientist. He was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT and is currently doing a PhD and teaching classes at both the College of Global Futures and the Fulton Schools of Engineering @ Arizona State University. Virk is currently also a venture partner at Griffin Gaming Partners, on of the leading video game VC funds in the world, and has invested in many successful startups including Discord, Theta Labs, Upland and Tapjoy. His startups have created software used by the Fortune 500, and they have created video games played by millions, including Tap Fish and games based on Game of Thrones, Star Trek, The Walking Dead, Grimm and Penny Dreadful. WEBSITE: www.zenentrepreneur.com BOOKS: Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientists Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics Agree We Are in a Video Game Startup Myths & Models: What You Won't Learn in Business School Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and Zen Entrepreneurship SUPPORT MY SPONSORS!!! THE WELLNESS COMPANY - Own Your Wellness, Own Your Health, Own Your Freedom The comprehensive Med Kit is meticulously stocked with 8 potentially life saving medicines to address injuries and emergencies. It's your safety net for the unexpected. Visit https://www.twc.health/strangeplanet and secure your Emergency MED Kit. Use CODE STRANGEPLANET to receive 10% off COOKUNITY - Award-Winning Chefs. Hundreds of Meals. Delivered weekly. Go to https://www.cookunity.com/strange or enter code Strange before checkout for 50% off your first week. BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm Use the discount code "Planet" to receive one month off the first subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/
France hosted the South Pacific Defense Ministers Meeting this week. As the SPDMM marks its tenth anniversary this year, its main functions have evolved from a military dialogue to include more communications in emergency response, combating climate change, etc. What has also evolved is the presence of global powers in the South Pacific. Western powers like the United States, France, New Zealand and Australia have all been upping their games in the region. China increased its interactions with the region, too. So how should we understand the increasing geo-strategic significance of the South Pacific? What do local people want? Host Liu Kun is joined by Joseph Siracusa, inaugural Dean of Global Futures at Curtin University; Dr. Iati Iati, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington; Josef Mahoney, Professor at East China Normal University; Chen Hong, Executive Director of Asia-Pacific Studies Center, East China Normal University.
On today's show, Professor Joseph Siracusa discusses the latest geopolitical news. GUEST OVERVIEW: Professor Joseph Siracusa is Dean of Global Futures in the Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University. He is a leading expert in American politics, foreign policy, and international security. Professor Siracusa has supervised to completion 40 PhDs and more than 150 Masters and Honours students, regularly presents at international conferences and has volunteered his time to lecture at high schools.
Rizwan “Riz” Virk, MS, is an entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist, and computer scientist. He was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT and is currently doing a PhD and teaching classes at both the College of Global Futures and the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He is also … Continue reading "Yoga Wisdom for Modern Seekers with Rizwan Virk"
At an informal dialogue between APEC leaders and the host nation in San Francisco, Chinese President Xi Jinping described sustainable development as a "golden key" to solving current global problems. On sustainable development, what are the issues on which it is possible for APEC member economies to build consensus? Thursday local time saw Xi hold bilateral talks with Japan's Fumio Kishida. Is there a chance for China and Japan to pursue mutually-beneficial relations despite frictions? The meeting between Xi and Biden is continuing to generate headlines in media. Will this key moment help stabilize the bilateral ties? Host Ding Heng is joined by Dr. Zhou Mi, Senior Research Fellow with the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation; Professor Shen Dingli from the Institute of International Studies, Fudan University; Professor Joseph Siracusa, Dean of Global Futures with Curtin University.
GUEST OVERVIEW: Professor Joseph Siracusa is Dean of Global Futures in the Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University. He is a leading expert in American politics, foreign policy, and international security. Professor Siracusa has supervised to completion 40 PhDs and more than 150 Masters and Honours students, regularly presents at international conferences and has volunteered his time to lecture at high schools.
Wisdom of a Yogi with Rizwan Virk Cynthia Sue Larson talks with Rizwan Virk about lessons we can learn from the Autobiography of a Yogi, including: the value of setbacks on our path, karmic and unexpected lessons, and the value of practicing every day. Virk describes how Simulation Theory can be viewed from a materialistic perspective with NPC (non-player characters), or it can be seen as involving RPG (role-playing game characters) in which individuals have the ability to experience making choices resulting in changes to physical reality. Virk shares miraculous stories of saints with 'two bodies' who bilocate, and the value of practicing yoga in order that we can stop the generation of whirlpools of thoughts and feelings that otherwise can harden into karma. There is an ancient Sanskrit meaning to the word, 'Avatar,' that helps to clarify how we can view ensoulment as occurring when we put on a game headset or are embodied into a human body when we are born. With awareness that we are living in a Simulation, and have the ability to influence reality, magic and miracles are possible. Virk is a graduate of MIT and Stanford. He is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist, and computer scientist. Rizwan was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT and is currently doing a PhD and teaching classes at the College of Global Futures and the Fulton Schools of Engineering @ Arizona State University. Virk is the bestselling author of books such as The Simulation Hypothesis; Startup Myths & Models; Treasure Hunt; and Zen Entrepreneurship. Virk is a venture partner at Griffin Gaming Partners, one of the leading video game VC funds in the world, and has invested in many successful startups including Discord, Theta Labs, Upland and Tapjoy. Rizwan's website is: www.zenentrepreneur.com Learn more about Cynthia Sue here: http://www.realityshifters.com
Three weeks into the Israel-Hamas conflict, more airstrikes have ravaged swaths of the Gaza Strip. Residents are running out of food, water and other supplies. Israeli ground forces, accompanied by fighter jets and drones, have conducted targeted raids in Gaza and struck dozens of Hamas targets. Meanwhile, the US military launched two airstrikes against Iranian-linked sites in eastern Syria, following a series of attacks against US forces in the region. As an Israeli ground invasion looms, fears grow that the war may escalate into a wider, regional conflict. How likely is a larger war in the Middle East, and what can be done to stop it? Host Zhao Ying is joined by Wang Jin, Associate Professor at Northwest University in Xi'an, China; Joseph Siracusa, Dean of Global Futures at Curtin University; and Tim Anderson, Director of Center for Counter Hegemonic Studies, a Sydney-based think tank.
The School of Global Futures at Arizona State University focuses on tackling complex global challenges by integrating sustainability, innovation, and technology. They aim to equip students with the skills and knowledge to navigate a rapidly changing world. The school offers interdisciplinary programs that blend science, engineering, policy, and social science, aiming to create leaders who can think holistically and act meaningfully. It's like a melting pot of ideas and disciplines, all geared towards building a better future. At the heart of it, Ryan Mores. Ryan is an ASU graduate but also a deeply compassionate human who has been advocating for sustainability for nearly a decade. Working at the city level and now a global platform, Ryan's goals are centered around creating an equitable future for all. Check out ASU's program here
GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Professor Joseph Siracusa is Dean of Global Futures in the Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University. He is a leading expert in American politics, foreign policy, and international security. Professor Siracusa has supervised to completion 40 PhDs and more than 150 Masters and Honours students, regularly presents at international conferences and has volunteered his time to lecture at high schools. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Brig. Gen. David Stilwell served as the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary on June 20, 2019, he served in the Air Force for 35 years, beginning as an enlisted Korean linguist in 1980, and retiring in 2015 in the rank of Brigadier General as the Asia advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He served multiple tours of duty in Japan and Korea as a linguist, a fighter pilot, and a commander. He also served as the Defense Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, People's Republic of China, 2011-2013. Most recently, Mr. Stilwell served as the Director of the China Strategic Focus Group at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii 2017-2019 and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the East West Center in Honolulu from 2016-2019. He earned a B.S. in History from the U.S. Air Force Academy (1987), and a Master's Degree in Asian Studies and Chinese language from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (1988). He is a 2009 graduate of the Executive Leadership program at the Darden School, University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was awarded the Department of Defense Superior Service Award in 2015 and speaks Korean, Chinese and limited Japanese.
Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi was one of the most impactful spiritual books of the 20th century and has travelled around the world, inspiring millions to walk the spiritual path. But what are 21st-century spiritual aspirants, steeped in technology and science, to think of these classic tales of gurus, swamis, and miracles in the Himalayas? Do these tales have relevance today? In Wisdom of a Yogi, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist Rizwan Virk brings out the lessons from Yogananda's classic and reinterprets them for the modern age. In 14 unforgettable lessons, interweaving stories from the autobiography with tales of college professors, students, entrepreneurs, and modern seekers, Virk brings the ancient lessons of karma, yoga, meditation, and siddhas into the modern age of YouTube, video games, mobile phones, and social media. Whether you have never read or listened to the autobiography, or have experienced it multiple times, Wisdom of a Yogi will help enhance your spiritual practice in today's increasingly complex, cluttered, and connected world. Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer. Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science from MIT, and a M.S. in Management from Stanford's GSB. He is currently working on a PhD at ASU's College of Global Futures, researching metaverse and virtual worlds. Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive, Sirius, Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin.Riz's books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse. You can find Rizwan's lbook The Simulate Multiverse here https://www.amazon.com/Simulated-Multiverse-Scientist-Simulation-Hypothesis-ebook/dp/B08XFR749T/ You can find the book Wisdom of the Yogi here https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Yogi-Lessons-Seekers-Autobiography/dp/1954872100/ You can find the rest of Rizwan's amazing books here https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rizwan-Virk/author/B00J1MY54K
Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi with Rizwan Virk Yogananda's The Autobiography of a Yogi has been called “the book that changed a thousand lives.” Now it has been reimagined for the technological age by Rizwan Virk the founder of Play Labs at MIT. In Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi (Bayview Books, June 2023 in partnership with Harper Collins Publishers India) Virk retells the Yogananda's stories of magic, mystery, and spiritual searching and brings them to a new generation. Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer. Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science from MIT, and a M.S. in Management from Stanford's GSB. He is currently working on a PhD at ASU's College of Global Futures, researching metaverse and virtual worlds. Riz was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT, a startup accelerator held on campus at the MIT Game Lab. He also runs Bayview Labs and is a venture partner Griffin Gaming Partners, one of the largest gaming VC funds and is an advisor to Ridge Ventures. Riz is an advisor to many startups, VC's, educational institutions, blockchain organizations and private foundations. His interest and expertise ranges from startups/VC industry, video games/metaverse, blockchain/cryptocurrency, meditation/consciousness, simulation theory, UFOs/UAPs, the intersection of science, science fiction, religion and philosophy. His podcast, The Simulated Universe explores many of these issues at the edge of science and science fiction. Riz is a prolific Silicon Valley angel investor, having invested in many startups including Tapjoy, Telltale Games, Discord, Funzio (sold to GREE), Pocket Gems, Moon Express, Theta Labs, Bitmovio, North Bay Solutions, One Billion Tech and many others. His video games have included Tap Fish, Penny Dreadful: Demimonde and Grimm: Cards of Fate. Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive, Sirius, Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin. Riz's books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse. Riz has been featured in Inc. Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, Tech Crunch, Venture Beat, Vox.com, Digital Trends, Hackernoon, NBC News.com, The Telegraph, BBC Science Focus, The Spectator and many other places. He speaks regularly on subjects such as startups, video games, the metaverse, meditation and career success both in person and online. He has been interviewed extensively ranging from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to Inside Edition Digital, Coast to Coast AM, CBC's Tapestry, The History Channel and Gaia TV. He splits his time between Mountain View, CA, Cambridge, MA, and Tempe, AZ, depending on the time of year. Follow him @rizstanford, and https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/ Twitter: @rizstanford Facebook: www.facebook.com/zenentrepreneur Learn more about Dr. Bernie here: http://berniesiegelmd.com/
GUEST OVERVIEW: Professor Joseph Siracusa is Dean of Global Futures in the Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University. He is a leading expert in American politics, foreign policy, and international security. Professor Siracusa has supervised to completion 40 PhDs and more than 150 Masters and Honours students, regularly presents at international conferences and has volunteered his time to lecture at high schools.
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid fifty times more potent than heroin, is fueling the worst drug crisis in the US. Preliminary CDC data shows over 109,000 Americans died from fentanyl overdose in 2022, a new record. That's equivalent to one person dying every five minutes. The skyrocketing death rate and the $1.5 trillion annual cost to the economy are driving a national debate on how to solve the crisis. This week, the House of Representatives passed a bill looking to make permanent harsh criminal penalties on fentanyl-related drugs. However, many health experts don't support this approach, suggesting it will only make things worse. Host Ding Heng is joined by Professor Joseph Siracusa, Dean of Global Futures with Curtin University; Rick Dunham, former White House reporter of Businessweek, and Co-director of Global Business Journalism Program at Tsinghua University; Harvey Dzodin, Former Vice President of ABC TV network, and Senior Fellow of the Center for China and Globalization.
In this episode - Sean and Punya are joined by guest co-host Iveta Silova to talk with prominent futures scholar Keri Facer to discuss Futures education, futures literacy vs futures literacies, futures thinking, and cultivating a 'temporal imagination'. In our conversation we learn about Keri's own academic and professional journey, and how studying the learning space of children became synonymous with studying the future. We discuss a recent publication from Arathi Sriprakash and Keri Facer on the pedagogic imperative to 'teach the future' in modern schools and the opportunities and challenges exist, and explore the importance of the differences between futures literacy and futures literacies. Guest Information: Keri Facer – Professor of Educational and Social Futures at the University of Bristol, Visiting Professor in Education for Sustainable Development at the University of Gothenburg and August T Larsson Guest Professor at SLU, Sweden. Her work focuses specifically on cultivating the ‘temporal imagination' – the capacity to work critically with ideas of time, rhythm, pasts and futures to open up possibilities for individual and collective agency - in conditions of environmental and technological change.Iveta Silova – Professor and Associate Dean of Global Engagement at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. She teaches graduate courses in comparative and international education, education policy and evaluation, research design, and post/decolonial approaches to education research. Links & Resources: Learning Futures Collaborative: Education, sustainability, and global futuresFuturelab, former UK educational research organizationFutures journal [publisher link]Jungk and Muellert's future workshops [actioncatologue.eu link]Futures Literacy [UNESCO link]Coldwarchildhoods.org, Iveta's work on childhood memoriesChen, K (2010). Asia As Method:Toward Deimperialization. Duke University Press. [publisher link]Teach the FutureWorld Futures Study FederationSardar, Z. & Sweeney, J. (2015). The Three Tomorrows of Postnormal Times. Futures 75 (2016) 1–13. [article link]Turn It Around!, socially engaged artAna Dinerstein's ‘The Art of Organizing Hope' [video link]Tsing, A., Bubandt, N., Gan, E., & Swanson, H. (2017). Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet. U of Minnesota Press. [publisher link]The Ecoversities NetworkFacer, K & Sriprakash, A. (2021). Provincialising Futures Literacy: A caution against codification. Futures, Volume 133, October 2021. [pdf link]Punya and Iveta's past work together: https://punyamishra.com/2022/11/17/speculative-fiction-and-the-future-of-learning/Keri Facer (2011) Learning Futures: Education, Technology and Social Change, London: RoutledgeFacer, K (2022) The University and the Social Imagination, CGHE Working PaperIn this background paper for the UNESCO Futures of Education Commission, I talk about five different ways of doing ‘futures' in education – and the ethical choices these raise: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000375792.locale=enBlack Mountains College - https://blackmountainscollege.uk/The Ecoversities Network - https://ecoversities.org/Book Recommendations:Hospicing Modernity https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675703/hospicing-modernity-by-vanessa-machado-de-oliveira/At Work in the Ruins https://www.amazon.com/At-Work-Ruins-Pandemics-Emergencies/dp/164502184XBruce Sterling – (2002). Tomorrow Now, Envisioning the Next Fifty Years. Random House. [Google Books link]Keri and Arathi's article: Provincialising Futures Literacy: A caution against codificationHow Are the Children? - Wake Up Arcade Fire CoverSoutheast Asia collection of the Turn it Around! Youth Visions of Climate Futures
China's annual political season, known as the “Two Sessions,” is now underway in Beijing. This crucial event brings together thousands of national legislators and political advisors to discuss the country's priorities for this year and beyond. This year's Two Sessions holds even more significance as it is the first following the 20th CPC National Congress, which set out the path for China to achieve the Second Centenary Goal of building a great modern socialist country in all respects by the middle of this century. What are some of the highlights of this year's Two Sessions? How will the meetings help mobilize the nation to fulfill its modernization goals? Host Zhao Ying is joined by Prof. Joseph Siracusa, Dean of Global Futures at Curtin University, Prof. Josef Gregory Mahoney from East China Normal University, and Prof. Qu Qiang, associate director of International Monetary Institute at Renmin University of China.
I really really really enjoyed speaking with Rizwan Virk the amazing writer of The Simulation Hypothesis and The Simulated Multiverse Do multiple versions of ourselves exist in parallel universes living out their lives in different timelines?In this follow up to his bestseller, The Simulation Hypothesis, MIT Computer Scientist and Silicon Valley Game Pioneer Rizwan Virk explores these topics from a new lens: that of simulation theory. If we are living in a simulated universe, composed of information that is rendered around us, then many of the complexities and baffling characteristics of our reality start to make more sense. In particular the two most popular interpretations of quantum mechanics, the Copenhagen Interpretation and the Many Worlds interpretation, which are thought to be mutually exclusive, can be unified in an information based framework. Quantum computing lets us simulate complex phenomena in parallel, allowing the simulation to explore many realities at once to find the most "optimum" path forward. Could this explain not only the enigmatic Mandela Effect but provide us with a new understanding of time and space? Bringing his unique trademark style of combining video games, computer science, quantum physics and computing with lots of philosophy and science fiction, Virk gives us a new way to think about not just our universe, but all possible timelines in the multiverse! Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer. Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science from MIT, and a M.S. in Management from Stanford's GSB. He is currently working on a PhD at ASU's College of Global Futures, researching metaverse and virtual worlds. Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive, Sirius, Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin.Riz's books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse. You can find Rizwan's latest book The Simulate Multiverse here https://www.amazon.com/Simulated-Multiverse-Scientist-Simulation-Hypothesis-ebook/dp/B08XFR749T/ Check out his website here https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/ You can get Lee's new book here Conversations with the Z's, Book One: The Energetics of the New Human Soul https://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Zs-Book-One-Energetics-ebook/dp/B0B9FLR8ZN Buy Tickets to Reality CON 2 Activating the Large Sums Of Money Mindset https://realityrevolutioncon.com/tickets Buy My Art - Unique Sigil Magic and Energy Activation Through Flow Art and Voyages Through Space and Imagination. https://www.newearth.art/ The New Earth Activation trainings - Immerse yourself in 12 hours of content focused on the new earth with channeling, meditations, advanced training and access to the new earth https://realityrevolutioncon.com/newearth Alternate Universe Reality Activation get full access to new meditations, new lectures, recordings from the reality con and the 90 day AURA meditation schedulehttps://realityrevolutionlive.com/aura45338118 BUY MY BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/Reality-Revolution-Mind-Blowing-Movement-Hack/dp/154450618X/ Listen to my book on audible https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Reality-Revolution-Audiobook/B087LV1R5V Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/The-Reality-Revolution-Podcast-Hosted-By-Brian-Scott-102555575116999 Join our Facebook group The Reality Revolution https://www.facebook.com/groups/523814491927119 Contact us at media@advancedsuccessinstitute.com For all episodes of the Reality Revolution – https://www.therealityrevolution.com Follow Us on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRealityRevolution/ Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_reality_revolution/ Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/mediaprime Follow me on MeWe https://mewe.com/i/brianscott71 All My Interviews -- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_Y78_zt_zv9TI1AGx-WimT All my Audiobooks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo-ArT_9WQ-SrKaEP7VgIPb5 #multiverse #simulation #mandela
Was bedeutet es, wenn Krisen nicht mehr aufeinander folgen, sondern gleichzeitig drängen, ja sich gegenseitig bedingen und verstärken? Über die "Polykrise" unserer Gegenwart sprechen wir mit Achim Steiner (Leiter des Entwicklungsprogramms der Vereinten Nationen), mit der Historikerin Hedwig Richter, mit dem Evolutionsbiologen und Komplexitätsforscher Manfred Laubichler und der Politikwissenschaftlerin Gesine Schwan. Sie erklären, warum mit dem russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine die gesamte Weltwirtschaft aus dem Gleichgewicht geraten ist, wie das Erstarken extremistischer Parteien verhindert werden kann und warum Vulkanausbrüche noch unser geringstes Problem sind. In jeder Folge des Podcasts "Auch das noch?" sprechen ZEIT-Politikredakteurin Petra Pinzler und Wissenschaftsredakteur Stefan Schmitt über eine Krise der Gegenwart: Es geht um die Klimakrise, das Artensterben, die Energiekrise und die Kriege. Jedes Mal hilft eine Expertin oder ein Experte dabei zu verstehen, wie alles zusammenhängt. Nicht um zu verzweifeln, sondern weil Verstehen ja der erste Schritt zur Lösung ist. Und um Lösungen geht es natürlich auch. Per Mail erreichen Sie das Team unter krisen@zeit.de. Links mit Hintergründen zur Folge: – Der Human Development Index des Entwicklsungsprogramms UNDP der Vereinten Nationen quantifiziert den zivilisatorischen Fort- oder Rückschritt in der Welt. Zum ersten Mal seit Beginn der Datenreihe im Jahr 1990 ist der Index nun global zwei Jahre in Folge rückläufig. – "Global Futures – von der Erkenntnis zur Umsetzung", diesen Vortrag hielt Manfred Laubichler im Juni 2022 im Auswärtigen Amt zur Eröffnung der Konferenz Groundcheck. Er spannt darin einen Bogen [von komplexen Systemen zum Anthropozän](https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Y6QLenwsOEs). – "Kawumm!" hieß der Gastbeitrag des Wirtschaftshistorikers Adam Tooze, der im Juli 2022 in der ZEIT die aktuelle Polykrise skizzierte. In der Onlineversion des Textes ist auch die Infografik enthalten, die nicht weniger als 23 miteinander verbundene Krisen zeigt. – "Was schrieb die Ostsee in ihr Tagebuch?" – dies ist [der im Podcast erwähnte Beitrag](https://www.zeit.de/2022/31/geologie-anthropozaen-ostsee-forschung- meeresboden) über die Suche nach dem golden spike des Anthropozäns am Institut für Ostseeforschung in Warnemünde (IOW) – "Über Klima sprechen. Das Handbuch" von Christopher Schrader, herausgegeben von klimafakten.de erschien im Sommer 2022. Es ist online verfügbar, kann kostenlos als PDF heruntergeladen oder kostenpflichtig als Papierbuch bei Oekom erworben werden. [ANZEIGE] Mehr über die Angebote unserer Werbepartnerinnen und -partner finden Sie HIER [ANZEIGE] Falls Sie uns nicht nur hören, sondern auch lesen möchten, testen Sie jetzt 4 Wochen kostenlos Die ZEIT. Hier geht's zum Angebot.
Innovation for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation Steven D. Prager, PhD., Senior Program Officer for Agricultural Transformation Strategy at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Website Understanding inclusive agricultural transformation through the lenses of climate adaptation and labor productivity. Abstract In many lower- and middle-income countries agriculture is not only the basis for food security but also the main path toward economic prosperity for countless small-scale producers. Agriculture systems are highly heterogeneous, however, and this heterogeneity is compounded by the nearly infinite variation in the individual circumstances of those that participate in the production process. At the same time, small-scale producers face several challenges and, in many instances, compound challenges ranging from Covid and climate change to conflict and crop disease. Given these complexities, how can we focus on intentional, inclusive approaches to help transform agriculture systems such that their stewards become more resilient and more predictably on a path to prosperity? To better understand both the opportunities for agricultural transformation and the challenges associated therewith, this presentation will examine “agricultural research for development” (AR4D) through the lenses of both climate adaptation and labor productivity. Here we consider the role of innovation in these areas as a core consideration in thinking about inclusive agricultural transformation (IAT). Innovation in areas from policy to farmer services to the crops themselves must be layered together in context appropriate ways in order to realize the changes needed to improve agricultural development outcomes. From the identification of specific outcomes to the corresponding theories of change, strategies, policy and investment, inclusive agricultural transformation must be both priority-based and right-sized. While there are numerous entry points for fostering climate-sensitive and inclusive agricultural development, through this dialog we will explore the idea that simultaneous consideration of labor productivity and climate adaptation increasingly has the potential to become a cornerstone of new thinking in IAT. Related links: Labour productivity: The forgotten yield gap Cock J, Prager S, Meinke H, and Echeverria R. (2022) _Agricultural Systems. _doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103452. PDF Speaker Bio A geographer by training, Dr. Steven Prager has recently joined the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation after ten years as a professor of geography at the University of Wyoming and, more recently, eight years as a research scientist with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) based in Cali, Colombia. At the University of Wyoming, Steven taught and led research in a range of themes mostly centered around spatial modeling and sustainable development. Steven later brought this experience to CIAT and the world of agricultural research for development. At CIAT, he developed and co-led several different research programs, including the “Global Futures and Strategic Foresight” activity with the Policies, Institutions, and Markets research program of the CGIAR. He also played a critical role in building out a LAC-wide and then global scale program in climate services, several efforts related to Sustainable Food Systems, and the SERVIR Amazonia program designed to bring best in class remote sensing and geospatial analysis to local communities throughout the Amazon Basin. In his new role with BMGF, Steve is working with the Foundation's Adaptation Systems and Integration team to bring innovations in climate adaptation to serve small-scale producers throughout Africa and South Asia. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Jen Baltzegar and Dawn Rodriguez-Ward, who you may contact with any class-specific questions. Colloquium will be held in-person in Poe 202, as well as live-streamed via Zoom. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and Twitter for updates . Genetic Engineering and Society Center GES Colloquium - Tuesdays 12-1PM (via Zoom) NC State University | http://go.ncsu.edu/ges-colloquium GES Mediasite - See videos, full abstracts, speaker bios, and slides https://go.ncsu.edu/ges-mediasite Twitter - https://twitter.com/GESCenterNCSU GES Center - Integrating scientific knowledge & diverse public values in shaping the futures of biotechnology. Find out more at https://ges-center-lectures-ncsu.pinecast.co
In this Ten Across virtual panel discussion, we speak to a panel of distinguished editors and journalists from several nonprofit news outlets across the Ten Across region about the future of nonprofit and local journalism, examples of its impact in reporting critical issues facing the region, and its importance to our sometimes fragile democracy.Moderator:Susan Goldberg, Vice Dean + Professor of Practice, ASU's College of Global Futures and Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication; former Editor and Chief of National GeographicPanelists:Dr. Hannah Brown, Co-Founder & Editorial Director, The MarjorieRobert Moore, Founder and CEO, El Paso MattersDianna M. Náñez, Executive Editor, Arizona LuminariaSara Solovitch, Editor, Searchlight New MexicoThe most pressing issues of our time are playing out along the I-10 corridor: drought, sea level rise, immigration, energy transition, climate change, and many would argue the future of democracy itself. While there is more information available on these topics than ever before, trust in the media that provides it is at an all time low.Since 2005, over 2000 newspapers have closed in the United States. In addition to disruption caused by the advent of the Internet and social media, private equity firms have bought up hundreds of local newspapers. Fortunately, there has been a growing resurgence of independent journalism. According to Pew Research, “nonprofit reporters alone (whether full time or less than full time) now constitute 20% of the statehouse corps, up from 6% in 2014.”The overall loss is consequential for communities and puts the health of American democracy at risk. Not only do stories of government accountability go unreported, but an essential public forum for sharing culture and bringing people together evaporates. Such a rapid shift brings profound questions: How do the most consequential subjects get covered at a local level? How does data and fact-based reporting reach community members? What happens when only mainstream national outlets cover local stories? In the Ten Across region, a group of enterprising journalists and entrepreneurs are stepping up to answer these questions with new models of nonprofit journalism. Independent news outlets in this region are making a great impact and setting a new standard for effectively and honestly reporting critical issues important to the future of our country as a whole. Originally aired Wednesday, June 8 , 2022
In this episode, Michael speaks with Hallie Eakin, a professor in the School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures at Arizona State University. They discuss Hallie's research on social adaptation and vulnerability in Mexico, Latin America, and the American Southwest. Hallie's website: https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/person/hallie-eakin/ Website for the megadapt project: http://megadapt.weebly.com/ References Eakin, Hallie, et al. 2016. “Adapting to Risk and Perpetuating Poverty: Household's Strategies for Managing Flood Risk and Water Scarcity in Mexico City.” Environmental Science & Policy 66 (December): 324–33. Book that Michael mentions on academic norms: Berg, Maggie, and Barbara K. Seeber. 2016. The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy. University of Toronto Press. Book by James Ferguson that Michael mentions: Ferguson, James. 1990. The Anti-Politics Machine: 'development', Depoliticization and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho. University of Minnesota Press.
Welcome to the The Voice of Retail , I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of CanadaIf you are a frequent listener or subscriber to the podcast, you'll know I often ask guests, "what's next?" to wrap the episode. Well, in this interview with Sarah Owen, Global Futures Directory, SOON Future Studies, "what's next?" IS the episodeAfter reaching Sarah in her new home base in one of my favourite global cities, Lisbon, we talk about the tradecraft of predicting future trends, dive into Sarah's new report, the SOON Future Forecast. We unpack critical observations and trends that happened, or will happen, both pre and post COVID pandemic and provide a glimpse into the future that retailers need to hear!You can view the immersive SOON Future Forecast by heading to https://soonfutures.com/. Thanks for tuning into today's episode of The Voice of Retail. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss out on the latest episodes, industry news, and insights. If you enjoyed this episode please consider leaving a rating and review, as it really helps us grow so that we can continue getting amazing guests on the show.I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company, and if you're looking for more content, or want to chat follow me on LinkedIn, or visit my website meleblanc.co! Sarah Owen, Global Futures DirectorSarah is a trend forecaster, futurist and social scientist with a background in studying youth culture and social media.With 13 years of experience in future trends, consumer research and communication strategy, she specialises in guiding organisations through strategic foresight, scenario planning and trend analysis.Sarah has previously worked in the USA, Australia and Europe analysing emerging trends and behavioural shifts for WGSN, consulting with Fortune 500 brands such as Intel, Chanel, and L'Oréal, and writing for the likes of Kinfolk, The New York Times, WARC and i-D magazine. As an academic, she has studied Strategic Foresight at the University of Houston and holds a master's degree in Sociology from ISCTE in Portugal.She has presented at global events including Cannes Lions, Pause Fest, FUTR Summit and World Retail Congress, and has been quoted as an expert in The Financial Times, CNN, Vogue, Bloomberg and The Guardian.When she's not searching for signals, she practices Kundalini yoga and volunteers at the Fungi Foundation as their Communications Director.Michael LeBlanc is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast, The Voice of Retail, plus Global E-Commerce Tech Talks and The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois and the all new Conversations with CommerceNext podcast. Last but not least, check out my new YouTube cooking show, Last Request Barbecue!You can learn more about Michael here or on LinkedIn. Michael LeBlanc is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast, The Voice of Retail, plus Global E-Commerce Tech Talks and The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois and the all new Conversations with CommerceNext podcast. Last but not least, check out my new YouTube cooking show, Last Request Barbecue!You can learn more about Michael here or on LinkedIn.
Rebecca Krauthamer is the co-founder and CPO of QuSecure. She is passionate about Artificial Intelligence and ethics, connecting people who can make great things happen together, building cutting-edge technology that genuinely improves all people's lives, and bringing out the best in people and teams. She is a Current Techstars Starburst 2021 Cohort member with QuSecure, and was named a top 12 woman in Quantum Computing. Stanford Symbolic Systems 2013. Forbes 30 Under 30, 2020 in Quantum Computing. Global Futures council Quantum Computing – World Economic Forum.
In this episode Monika Bielskyte talks about a variety of topics concerning the present and future including the importance of language and stories when it comes to the future over colonialism, the marginalized, paradigms and stereotypes to protopian future. About Monika Bielskyte As a futures researcher, Monika Bielskyte has been on an 9-year nomadic journey exploring futures in 90+ countries. As a futurist and futures designer, Monika consults on and prototypes culturally expansive, socially and environmentally engaged future world designs for the media industry, technology companies, and cities/countries. With expertise in the immersive media space (XR/AI/UX) and edutainment, her work consists in connecting bleeding edge technological innovation with some of the world's most original creative visions that explores the relationship between speculative science fiction narratives (Dystopias, Utopias, &, most specifically, Protopias) & the unfolding Global Futures. Monika’s past clients include Universal, Google, Nike, DreamWorks, World Economic Forum, BBC, Microsoft, Mexico City, McKinsey, Anonymous Content, Ridley Scott Associates, Reliance JIO, Telefonica, Intel, MTN, Huawei, TATA, Xerox PARC & Rick Owens, among others. Monika is also an internationally renowned public speaker in the field of innovation represented by London Speaker Bureau & The Closer. Her talks cover the range of subject matter at the intersection of science and technology and its feedback loop with social, cultural and political realities across the world. She has spoken on panels and presented keynotes at The Royal Society, CERN, Unesco, C2, CPH:DOX, Future Of Storytelling, Sonar, among others. Most recently, Monika has been working on @ProtopiaFutures – a platform for research & creative collaborations challenging & offering alternatives to dystopian/utopian stereotypes. Protopia explores visions of radically hopeful & inclusive futures centering Queerness, Indigeneity, Disability & previously marginalized cultural perspectives in the context of futurism & foresight work. The framework of Protopia has been shaped by the urgent need for expanded futures literacy, to combat the rise of misinformation in the coming age of the increasingly immersive media. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/monikabielskyte/ https://twitter.com/monikabielskyte https://medium.com/@monikabielskyte https://medium.com/protopia-futures https://www.instagram.com/monikabielskyte/ https://linktr.ee/monikabielskyte Books mentioned in the podcast The Future is History - Masha GessenThe Memory Code - Lynne Kelly Dark Emu - Bruce Pascoe
In the final episode of the Global Futures podcast, we look back at 10 years of the Global Governance Futures (GGF) program and talk with some of our alumni about their experiences and insights gained through the multilateral dialogues forum. We asked: What were their highest hopes for the program when they started? What had attracted them to GGF and what had they wanted to get out of the dialogues? During the program, what did they find worked well? What did not? Why do they think multilateral forums are important for young policy professionals and change makers? And how has the GGF journey impacted their personal and professional lives? Guests: Max Bouchet (Project Manager and Senior Policy Analyst, Brookings), Tessa Dooms (Director of Jasoro Consulting), Nurma Fitrianingrum (Good Governance Project Officer at Tifa Foundation), Felipe Oriá (Co-founder of Movimento Acredito), Helidah ‘Didi' Ogude (Social Development Specialist, The World Bank Group), Natalie Schnelle (Senior Strategic Consultant at SAP), Liz Schuelke (German Chancellor Fellow).
Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3HDcxmr A global debate is in full swing about when and where we should work and it's playing out in organisations of all sizes across the world. Who has the power to decide? Who wins and who loses out in different time / space configurations? Why do we work like this anyway? In the rapid move to remote working companies have largely done a "lift and shift" of work practices according to what we have historically considered to be necessarily same time/same place work. The result is overburdened diaries, endless meetings, cognitive overload and no time in which to actually complete our work. Based on extensive, hands-on research into the implications of new trends in collaborative working practices, this webinar explores how we can radically rethink the most precious resource any of us have - our time - in order to make space for the most value-adding work to get done. Speaker: Victoria Ward works as a coach, strategic adviser, convenor for, and companion to those who seek to create lasting change, in themselves, in their teams and networks, in the organisation as a whole, or in the system in which the organisation plays a part. She left NatWest in 1997 to set up a radical new multi-disciplinary practice, specialising in knowledge, narrative, knowledge networks and cultural transformation. Before acting as Chief Knowledge Officer at NatWest Markets, Victoria acted as Chief Operating Officer, Capital Markets, and Managing Director, Global Futures. She joined NatWest from the London International Futures Exchange working as head of R&D, education and statistics, as well as working with Exchange members, and with regulators internationally to change the tax and regulatory regime for index futures and options, and, among other things, to provide a robust response to regulatory enquiry into the role of index futures and options in the market crash of 1987. A 20+ year portfolio includes work in the public, private, not for profit and cultural sectors, with development banks and agencies, financial institutions, government agencies and departments, regulators, international manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions and museums. Victoria is internationally recognised as being at the forward edge of thinking and practice in knowledge management, communities of practice, narrative research, technology-enabled collaborative and storytelling approaches to complex organisational challenges and transformation. Dr Caitlin McDonald is the DXC's resident Digital Anthropologist. She helps business leaders and teams learn to step outside their version of ‘normal,' suspend judgement, and consider things from many different perspectives. This gives businesses the leading edge through boosting customer empathy, finding new solutions to old problems, and enriching the insight power of big data through multidisciplinary approaches. Recognised for her domain knowledge in qualitative methods like ethnography and participant-observation, Caitlin spent six years at the quantitative coal face developing analytical models and designing dashboards for the world's largest collaboration and talent network for education professionals. Before that Caitlin earned her PhD following dancers around the world and across the internet, understanding how information flows for cultural bodies of knowledge like dance are impacted by technoscapes (the digital world around us.) Her combined expertise gives her a uniquely balanced perspective for gleaning wisdom from the intersection between human imagination and digital systems.
One-third of insurance executives are worried that digital trends will leave them in a weaker position – or even cease to exist, according to research by futurist David Smith, CEO of London-based Global Futures and Foresight. And 75% believe that insurance industry boundaries will dramatically blur due to new technologies, such as the Internet of Things. Meanwhile, many younger consumers look at the category differently – they’re willing to try new insurance providers and they’re not even sure the product is essential. Providers need to be ready, David says. “We are exiting the digital age,” he says. “We understand these tools that process. The ‘Intelligence Era’ is analyzing all of that and knowing when and how to talk with people. The smart world is upon us – in cities, business and in all aspects of our lives.” Listen as David makes the case for why we need to manage the “the third horizon” – bridging to the long-term future from our situation today and the near future. The post Insurance “Intelligent Era” Looms, Futurist Says appeared first on Insurance Journal TV.
What's up to my etheric emus and lustrous lucky lionesses~ Welcome back to the BNP, y'all! Thank you for listening and supporting the pod. I appreciate you all. The desert skies are cloudy, but the BNP is comin in clear with another dose of thought candy and idea gum.This week, I have an intriguing utopian topic and a very special guest to teach us about it. Naomi Cadena holds an MS in biomimicry from the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University. Naomi was kind enough to join the pod and provide an introductory overview to this topic. So. What is biomimicry? What function does it have for society?What could biomimicry accomplish for our world?What are the environmental impacts of biomimicry and how may it help to remediate existing damage to our habitat?Why else is biomimicry important?These questions and much more are addressed in this week's interview. A big and heartfelt thanks to Naomi for hopping on the pod and educating us on this important topic. I hope y'all enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Help me expand our tribe of philosopher-barbarians by rating, reviewing and subscribing to the BNP. Check me out on Instagram @conantanner Support the podcast by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/noetics. Act now to secure your monthly truckload of sugar gliders! Limited sugar glider truckloads available. Until next time lovely listeners, Be good to yourselves and to each other. One Love, Conan TRACK LIST FOR THIS EPISODE Dykotomi- Corvid Crunk Vangelis Conquest of ParadiseChillhop Essentials Winter 2020Durand Jones and the Indications - Cruisin to the ParkAtyya - DDD Quarantine SessionWoodie Guthrie - Pastures of PlentyKanisan - Ruya Chicano Batman - This Land Is Your LandSupport the show (http://www.patreon.com/noetics)
Dr. Andrew Maynard, author and professor at College of Global Futures of Arizona State University, talks to Tonya Hall about the technological crossroads humanity is facing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. James Canton (@futureguru) is a renowned global futurist, social scientist, keynote presenter, author, and visionary business advisor. He is the CEO and Chairman of the Institute for Global Futures, a leading think tank he founded in 1990 that advises business, the Global Fortune 1000 (like IBM, GE, HP, Boeing, Intel and more) and many governments on future trends in innovation, financial services, health care, population, life sciences, energy, security, workforce, climate change, and globalization. In addition, James is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Research in Innovation at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, on the advisory board of the Corporate Eco Forum and has advised three White House Administrations, the National Science Foundation and MIT’s Media Lab, Europe. Dr. Canton is the author of the following books:The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the 21st Century (2006)Future Smart: Managing the Game-Changing Trends That Will Transform Your World (2015)Technofutures: How Leading-Edge Technology Will Transform Business in the 21st Century (2004)And James is no stranger to media. He was named “the Digital Guru” by CNN and “Dr. Future” by Yahoo, is a commentator on CNN and has been featured on/in CNBC, Fox, PBS, ABC, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Bloomberg Report, The New York Times, US News and World Report, CEO, CIO and CFO Magazines. And finally, Dr. Canton serves as Co-chairman of the Futures and Forecasting Track at Singularity University. In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:- How the pace of technology acceleration is accelerating- The 5 most impactful areas of tech- How government surveillance and privacy as balanced in the future- Why James is optimistic about the future- The future of work, even including AI- How humanity needs to reinvent healthcare- What it is like working in a governmental think tank- Why quantum computing will change the world- How James advises government and corporations about change and the future- What James learned working at Apple Computer- How systems thinking changes can solve most of the world’s problems- Why our education system is broken and how to fix it
Dr. James Canton is a renowned global futurist, social scientist and author, who has advised three White House Administrations and over 100 companies. As a former Apple Computer executive and high tech entrepreneur, he is a longtime forecaster of the key trends and technologies that have shaped our world. Dr. Canton is CEO and Chairman of the Institute for Global Futures and today, he’ll discuss what comes next for technology in the post-pandemic era. Dr. Canton is confident that the US can have an economic renaissance in the post-COVID era driven by new technology. But to seize that promise, he says we will need to: embrace entirely virtual organizations; rebuild the trust of the general public, rethink a biosecurity future plan; and develop new approaches to employee health and wellness. He also cautions that any of these priorities could threaten our privacy, so it will be essential to develop approaches that protect our freedoms.Go to NoLabels.org to learn more about how we are bringing together a bipartisan group of public and private leaders working to solve America’s toughest problems.
Can climate change become so bad that only an all-powerful world government can deal with it? Dr. Joel Wainwright, co-author of Climate Leviathan with Dr. Geoff Mann, explains how different scenarios may emerge in the coming years: global government of a capitalist or anti-capitalist nature, nationalistic capitalist states vying for dominance or a grassroots democratic effort to face off against climate change. Tune in as we explore how potential futures could play out. Be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/climate-leviathan-potential-global-futures-interview-with-dr-joel-wainwright Dr. Wainwright's Bio Currently, Dr. Joel Wainwright is a Professor in the Department of Geography at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. This has been since 2017. Before this, he was Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, 2015-2016. His education is as follows: a PhD, Geography (minor in sustainable agriculture), University of Minnesota, 1998-2003; MA, Geography, University of Minnesota, 1996-1998 and BA (Honors), Environmental Studies, Bucknell University, 1991-1995. He has received many honors, most recently the Sussex Prize for International Theory, 2019, for this Climate Leviathan book. For publications, his books include the one we're featuring, as well as the 2012 Geopiracy: Oaxaca, Militant Empiricism, and Geographical Thought, the 2008 Decolonizing Development: Colonial Power and the Maya and many, many journal articles on a diverse range of topics.
In this episode, we focus on Taiwan, which has been praised for its effective response to the coronavirus outbreak. How did Taiwan handle the outbreak so effectively? And what was its approach to combating disinformation around the virus and educating its population on best practices? Allister Chang discussed these and other questions with Taiwan's Digital Minister, Audrey Tang. Audrey Tang is a software programmer who has been described as one of the "ten greats of Taiwanese computing personalities." She took office as Digital Minister on October 1, 2016 and was placed in charge of aiding government agencies to communicate policy goals and manage information, both via digital means. At the age of 35, Audrey Tang became Taiwan's youngest ever government minister. Allister is a a Robert Bosch Stiftung Fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin, where he researches on media literacy and disinformation. We have also conducted an interview with him about media literacy on our other podcast, Global Futures. The Global Strain Podcast is produced by the team at Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin and supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
As leaders, how do we build the right environments—physically, digitally, and mentally—for our teams to achieve both collaborative and focus-time potential? As teams, how do we express and negotiate our shared working practices? How do we explicitly build in time for the social interaction and micro-moments of connection that happen very differently in a virtual setting? As an individual, how do I claim the best conditions for my own working style and support others in theirs? While we are currently responding to an unprecedented global situation, the ubiquity and reliability of innovations in digital infrastructure opens up opportunities for operating in a distributed way that haven't been available in prior systemic shocks. But shifting to virtual working requires more than changing the tool kit: organizations also need to prepare their teams for the right attitudes & behaviours to support effective distributed collaboration, especially in this time of crisis. It feels as though we are at an inflection point where something that was already shifting the workplace has accelerated in ways we are only beginning to understand and to integrate. Join Caitlin and Victoria to learn about developing strategies to seize the moment and prepare yourselves for being remotely human. Speakers: Dr Caitlin McDonald is the LEF's resident Digital Anthropologist. She helps business leaders and teams learn to step outside their version of ‘normal,' suspend judgement, and consider things from many different perspectives. This gives businesses the leading edge through boosting customer empathy, finding new solutions to old problems, and enriching the insight power of big data through multidisciplinary approaches. Recognised for her domain knowledge in qualitative methods like ethnography and participant-observation, Caitlin spent six years at the quantitative coal face developing analytical models and designing dashboards for the world's largest collaboration and talent network for education professionals. Victoria Ward works as a coach, strategic adviser, convenor for, and companion to those who seek to create lasting change, in themselves, in their teams and networks, in the organisation as a whole, or in the system in which the organisation plays a part. She left NatWest in 1997 to set up a radical new multi-disciplinary practice, specialising in knowledge, narrative, knowledge networks and cultural transformation. Before acting as Chief Knowledge Officer at NatWest Markets, Victoria acted as Chief Operating Officer, Capital Markets, and Managing Director, Global Futures. She joined NatWest from the London International Futures Exchange working as head of R&D, education and statistics, as well as working with Exchange members, and with regulators internationally to change the tax and regulatory regime for index futures and options, and, among other things, to provide a robust response to regulatory enquiry into the role of index futures and options in the market crash of 1987. Interested in watching our webinars live, or taking part in the production of our research? Join our community at: https://bit.ly/3sXPpb5
David Smith, Chief Executive, Global Futures and Foresight We know the future is going to be different. But how different? And what should we do now to prepare? David Smith, Chief Executive of Global Futures and Foresight, strategist, keynote speaker, and futurist casts his expert eye on the insurance industry, and shares his observations on what agents should know and how they should prepare for a future that looks very different from the past. How the current pandemic and emerging technologies are “crashing together” and changing the agency business itself. How modern insurance agencies can catch up to the modern insurance consumer. How consumer expectations have changed, and the steps agencies can make to earn their loyalty today. Please don’t miss this conversation with one of the insurance industry’s most respected strategists and futurists. David lays out a clear path for agents to succeed, and shares a glimpse into a fascinating future. Presented by Agency Revolution, the Connected Insurance Podcast provides weekly opportunities for listeners to dive deep into the trends affecting insurance agents and brokers today and to gain proven strategies and tactics for agency growth. Our hosts facilitate thoughtful panels and 1:1 conversations with a variety of prominent thought leaders, with a focus on how to streamline and drive operational efficiency for your independent agency through the intelligent use of technology.
Peter Schlosser is the vice president and vice provost of the Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University. He is the University Professor of Global Futures and holds joint appointments in the School of Sustainability, the School of Earth and Space Exploration in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. The laboratory has been launched to harness the innovative capacity of academia and develop options for sound management of the planet. Professor Schlosser is one of the world’s leading earth scientists, with expertise in the Earth’s hydrosphere and how humans affect the planet’s natural state. His research interests include studies of water movement and its variability in natural systems (oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater) using natural and anthropogenic trace substances and isotopes as ’dyes’ or as ‘radioactive clocks.’ He also studies ocean/atmosphere gas exchange; reconstruction of continental paleotemperature records using groundwater as archive; anthropogenic impact on natural systems and sustainable development as academic discipline. His research adds to the basic understanding of ocean circulation and the ocean's role in climate. The same principles are used to investigate groundwater flow in shallow and deep aquifers, providing results that are relevant for environmental risk and impact studies. He has published more than 180 articles in leading journals.
This episode marks the start of season two of the Global Futures podcast. Over the course of the next few months, we will tackle the future(s) of climate-related conflict, media and information and the politics of inequality with our fellows and other leading experts from around the world. How should we navigate the media landscape in a world where information is available at the touch of a button? In this podcast, Sonya Sugrobova sits down with Allister Fa Chang to learn about media literacy, the importance of critically analyzing what you see online, and how to approach teaching this skill. Allister is a Robert Bosch Stiftung Fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin, where he researches on media literacy and disinformation. Previously, Allister was the executive director of Libraries Without Borders, a non-profit organization that has innovated library partnerships in over 25 countries.
Global nomads since 2013, Faris and Rosie Yakob are a creative and strategic duo- who have served their time as creatives and strategic thinkers with the likes of MDC, McCann, and 360i. In a conversation that covers a lot of ground, we talk about a shrinking world- one that appears ever more similar, but how you need to dig deeper to unlock local differences, the rise of creativity as a response to the growth hacking plateau, tourism and the idea that the world is getting full because everyone wants to go to the same places, trashvertising, banks making money but making brands less interesting, brand safety, the future of the agency and buying avocados.
From the yellow vests movement to critiques on his political acumen throughout the “Great National Debate”, Emmanuel Macron has faced many public challenges to his presidency over this past year. The people of France had high hopes for their new centrist leader post-election, but through his term we have seen his approval rating fall. In this episode of the Global Futures podcast, Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) sits down with Sophie Pedder to discuss the Macron presidency and contemporary France-EU politics. Sophie Pedder is The Economist’s Paris Bureau Chief responsible for the paper’s political and economic coverage of France. The paperback of her latest book, “Revolution Française: Emmanuel Macron and the Quest to Reinvent a Nation” (Bloomsbury, 2018) is out now. Here she is to talk about Macron’s plan and action for a more unified and global France, his pro-EU vision, the upcoming EU Parliament Elections, and Macron’s persona outside of the public eye.
In this episode of the Global Futures podcast, Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) sits down with Andres Schipani in Sao Paulo, Brazil. They talk about the role that cities can have in national and international politics and how cities could be more active on the global arena. Andres Schipani is the Brazil correspondent for the Financial Times. Before moving to São Paulo, he was the newspaper's Andes correspondent, covering Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, as well as parts of the Caribbean. Before that, he worked in the Financial Times' New York bureau as a markets and emerging markets reporter.
Hong Kong has recently returned to the spotlight, as China cracks down on critics and pro-democracy activists in the city. Many Hong Kong observers see the erosion of the city’s civil liberties and democratic freedoms as a sign of China breaching the “one country, two systems” framework – established at the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China – which allows the region to retain an economic and administrative system separate from that of China. In this episode of the Global Futures podcast Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) is joined by Tze-wei Ng to talk about Hong Kong’s current status and its future. Tze-wei is a lecturer teaching media law, as well as a project and legal consultant in Hong Kong. She is also a GGF 2030 fellow.
Global Futures is a podcast about global politics and how rising powers like China and India are transforming it. We discuss foreign policy, economics, war and peace, and how the world is changing with experts from across the world. Countries, their citizens and politics, seem more and more polarized by the day. Across Europe, far-right political parties proclaiming nationalist rhetoric are on the rise. We are grappling to understand the rise of an Us versus Them narrative, as well as the normalization of this narrative in politics. Many are trying to imagine what a counter narrative could look like and whether it would actually be able to gain traction in increasingly fragmented societies. In this episode of the Global Futures podcast, Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) meets Mathieu Lefevre who heads organization More in Common in Paris. Along with his team, Mathieu tries to develop and use positive narratives that tell what he calls the ‘story of us’. What are the ingredients that create the Us vs. Them narrative and the ‘story of us’? And how can this approach help us in these highly uncertain times?
Forced migration is one of the critical issues of our time. 1 in 110 people in the world is currently displaced because of conflict, violence or persecution, or natural and environmental disasters. More common among those who are already vulnerable, forced migration also often creates tensions in the countries or regions that host such migrants. In this episode of the Global Futures podcast we talk about displacement in the South Asian region. In this age of radicalism and polarization we are seeing the religious persecution and displacement of the Rohingya from Myanmar to surrounding countries such as India, as well as increased insecurity around internally displaced people within India, such as the Kashmiri Pandits, who fled violence in the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir during the beginning of the 1990s and whose future and status remain unclear. Our guest is journalist Aarti Tikoo Singh, senior assistant editor at the Times of India. She has worked as a reporter and editor for more than 15 years, focusing on issues of conflict, war and terror. She was born and grew up in the conflict-torn state of Jammu and Kashmir and returned many years later to report on the politics, violence, governance, and human stories that have shaped the conflict. With her we discuss the history and the future of forced displacement in South Asia. How do questions of religion and identity come into play? And most importantly, with the rise of extreme thinking, how can we break the vicious cycle of intolerance?
Dr. James Canton (@futureguru) is a renowned global futurist, social scientist, keynote presenter, author, and visionary business advisor. He is the CEO and Chairman of the Institute for Global Futures, a leading think tank he founded in 1990 that advises business, the Global Fortune 1000 (like IBM, GE, HP, Boeing, Intel and more) and many governments on future trends in innovation, financial services, health care, population, life sciences, energy, security, workforce, climate change and globalization.In addition, James is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Research in Innovation at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, on the advisory board of the Corporate Eco Forum and has advised three White House Administrations, the National Science Foundation and MIT’s Media Lab, Europe.Dr Canton is the author of the following books: * The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the 21st Century (2006) * Future Smart: Managing the Game-Changing Trends That Will Transform Your World (2015) * Technofutures: How Leading-Edge Technology Will Transform Business in the 21st Century (2004)And James is no stranger to media. He was named “the Digital Guru” by CNN and “Dr. Future” by Yahoo, is a commentator on CNN and has been featured on/in CNBC, Fox, PBS, ABC, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Bloomberg Report, The New York Times, US News and World Report, CEO, CIO and CFO Magazines.And finally, Dr. Canton serves as Co-chairman of the Futures and Forecasting Track at Singularity University.You can listen right here on iTunesIn our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including: * How the pace of technology acceleration is accelerating * The 5 most impactful areas of tech * How government surveillance and privacy as balanced in the future * Why James is optimistic about the future * The future of work, even including AI * How humanity needs to reinvent healthcare * What it is like working in a governmental think tank * Why quantum computing will change the world * How James advises government and corporations about change and the future * What James learned working at Apple Computer * How systems thinking changes can solve most of the world's problems * Why our education system is broken and how to fix it--Make a Tax-Deductible Donation to Support FringeFMFringeFM is supported by the generosity of its readers and listeners. If you find our work valuable, please consider supporting us on Patreon, via Paypal or with DonorBox powered by Stripe.
“We don't have an immigration crisis,” contends Harvard professor Jacqueline Bhabha: We have a “hospitality crisis.” Under President Donald Trump, the United States' limit for refugee admissions has reached a record low. Last week, the administration proposed to again sharply reduce the limit for refugee admissions — from an already anemic 45,000 in 2018 to 30,000 in 2019. Under this year's cap, the US is on track to admit only 22,000 refugees, less than half of the projected maximum. Bhabha joins Peter B. Collins for this week's WhoWhatWhy podcast. Bhabha is professor of health and human rights at the School of Public Health, research director at the FXB Center, and lectures at Harvard Law and the Kennedy School. She is an expert on the global refugee crisis. Natural and man-made disasters, such as wars, ethnic cleansing, and famines have displaced millions of people throughout the world, but Bhabha maintains that the international community has the resources to handle the “challenges” that these migrations cause. She points out that migration is “200,000 years old,” a fact of life as long as humans have populated the Earth. The problem, she adds, is not that there are too few resources and too little space to handle migrants; it's that world leaders, including the president of the United States, perceive immigrants as “evils” to be driven back, rather than a new, young potential workforce to be assimilated. The administration's stated goal is to reduce immigration — both illegal and legal — in order to keep out undesirables whom it sees as a threat to national security. The president frequently has cited the violent acts of the infamous MS-13 gang, and isolated incidents of illegal Mexican immigrants committing violent crimes, as grounds for building a wall on the US-Mexico border. At the same time, the president has faced push-back for his “Muslim ban,” an executive order which restricts travel from several Muslim majority countries. The conservative majority on the Supreme Court recently delivered his administration a victory by upholding the ban's constitutionality. The irony is that the migration crisis facing both the US and Europe — exemplified most recently by the Syrian and Libyan refugees — has its origins in policy decisions made by these same Western countries. As the author of Child Migration and Human Rights in a Global Age, Bhabha deplores the “barbarity” of family separation under Trump's “zero tolerance” policy. She notes that the US has never signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and that its bad record regarding treatment of migrant children precedes the current administration. While also critical of some of President Barack Obama's immigration policies, she says that Trump has further polarized discourse on immigration while criminalizing it in many ways. But the migration crisis is not confined to the Western world, nor is it always just about crossing international borders. Bhabha describes the brutal displacement of Rohingya Muslims by the Buddhist majority in Myanmar. The UN report released on September 18 strongly rebukes Myanmar and its military leaders for acts amounting to ethnic cleansing. Bhabha notes that the UN will be addressing the “final draft[s]” of two global compacts on migration and refugees at the upcoming General Assembly. Both documents attempt to spell out the “universal human rights and fundamental freedoms” that should be accorded to migrants of all kinds. Bhabha's latest book is Can We Solve the Migration Crisis? (Global Futures, May 3, 2018).
The recent water shortage crisis in Cape Town refocused attention on this precious resource, the procurement of which is a serious concern for millions across the globe. The world’s fresh water supplies are unevenly distributed and the scarcity of clean water has already led to tensions within and between countries. Climate change, urbanization and population growth exacerbate the problem. Since water is so crucial to the existence of all living things on our planet, can these challenges fuel cooperation rather than competition? What can be done to make the delivery and management of water supplies more effective? Are governments doing enough or too much to protect resources? In this episode of the Global Futures podcast, Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) is joined by World Bank water policy expert Scott Moore, whose new book Subnational Hydropolitics looks at conflict, cooperation, and institution building around water resources. Scott is an alumnus of the Global Governance Futures program and was previously an environment, science, technology, and health officer in the U.S. Department of State and an international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
It seems we are entering a new era of global order, with increasing divergence between countries such as China, Russia, the US, and the member states of the European Union. How will international politics evolve and what will define it? Will it be cooperation based on mutual interests or geopolitical competition between major powers? In this episode of the Global Futures podcast, Thorsten Benner from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) meets Thomas Wright, director of the Center of the United States and Europe and a senior fellow in the Project on International Order and Strategy at Brookings Institution. They discuss the futures of the global order and international politics.
On today's Global Exchange Podcast, we sit down with CGAI Fellow and Carleton University professor Dr. Elinor Sloan to discuss this week's NATO Summit, and what it means for the future of the transatlantic alliance. Join Colin and Elinor as they consider Canada's future within NATO, Donald Trump and NATO's 2% of GDP defence funding bar, the alliance's revamped command structure, and the role of NATO in a world of shifting power dynamics and growing nationalism. Bios: Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Dr. Elinor Sloan - a professor of international relations in the department of political science at Carleton University, a former defence analyst with Canada's Department of National Defence and a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Related Links: - "One year of Strong, Secure, Engaged: a status report on concurrent operations" by Dr. Elinor Sloan (https://www.hilltimes.com/2018/05/28/one-year-strong-secure-engaged-status-report-concurrent-operations/144801) [The Hill Times] - "2017 NATO Series Papers" (https://www.cgai.ca/nato_series) [CGAI Paper Series] - "Spring 2018 Issue of The Global Exchange Magazine" (https://www.cgai.ca/the_global_exchange) [The Global Exchange Magazine] - "Strong, Secure, Engaged So Far" by David Perry (https://www.cgai.ca/strong_secure_engaged_so_far) [CGAI Policy Update] - "Growing the Defence Budget: What Would Two Percent of GDP Look Like?" by Craig Stone (https://www.cgai.ca/growing_the_defence_budget_what_would_two_percent_of_gdp_look_like) [CGAI Policy Update] - "Canada and NATO: An Alliance Forged in Strength and Reliability" (http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/NDDN/report-10/) [House of Commons Defence Committee] Book Recommendations: Colin Robertson: "Is the American Century Over? (Global Futures)" - by Joseph Nye (https://www.amazon.ca/American-Century-Over-Global-Futures-ebook/dp/B00UD7W4Q8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1531160024&sr=8-3&keywords=Joseph+Nye) Dr. Elinor Sloan: "The Economist Magazine" (https://www.economist.com/) Recording Date: July 9th, 2018 Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website at cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
What are the concerns that preoccupy American citizens beyond the Washington, DC policy bubble? They range from US relations with Russia and engagement in the Middle East, to migration and refugee issues in the US homeland and in Europe. In this episode of the Global Futures podcast, Thorsten Benner from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) meets Julie Smith, senior fellow and director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, to discuss public opinion and US foreign policy.
Urban growth is one of today’s major challenges. What does this mean for world politics? Are cities and their leaders more able than national governments to find solutions to the world’s most pressing problems? In this episode of the Global Futures podcast, Joel Sandhu discusses these questions with Michele Acuto, professor of global urban politics at the University of Melbourne in Australia, and an inaugural senior fellow in the Global Governance Futures multilateral dialogues program.
India is the world’s largest democracy, its second-most populous country, one of its fastest-growing economies, and a nuclear power. Is the country ready to play a bigger role in global politics in pursuit of its national interests and in the face of the emerging global challenges? What about India’s relations with the United States and China? What are New Delhi’s objectives and priorities? In this episode of the Global Futures podcast, Joel Sandhu discusses these questions with Tanvi Madan, director of the India Project and a fellow in the Project on International Order and Strategy in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution.
Dr. James Canton, a leading Global Futurist, Advisor, Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, Author of Future Smart, The Extreme Future and TechnoFutures, and Chairman and CEO of the Institute for Global Futures based in the United States participates in Risk Roundup to discuss – Smart Future. Overview The rise of intelligent machines is upon us. As we […] The post Smart Future appeared first on Risk Group.
From our 2017 conference Insurance Innovators Summit, David A. Smith, Futurologist and Chief Executive at Global Futures and Foresight presents the closing keynote address 'The futurologist’s view: what’s next for the insurance industry?' Take a look at our upcoming Insurance Innovators: Summit 2018 conference here >> https://bit.ly/2rICBXP
What are the upcoming global challenges that demand our consideration in order to avoid surprises, mitigate risks, and make use of the opportunities they offer? In search of the answers, the 27 fellows of the Global Governance Futures 2030 program will meet over the course of 2018 and 2019 in four dialogue sessions to look ahead 10 years and think of ways to better address global challenges. To do so, the fellows will use a variety of strategic foresight instruments, including scenario planning and risk assessment. In this episode of the Global Futures podcast Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) meets Johannes Gabriel, founder and director of Foresight Intelligence and GPPi non-resident fellow , to discuss scenario-planning and how it is used in the context of GGF program and elsewhere.
It seems as if the global political climate has never been more volatile since the end of the Cold War. Confidence in liberal democracy, Western-led institutions and the free market economy has eroded over the past decade. The European Union also lacks common responses to major challenges, such as rising populism, growing social and economic inequalities and migration issues. So how did we get there? What are the reasons that led to the current state of global governance and liberal democracy? How will the world order develop in the future? And what do we need in order to create an inclusive and functioning global political space? In this episode of the Global Futures podcast Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) speaks with Wolfgang Reinicke, president of GPPi and founding dean of the School of Public Policy at Central European University in Budapest. Wolfgang also supports the Global Governance Futures Program as a senior fellow, providing expert input on the futures of global order.
President Emmanuel Macron is the first foreign leader to be invited for a state visit to the US under the Trump administration. He is considered by many a visionary leader with big plans for his own country and for Europe. He started several reforms in French domestic policy, and his foreign policy is also ambitious. In this episode of the Global Futures podcast Thorsten Benner from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) meets Thomas Gomart, director of the Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri), in Paris to discuss President Macron's foreign policy agenda, his priorities and interests, and what challenges France will face.
In this episode of the Global Futures podcast, Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi)meets Matias Spektor, an associate professor in the Center for International Relations at Fundação Getulio Vargas in Sao Paulo, to discuss Brazil's current political crisis and economic recession. The country’s image as a rising economic power is under threat, so how badly hit is Brazil, the country of the future?
In the first episode of the Global Futures podcast, Thorsten Benner from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa, to speak with Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, chief executive of the South African Institute of International Affairs in Johannesburg, and asks: What’s next for South Africa after Jacob Zuma, now that Cyril Ramaphosa is leading the country?
Ursula Heise is the Marcia H. Howard Chair in Literary Studies at UCLA. She is best known for her work in environmental criticism and environmental humanities, fields she began exploring in the late 90’s. Her 2008 book Sense of Place and Sense of Planet has been described as a landmark book for inaugurating attention to globalism in environmental thinking. This book was at the heart of a recent retrospective in the journal Resilience, which noted that her work has created a network of influence that spans oceans as well as disciplines. Professor Heise’s newest book is entitled Imagining Extinction: the Cultural Meanings of Endangered Species, published in 2016 with the University of Chicago Press.
WITH ALL OF THE DISTRACTIONS TAKING PLACE, FROM GOVT RUN SHOOTINGS TO MARCHES TO NOWHERE, ALL OF US NEED OR SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A STEP BACK TO SURVEY THE LANDSCAPE........IF WE'D DONE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT "BLACK LIVES MATTER" REALLY REPRESENTS........WE WOULD ALSO SEE THE MACHINERY OF THE TECHNOCRATS GRINDING UP THE PRECARIAT INTO AN UNRECOGNIZABLE MASS OF CONFUSION...........AS VLADIMIR PUTIN WARNS OF A NATO'S INCURSIVE AGGRESSIVENESS, THE TECHNOC -RACY UNVEILS IT'S LATEST TOOL OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING CALLED "POKEMAN GO",THAT SHATTERS ALL NORMS OF IMPORTANCE..............WE ARE UNWITTING PARTICIPANTS IN THE THEATER OF THE ABSURD.........FACEBOOK HAS REVEALED ITSELF TO BE WHAT IT IS, A SOCIAL ENGINEERING TOOL OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE........ROBO-COP MADE AN APPEARANCE IN ACT-3.........THE U.N. IS TO PORTRAY A SAVIOR OF LAST RESORT THROUGH THE "STRONG CITIES NETWORK" SOON TO BE VISIBLE IN YOUR AREA........BUT PERHAPS AS IMPORTANT IS THE FINAL ACT, WHICH REQUIRES FEW EXTRAS WITH YOUR POLITICIANS ASSUMING THE ROLE OF CRISIS ACTORS, IN THE NEW GLOBAL POLITICAL SYSTEM TO BE PUT IN PLACE AS THE OBSOLETE HOMO-SAPIEN IS REPLACED BY 'SURROGATES' OR 'AVATARS'...............ALL OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL PROGRAM GEARED TOWARDS CONTROLLING CONSCIOUSNESS AS THIS NEW SYSTEM IS MOVED INTO PLAY BY THE NEO-LIBERAL / NEO-CONSERVATIVE HENCHMAN.....................THE PROGRAM IS CALLED 'GLOBAL FUTURES 2045' OR GF2045 OR THE '2045 INITIATIVE'.............IT PUTS RUSSIA AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS NEW POLITICAL PARADIGM, BUT ONLY AS A CONDUIT OF THE TECHNOCRACY.
When the market went down in ’08 this weeks guest, Michael Melissinos was right there, in the thick of it. He was an analyst on the trading desk at Bear Sterns, and then later at JP Morgan after they were bought out. Since then, Michael’s left his Wall Street days behind him, and now trades a fund of his own, using a systematic trend following approach, that operates on 40 global markets. Although I missed a large chunk of the story there, you’ll hear how Michael got to this stage of his career during the interview. And a few of the lessons that shaped him into the trader he is today, including the advice he received from Market Wizard, Ed Seykota. I also like Michael’s thoughts around why you should consider playing a game that’s larger than money, and the emphasis he places on preparation.
Future Smart: Managing the Game-Changing Trends that Will Transform Your World by Dr. James Canton This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Dr. James Canton. The original live interview was 2/27/15. Game-changing trends are coming in business, technology, workforce, economy, security, and environment. Climate change, energy demand, and population growth will redefine global risk and power. Exponential new technologies will emerge in digital money, mobile commerce, and big data. An explosive new middle class of over one billion consumers will enter the marketplace. Every nation, job, business, and person will be transformed. To thrive in this future you have to become predictive, adaptive, and agile—to become Future Smart. Dr. James Canton, a renowned global futurist and visionary business advisor, illuminates the pivotal forces and global power shifts that everyone must understand today to thrive in a rapidly changing landscape As a former Apple Computer executive and high tech entrepreneur, Dr. James Canton has been insightfully forecasting the key trends and technologies that have shaped our world. The Economist recognizes him as one of the leading global futurists. He has advised three White House Administrations and over 100 companies. Dr. Canton is CEO and Chairman of the Institute for Global Futures, a leading think tank he founded in 1990 that advises business and government. His website is www.globalfuturist.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com
Jussi Parikka is a media theorist, writer, and professor in Media & Design at Winchester School of Art (University of Southampton). In his presentation "Microtemporalities in Network Ecology: In Bursts, Not Flows," Parikka evokes Ernst’s argument for “a different sort of temporality…one of meticulous microengineering of network temporalities, their bursting nature, a world of data queues and synchronization.” Duke’s Mark BN Hansen, one of the leading scholars in the field of media theory and philosophy, responds to Parikka’s keynote afterwards. Parikka has a PhD in Cultural History from the University of Turku, Finland and in addition, he is Adjunct Professor (“docent”) of Digital Culture Theory at the University of Turku, Finland. In addition, he is a Senior Fellow at the Winchester Centre for Global Futures in Art Design & Media. Mark BN Hansen is a professor with Program in Literature and with the Department of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies here at Duke. Hansen is also a media theorist and cultural critic whose work focuses on the experiential impact of new media technologies. His current research explores the experiential challenges posed by 21st century media, with particular emphasis on the expansion of sensibility through microcomputational sensing and the anticipatory, future-directed operation of data-driven media forms.
Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Mind Uploading & Digital Immortality by 2045" In just over 30 years, humans will be able to upload their entire minds to computers and become digitally immortal – an event called singularity – according to a futurist from Google. Ray Kurzweil, director of engineering at Google, also claims that the biological parts of our body will be replaced with mechanical parts and this could happen as early as 2100. Kurzweil made the claims during his conference speech at the Global Futures 2045 International Congress in New York recently. The conference talks about how the world will look by 2045. Kurzweil was invited to the conference because he has previously written books around the idea of singularity. Technological singularity is the development of 'superintelligence' brought about through the use of technology. Find out more by listening to this episode! News Story Link Immortality by 2045 Clip link Support Mind Set Central Suscribe or donate
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