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Am Ende eines turbulenten Jahres wagt Host Lukas Schöne den Blick nach vorn: In der letzten Folge 2024 von This is Media NOW geht es um sieben konstruktive Impulse, die die Medienwelt inspirieren und verändern könnten. Dabei schöpft Lukas aus den wertvollen Einsichten der Medientage München und präsentiert Ideen von Expert:innen wie Anna Rosling Rönnlund von Gapminder, die den Blick für die positiven Entwicklungen in der Welt schärft, oder Nina Graf von der We.Publish Foundation, die beispielhaft erklärt, wie lokale Medienangebote nachhaltig gestärkt werden können. Monika Bielskyte entwirft eine positive Zukunftsvision und Evan Shapiro zeigt auf, was es bedeutet, den User wirklich ins Zentrum allen Medienhandelns zu stellen. Außerdem geht es um die goldene Zielgruppe der über 50-Jährigen, Werbestandards für den digitalen Videomarkt und die Macht von Humor in schwierigen Zeiten.
This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the renowned futurist and speculative designer, Monika Bielskyte. She's also the founder of Protopia Futures, a life-centric design and collaborative foresight platform that centres previously marginalised perspectives. The project's mission is to inspire a new wave of future visions showcasing how a transcultural and interdisciplinary approach, alongside disability and neurodivergence inclusion, can foster regenerative economies for the decades to come and chart an actionable path towards a positively interdependent and compassionate future world.Her work is firmly anchored in contextual, complex realities on the ground, rather than one-size-fits-all techno-solutionism, prone to short-term hype cycles and rapid obsolescence. As a speculative designer, Monika prototypes culturally expansive, socially and environmentally engaged future world designs that take lessons from visually and narratively captivating Science Fiction entertainment and apply them to make real-world future literacy more compelling. She's a deeply interesting individual, so I found it fascinating listening to her viewpoints and hope you do too!
“Instead of judging others, what if we actually get curious about them? Specifically with neurodivergence, embracing who we truly are can help us feel well within our minds and bodies. We can learn so much about different ways of being and what it takes to think beyond just our own way of seeing, hearing, feeling, and touching.” — Monika Bielskyte In this episode, Monika Bielskyte shares her unique perspectives on designing for a more livable future and the importance of disability and neurodivergence inclusion within innovation processes. Looking beyond GenAI, Monika and Simon discuss the transformative power of creativity, empathy, and immersive technologies in shaping our future, along with the feedback loop between human values and the tech we design. Monika is a visionary futurist, speculative designer, founder of @protopiafutures, and partner at @africanlifecentricdesign. Through Protopia Futures Framework, Monika emphasizes the importance of the leadership of the most impacted in all innovation processes, with major focus on disability and neurodivergence inclusion. She is recognized for her innovative approach to shaping inclusive, culturally, socially and geopolitically informed future visions that challenge the determinism and escapism of both dystopian and utopian narratives. Her work explores the the SciFi impact on the very real future-making and the feedback loop between human values & the tech we design—offering profound insights into how we can craft pathways towards equitable and inspiring futures, based on the principles of life-centric design. Monika has been at the forefront of spatial computing & immersive media technology for over a decade, while consistently advocating for empathetic and socially responsible design. Her consulting clients include BBC, DreamWorks, Google, Nike, Meta, Microsoft, Huawei, Mckinsey, WEF, and her work in Hollywood includes futurist consultancy for Disney / Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. She has lectured in the Royal College of Arts, CERN, Royal Society, Indian Institute Of Technology and the California College Of Arts, to name but a few. — Follow Monika: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/monikabielskyte/ X – https://x.com/monikabielskyte LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/monikabielskyte/ — Follow Protopia Futures: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/protopiafutures/ X – https://x.com/protopiafutures/ — Read more about the Protopia Futures Framework: https://medium.com/protopia-futures/protopia-futures-framework-f3c2a5d09a1e — Connect with me: https://zaap.bio/simonclowes
Better what, I hear you ask? You're in for a treat as I introduce you to futurist and futures designer Monika Bielskyte. She is one of the world's boldest and most adventurous futures thinkers, so you are in for a treat as we dive deep into her concept of 'Protopian' thinking, and so much more. Prepare for a super workout for your imagination! Please consider supporting the podcast by visiting www.patreon.com/fromwhatiftowhatnext and becoming a patron.
Recorded on-stage at Øredev 2023 just after her keynote, Fredrik chats to Monika Bielskyte about finding, building, and approaching better visions for the future. We discuss things such as: Disabilities for innovation and better design More inclusion in design for people on edges improves the world for precisely everyone Why does a concept like protopia feel so new? Why have we been stuck thinking about dystopias and exclusive utopias for so long? Informed hope. Everything has a context, and the context matters! No huge solution for everything Design with, not for We all create the future all the time. Propaganda and disinformation wants to overwhelm, to disengage. But we can all counteract this and improve the world by doing good things in our daily lives. Put more good information into the systems - and remember to make it cool as well! We never arrive at a perfect future, it's the steps we take and what we make here and now that builds it. All or nothing is the old utopia-dystopia thing again - the zero-sum game. Dystopian storytelling is way too easy. Thank you Cloudnet for sponsoring our VPS! Comments, questions or tips? We are @kodsnack, @tobiashieta, @oferlund and @bjoreman on Twitter, have a page on Facebook and can be emailed at info@kodsnack.se if you want to write longer. We read everything we receive. If you enjoy Kodsnack we would love a review in iTunes! You can also support the podcast by buying us a coffee (or two!) through Ko-fi. Links Øredev The Øredev 2023 video playlist on Youtube Protopia principles - scroll down or search the page for “principles of protopia” Monika Monika's keynote - the video is not out yet Neurodivergence PTSD - post-traumatic stress disorder Sensory hypersensitivity The creator of email was hard of hearing and his wife was deaf? The military-industrial complex Marinetti - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, co-author of the fascist manifesto in 1919 Marc Andreessen - a man who could be replaced by even a medium language model without anyone really noticing Torill Kornfeldt and Tim Urban at Øredev 2015(!) discussing AI and superintelligence versus the biologist view Titles From Los Angeles to Doha Subtitles aren't just for deaf people When your country gets invaded From a neurodivergent lens At the bleeding edge of harm Lack of curiousity Informed hope Written by a chatbot Look how the subduing worked out for us Open to be wrong Beyond just inflammatory headlines Create the best possible world We lift each other up
Recorded on-stage at Øredev 2023 just after her keynote, Fredrik chats to Monika Bielskyte about finding, building, and approaching better visions for the future. We discuss things such as: Disabilities for innovation and better design More inclusion in design for people on edges improves the world for precisely everyone Why does a concept like protopia feel so new? Why have we been stuck thinking about dystopias and exclusive utopias for so long? Informed hope. Everything has a context, and the context matters! No huge solution for everything Design with, not for We all create the future all the time. Propaganda and disinformation wants to overwhelm, to disengage. But we can all counteract this and improve the world by doing good things in our daily lives. Put more good information into the systems - and remember to make it cool as well! We never arrive at a perfect future, it’s the steps we take and what we make here and now that builds it. All or nothing is the old utopia-dystopia thing again - the zero-sum game. Dystopian storytelling is way too easy. Thank you Cloudnet for sponsoring our VPS! Comments, questions or tips? We are @kodsnack, @tobiashieta, @oferlund and @bjoreman on Twitter, have a page on Facebook and can be emailed at info@kodsnack.se if you want to write longer. We read everything we receive. If you enjoy Kodsnack we would love a review in iTunes! You can also support the podcast by buying us a coffee (or two!) through Ko-fi. Links Øredev The Øredev 2023 video playlist on Youtube Protopia principles - scroll down or search the page for “principles of protopia” Monika Monika’s keynote - the video is not out yet Neurodivergence PTSD - post-traumatic stress disorder Sensory hypersensitivity The creator of email was hard of hearing and his wife was deaf? The military-industrial complex Marinetti - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, co-author of the fascist manifesto in 1919 Marc Andreessen - a man who could be replaced by even a medium language model without anyone really noticing Torill Kornfeldt and Tim Urban at Øredev 2015(!) discussing AI and superintelligence versus the biologist view Titles From Los Angeles to Doha Subtitles aren’t just for deaf people When your country gets invaded From a neurodivergent lens At the bleeding edge of harm Lack of curiousity Informed hope Written by a chatbot Look how the subduing worked out for us Open to be wrong Beyond just inflammatory headlines Create the best possible world We lift each other up
In what kind of future would you like to live? Blade Runner or Black Panther?For too long, our futures have been determined by immature science fiction imaginaries still stuck in the mid to late 20th century. Their utopian and dystopian binaries now provide fertile inspiration for police-state-aesthetic VC pitch decks and a cluster of ideologies known as TESCREAL: Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism. Moreover, many of these past narratives have not recognised the richness and diversity of knowledge, experiences and worldviews. "Those who control the fantasy, control the future."Monika Bielskyte identifies the cost of such grand visions, whose utopianism has historically had its roots in exclusionary and eugenic principles. For a more positive and productive way of seeing the future, Monika's vision of Protopia is radically hopeful and inclusive. Protopia is grounded in plurality, interdependence, embodiment, biosphere regeneration, creative flourishment, spiritual fulfillment, and evolved values. By including the voices of those that have been purposefully previously erased, Protopia changes the nature of leadership and creates the possibility for interesting things to happen. Monika ends on a hopeful note: “Different worlds have existed, and they could exist again”
Justine Solomons-Moat, DEFRA, discusses utopias, dystopias and protopias with Monika Bielskyte, a futurist and futures designer. Monika consults on and prototypes culturally expansive, socially and environmentally engaged future world designs for the media, industry and technology companies. She also explores the relationship between science fiction narratives and unfolding global futures. Most recently, Monika has been working on Protopia Futures, a platform for collaborative research and creations challenging and offering alternatives to dystopian or utopian stereotypes. Protopia Futures explore visions of radically hopeful and inclusive futures centring Queerness, Indigeneity, Disability & previously marginalized cultural perspectives. With thanks to Justine for hosting and all her hard work behind the scenes at CSCEN.
Bronwyn Williams & Monika Bielskyte | The Small Print In this episode, Bronwyn speaks to futurist Monika Bielskyte. They talk about Monika's latest project, “Protopia Futures”, which rejects the false binary of dystopian and utopian visions, and is based on principles of plurality, creativity, and the evolution of values. They also discuss the issues of gatekeeping in the futurist space, and some of the problems with the “longtermism” movement. Bronwyn Williams is a futurist, economist, trend analyst and host of The Small Print. Her day job as a partner at Flux Trends involves helping business leaders to use foresight to design the future they want to live and work in. You may have seen her talking about Transhumanism or Tikok on Carte Blanche, or heard her talking about trends on 702 or CNBC Africa where she is a regular expert commentator. When she's not talking to brands and businesses about the future, you will probably find her curled up somewhere with a (preferably paperback) book. She tweets at @bronwynwilliams. Twitter Flux Trends Website Monika Bielskyte is a futures researcher working at the intersection of science/tech-culture-politics. Her clients include Google, Nike, Universal, Disney Marvel, BBC, and Microsoft. She is currently developing @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. Twitter LinkedIn Protopia Futures Subscribe to our Substack. Follow us on Social Media: YouTube LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram Subscribe to the Discourse ZA Podcast: iTunes Stitcher Spotify RSS feed
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, Jean Gomes talks to Monika Bielskyte. Monika previously appeared on the podcast back in season 3, episode 10 and we invited her back to get a picture beyond the news feed about Ukraine. In this very special episode, Monika provides a visceral picture of what's currently happening to the country and its people and why. 0.00 Introduction1.25 What are your connections to Ukraine?11.12 What are we (in the West) missing regarding the situation in Ukraine?23.43 What's the shared hope held by many of the generation who have never grown up under an authoritarian regime? 34.08 What's your take on President Zelenskiy and his leadership? Social:Instagram @evolvingleaderLinkedIn The Evolving Leader PodcastTwitter @Evolving_Leader The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production.
As we close season 3 of the Evolving Leader podcast, it's time to reflect on some of our highlights from the last 18 episodes. We continue to learn so much from our incredible guests who not only give us their valuable time, but are also so willing to share their expertise and current thinking which in turn helps us to develop our own thinking around what being an evolving leader really means. The Evolving Leader podcast will return in March with the start of season 4, but in the mean time sit back and listen as we talk to Rita Gunther McGrath, Kevin Kelly, Tim Lomas, Will Page, Todd Kashdan, Steve Ingham, Leanne Infante, Monika Bielskyte, Anil Seth, Rob Murray, Steve Killelea, Azeem Azhar and Annie Murphy Paul. 0.00 Introduction2.01 Rita Gunther McGrath5.03 Kevin Kelly 7.05 Tim Lomas9.49 Will Page14.16 Todd Kashdan17.46 Steve Ingham18.47 Leanne Infante21.43 Monika Bielskyte24.25 Anil Seth26.23 Rob Murray27.58 Steve Killelea29.24 Azeem Azhar32.57 Annie Murphy Paul Social: Instagram @evolvingleader LinkedIn The Evolving Leader Podcast Twitter @Evolving_Leader The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production.
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
This week on the Evolving Leader, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to Monika Bielskyte. Monika is a futurist, VR and AR expert, internationally renowned public speaker and founder of the bleeding edge edutainment platform Protopia Futures, designed to explore visions of radically hopeful & inclusive futures centering Queerness, Indigeneity, Disability & previously marginalized cultural perspectives.Protopia Futures Framework0.00 Introduction2.14 Tell us about your life11.11 In one of your works you say that mainstream futurist thinking tends to extrapolate from the status quo. Can you lead us through this problem and into a better understanding of futurist thinking.19.55 You've been speaking about how some people can be dismissive or even work to destroy the thing that runs contrary to the view that they hold and the ideal that they want. Do you see that at all, has it been a response that you've seen from some people during the pandemic?31.01 What is Protopia and how does it help us think about the future differently?42.56 Referring back to the Protopia Futures framework, as you say that was a collaborative effort and collaborations between a large group of clever people with strong opinions can be difficult. So how does that work in your world and how do you get this group of people to arrive at a form of words that they can back? Social: Instagram @evolvingleader LinkedIn The Evolving Leader Podcast Twitter @Evolving_LeaderThe Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production.
Monika Bielskyte is a world designer, immersive artist, science fiction critic, and cultivator of Protopia Futures (@ProtopiaFutures on Instagram), which is a an intersectional design
“First we imagine who we want to be and then we move towards becoming that,” says Monika Bielskytė, a guest of the NARA podcast this week. Monika is a futurist and futures designer who consults on and prototypes culturally expansive, socially and environmentally engaged future world designs for the media industry, technology companies, and cities or countries. In this conversation with Monika, we discuss the process of prototyping futures and the feedback loop between speculative/science fiction and reality. Publication: https://nara.lt/en/articles-en/monika-bielskyte-protopia-future Interview: Berta Tilmantaitė Music: Vladas Dieninis – HAJAT (Isla to Isla) Photography: Linas Masiokas Support our work: https://www.patreon.com/naralt
Sydette's Twitter Handle: @BlackAmazon Watch Sydette speak at Code for America: You Only Code As Well As You Listen Read her article on Wired: Listening to Black Women, The Innovation Tech Can't Figure Out Terms: localization, edge case, asynchronous, kyriarchy People and orgs: The Coral Project, The Mozilla Foundation, Lisa Factora, Sarah Khandakar, Michelle Ferrier, Monika Bielskyte, The Nap Ministry A transcript of this episode can be found here ---- Check out Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women's Digital Resistance by Moya Bailey, "all about how Black women actively reimagine the world by engaging in powerful forms of digital resistance at a time when anti-Black misogyny is thriving on social media."
Why do we think the things we do? Why do we believe the things we do? How are values and storylines inserted into our brains? I am often left pondering these questions, every time I have had the opportunity to converse with Monika Bielskyte. A futurist, speaker, and science fiction world designer, Monika is someone with the insight and courage to challenge and question the existing power structures that dominate the world as we know it. Listen to what she has to say here: much-insight-there-is. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Who you are and what you do 2:10 - Growing up in the Soviet Union 5:00 - Finding VR for the first time 8:00 - How can the world adopt the technology of VR for the better? 9:18 - The movie Black Panther was a watershed moment for Protopia visions of the future 11:07 - The pandemic was not a surprise 12:00 - Where do you see things going in the next 5 years? 13:20 - Action // Inaction 14:13 - It's hard to see a future in which your own world view is obsolete 16:45 - What is Protopia Futures? 17:40 - What is your radical strategy? 18:00 - We change the world by the choices we make 20:45 - Show up and care about everything you do Mentioned on the Show: Protopia Futures: @protopiafutures Follow: Monika's Bielskyte: @monikabielskyte Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service: @race.service Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw
Nach über 4 Monaten Pause sind wir wieder zurück und widmen uns dem Thema Zukunftsforschung. Wir spannen dabei den Bogen vom ‚Futurama’ der 1939er New York World’s Fair bis zu aktuellen Thesen bezüglich ‚Protopia’ von Monika Bielskyte. Passend dazu reisen wir in der Love/Hate Rubrik mit der zweiten Staffel von ‚For All Mankind’ in eine alternative Vergangenheit. In der Galaktischen Lyrik tritt Thomas Bernhard gegen Nena an, und die Zombieland-Überlebensregel führt uns wieder einmal in die Untiefen der epidemiegebeutelten Politik. Unsere ganz persönliche Zukunftsprognose für euch jedenfalls: die Episode wird euch gefallen, und natürlich wieder mal einige eurer dringendsten Fragen beantworten: hatte Blade Runner visionäres Küchendesign? Können wir beim Klimaschutz volle Kanne Gas geben? Und warum haben wir 52 Folgen gebraucht bis wir erstmals ein Kochbuch empfehlen? - - - - - - - - TIME CODES 5:28 – Wir müssen reden: Aktuelle Podcasts von Contrapoints und Lindsay Ellis; Beforeigners, ARTE-Serie zu großen Mythen, Arctic, Attack on Titan, Reaktor 1F, Stowaway, Shadow and Bone, Look to Windward, Attack Surface, Kochen mit Deadpool 30:20 – Galaktische Lyrik Nr. 20: Thomas Bernhard vs. Nena 34:15: Hauptthema: Zukunftsforschung – von Retrofuturism bis Protopia 1:17:26 – There is so much love in this hate group: For All Mankind (Staffel 2) 1:46:00 – Zombieland Survival Rule Nr. 6: “(Don’t) be a hero.” - - - - - - - - SHOW NOTES https://www.kinderbrauchenprofis.at J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints https://youtu.be/7gDKbT_l2us Mask Off | Lindsay Ellis https://youtu.be/C7aWz8q_IM4 Beforeigners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beforeigners Die großen Mythen | ARTE https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlQWnS27jXh9gX1kvMT1frhzvFnDgP_8M Look to Windward | Iain M. Banks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look_to_Windward New York World’s Fair 1939 (Futurama etc) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_New_York_World's_Fair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcfgvzwaDHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMSp4d2rOzE Retrofuturism: The Future We Dreamt Of | Sleepcore Stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRRbTbc7i0M 40 Years in the Future (1968, Modern Mechanix) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/40-years-ago/#more Critical Future Studies (open access) https://cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/issue/view/59 Monika Bielskyte at Xynteo Exchange 2019 https://youtu.be/HAZLLW2y4eo Syd Mead | Blade Runner, Deckard Kitchen https://sydmead.com/syd-mead-blade-runner-2019-deckard-kitchen/
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9 of the Exponential Minds Podcast. Nikolas Badminton, Futurist, Keynote Speaker and Author, speaks to the amazing thinkers that dream bigger and impact the world with their thinking and actions. Here Nikolas speaks with Monika Bielskyte, a futurist with an artist's eye and an inventor’s mind. Monika consults on and prototypes culturally diverse, socially and environmentally engaged future world designs for the media industry, technology companies, and government. She’s also an expert in the immersive media space (XR/AI/UX) and edutainment, and 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 and the unfolding of global futures. Here are the references Monika mentions: Senegal's $1 COVID-19 test kit and the race for a vaccine Ed Yong at The Atlantic - ‘Why is the pandemic so confusing?’ 'Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World 'by Tyson Yunkaporta Connect with Monika at https://twitter.com/monikabielskyte Also, see her Instagram: personal travels and inspiration - https://www.instagram.com/monikabielskyte/ ; and explorations in visual protopian futures - https://www.instagram.com/protopiafutures/ See more of Nikolas’ work at https://www.nikolasbadminton.com
My guest this week is a futurist, with an artist’s eye and an inventor’s mind. She prototypes future world designs for the entertainment industry, technology companies and cities. A large part of her time is devoted to research and strategy in the immersive media technology space. Her work consists in connecting bleeding edge technological innovation with some of the world’s most original creative visions. She is co-founder of ALLFUTUREEVERYTHING, an agency & a platform for prototyping futures. In her talks, she leads audiences on a journey through what could be. She takes the most cutting-edge digital concepts and places them squarely in our material world, opening our eyes to a future where we live with, in, and around technology much more deeply than we do today. My guest is Monika Bielskyte Bio A futurist with an artist’s eye and an inventor’s mind, Monika Bielskyte prototypes culturally diverse, socially and environmentally engaged future world designs for the entertainment industry, technology companies, and cities. A large part of her time is devoted to research and strategy in the immersive media technology space (Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality). Monika’s work consists in connecting bleeding edge technological innovation with some of the world’s most original creative visions. Monika Bielskyte’s clients include technology leaders (Google, Reliance JIO, CERN, Intel, Telefonica), iconic media brands (Universal, Lionsgate, BBC), major Hollywood & entertainment figures (Ridley Scott Associates, Alex McDowell, Sam Esmail, Guy Laliberte), design companies (Rick Owens, Aston Martin) and governments (UAE, Mexico City). She is also a co-founder of ALLFUTUREEVERYTHING, an agency & a platform for prototyping futures. In mind-bending talks, Monika leads audiences on a journey through what could be. She takes the most cutting-edge digital concepts and places them squarely in our material world, opening our eyes to a future where we live with, in, and around technology much more deeply than we do today. Recorded: 2nd April 2019 Links: More about Monika Bielskyte More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on Linkedin Connect with Maria on FaceBook To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here
Monika Bielskytė inspiring and revolutionary ideas for imagining the future and creating it together. How the stories we tell - and those we don't - feed back into the world we live in and have effects on actual people's lives. Future + Design + Society + Ethics + Technology + Dystopia + Utopia ----more---- TRANSIT LOUNGE RADIO @ LOGIN 2018 Monika BielskytėFuture of content Strategist & Creative designer & Speaker at ALLFUTUREEVERYTHING Strategy & creative designer with focus on the future of content. Monika works to inspire people to see immersive media technology & digital formats of reality – VR, AR & MR – as tools & spaces to expand the human potential. [Edited Transcript] TBA TRANSIT LOUNGE RADIO @ LOGIN 2018LOGIN 2018 – the first, largest, most uncompromising innovation bash in the Baltics. At LOGIN, the roadmap for INNOVATION is TECHNOLOGY x CREATIVITY x BUSINESS. Whether you’re a blockchain geek, a currencies philosopher or a sophisticated designer, if you believe your desk isn’t the only place where innovation happens – you must LOGIN!Content isn’t everything. Context is everything.Transit Lounge Radio brings you conversations from LOGIN 2018!Hang out in the Transit Lounge on facebookReviews and stars on iTunes Apple Podcasts make us happyListen on the TLR YouTube Channel
How do we change our ways? With takeaways from two drastically different designers, we explore methods to creating the futures we want. Monika Bielskyte, co-founder of ALLFUTUREEVERYTHING, talks about how to make sure we don’t drag old media habits into the new AR/VR space. And award-winning product, interior, installation and architectural designer Dror Benshetrit talks about how to shape attitudes and environments.
3D-Festival BEYOND 2016 | Symposium Panel discussion with Monika Bielskyte, Diego Gonzales, Francisco Menendez, Thomas Metzinger & Cyril Tuschi Lecture/Talk 28.09.2016 to 02.10.2016 ZKM_Media Theater The festival’s theme of »Future Design Thinking« is mainly reflected in the symposium. As a result, it fits into the series of symposiums of past events, which established the main title »Future Design« and pursued the aim of exhibiting and developing perspectives for the future together. The addition of »Future Design Thinking« now introduces the aspect of thinking, which facilitates an idea of the future, free from restrictions, physical or social parameters. Experts from various specialist fields are eagerly awaited, who will think ahead to the future together. /// Vortrag/Gespräch 28.09.2016 bis 02.10.2016 ZKM_Medientheater Das Festivalthema »Future Design Thinking« spiegelt sich hauptsächlich im Symposium wider. Damit fügt es sich in die Reihe der Symposien vergangener Veranstaltungen ein, welche den Leittitel »Future Design« etablierten und das Ziel verfolgten, gemeinsam Zukunftsperspektiven aufzuzeigen und weiterzuentwickeln. Der Zusatz des »Future Design Thinking« bringt nun den Aspekt des Denkens ein, welcher eine Idee der Zukunft, frei von Restriktionen, physikalischen oder gesellschaftlichen Parametern, ermöglicht. Mit Spannung werden Koryphäen diverser Fachbereiche erwartet, die gemeinsam die Zukunft weiterdenken.
Marika Anthony Shaw is commonly known as a member of the super music group, Arcade Fire. A classically trained violinist raised by a linguistics pioneer, Marika grew up watching her mom revitalize dying languages in remote areas of the world. Later, while touring the world herself with Arcade Fire, Marika had an epiphany. If bands added $1 to the price of their ticket sales, the lump sum could be donated to a charity of the group's choice. Thus, www.Plus1.org was born. Now in it's second year, Plus1 has turned Marika into a full time business woman, changing the world one dollar at a time. On Innovation Crush, Marika discusses her transition from band mate to CEO, the hurdles and triumphs she's faced along the way, thought leadership, the art of persuasion, and an obvious passion for change. Feat guest host, Monika Bielskyte, founder of All Future Everything.