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Informing Choices Mini-Pod

With exponential change driving an uncertain and complex future, considering how megatrends, trends, weak signals, and wild cards could impact life, society, and business is becoming crucial to developing insight to the future, but also to reinforcing our organisations’ agility and resilience. This is a podcast designed to provide insight to how we make sense of a radically different tomorrow by exploring "the future of" different topics. Podcast host Steve Wells talks to domain experts and

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00:18:01

Insurance in the Post-Pandemic World with David Smith

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2022/02/22

David Smith is chief executive and a futurist at London-based Global Futures and Foresight. In the book Aftershocks and Opportunities 2 – Navigating the Next Horizon, David has explored the implications for the insurance sector of the Coivid-19 pandemic, in addition to the trends that were already visible. So, digitisation, changing business models, and attitudes to risk are all key factors. His chapter in the book poses this question: “How has the pandemic impacted an insurance industry that is

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00:18:01

Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies—A Platform for...

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2022/02/15

Alongside the ongoing fall-out from the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the major stories of the last year or so has been the growing prominence of blockchain technology and the underlying crypto assets it enables. Individuals, investors, businesses, and governments have all been taking note. The question is, how might blockchain and cryptocurrencies become a platform for transformation? And what might this transformation mean for all of our futures? Kapil Gupta is a technology and crypto analyst and

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00:15:03

The Prospects for a Post-pandemic Society with...

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2022/02/08

Patrick van der Duin is Executive Director at The Netherlands Study Centre for Technology Trends and a contributor to the book, "Aftershocks and Opportunities 2 – Navigating the Next Horizon". In his chapter, co-authored with Hans Stavleu, he poses the question, “How might social and psychological factors shape the new normal of post-pandemic society?” I have used the phrase before but I think Patrick and Hans are exploring the alternatives of Restoring the Old Order and a Total System Reboot. Let’s

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00:16:41

Post-Covid Future: A New Renaissance? with José Cordeiro

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2022/02/02

In the book Aftershocks and Opportunities 2 – Navigating the Next Horizon, director of the Millennium Project, futurist, and transhumanist – amongst many other roles - José Cordeiro describes how the Chinese word for crisis can be interpreted to represent danger and opportunity. In his chapter in the book, he subsequently poses the question, “Is the pandemic a source of global danger that also uncovers a great opportunity in the evolution of this planetary crisis?” To drill down on this question, we

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00:10:00

Christmas 2040 with Rohit Talwar

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/12/25

As we have seen in recent years, so many technological advances have changed our world. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated a number of those, particularly the way we interact remotely and virtually. But what do some of these technologies mean for the way we celebrate Christmas? In this final festive episode of the Informing Choices Mini-Pod mini-series, Fast Future CEO Rohit Talwar shares his ideas about Christmas in 2040. You can learn more about Rohit and his work by connecting with him as

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00:10:09

Christmas 2040 with Gina Clifford

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/12/24

In this short mini-series on the Informing Choices Mini-Pod, we are exploring how futurists think we might celebrate Christmas in 2040. There are many cultural, religious festivals and celebrations around the world, but few with such global social and economic significance as Christmas. So when we turn towards the future, and consider the year 2040, what might celebrating Christmas entail? How might we digitise some physical aspects of our celebrations? In this episode, Strategic Communicator Gina

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00:11:19

Christmas 2040 with Sylvia Gallusser

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/12/23

Speak with a futurist and at some point you may well hear the notion that foresight generally and scenario development specifically are not designed to create prediction but to help describe what might happen in the future. Futurist Sylvia Gallusser points out that in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the ghost of Christmas yet to come explains to Scrooge how the future is not set, and that we can set our journey into future by adapting our actions now. Perhaps Dickens was a futurist! With that in

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00:08:26

Christmas 2040 with Joana Lenkova

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/12/22

Here on the Informing Choices Mini-Pod, in the context of such rapid and extensive global change, we are exploring what futurists think Christmas might be like in 2040. Today, I am delighted to welcome back to the podcast Strategist and Futurist Joana Lenkova for this festive peek into the future. Joana focuses on using technology for a nostalgic trip to Christmases past, expanding the themes of personal kindness and magic in the context of demographic changes which might have an impact on

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00:08:09

Christmas 2040 with Alexandra Whittington

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/12/21

Christmas is a special time of year for over two billion Christians around the world, and here on the Informing Choices Mini-Pod we are exploring what futurists think Christmas might be like in 2040. For futurist Alexandra Whittington, Christmas in 2040 might see old traditions retained but with a virtual twist. You can learn more about Alex and her work by connecting with her as follows: LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/alexandra-whittington-futurist Twitter twitter.com/alexandra4casts Image

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00:06:20

Christmas 2040 with Rob Caldera

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/12/20

In this short mini-series of the Informing Choices Mini-Pod, we are exploring what futurists think Christmas in 2040 might be like. For change leadership advisor Rob Caldera, Christmas 2040 might include new treatments for ageing and immersive technologies - like virtual reality - to help us feel more connected across the festive period You can learn more about Rob and his work by connecting with him as follows: LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/robcaldera Website futureshiftconsulting.com Twitter

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00:04:45

Introducing Christmas 2040 with Steve Wells

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/12/15

Over a period of time, the time we spend with family and friends over Christmas develops its own tradition. Like all traditions, there is evolution, but rather than look back, I wanted to look forward – to Christmas 2040. So in a festive mini-series, I will post a short episode of the podcast each day between Monday 20th and Christmas Day. I have been speaking to six brilliant futurist friends of the podcast to explore what they think Christmas in 2040 might be like and I am eternally grateful to

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00:17:25

Personal Resilience in a VUCA World with Cathryn Barnard

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/12/07

Our VUCA world requires us to adapt to the pace and scale of change as rapidly as we can. The survival of enterprise and effectiveness of public sector organisations relies on cutting edge leadership to create successful entities in the near term, while in parallel setting the conditions for future success, despite the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous nature of our world. Agility and resilience are increasingly critical organisational characteristics. But it that is the situation at the

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00:14:29

Leading Change with Foresight for Growth with...

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/11/30

When we implement change programs, how often do we future-proof the change by exploring the future? Do the programs we put in place simply seek to change the past and present and how well does that set us up for an increasingly uncertain future characterised by exponential change? In this episode of the podcast we explore the integration of foresight with a human-centric change approach to develop programs that help organisations design, create, and implement effective, future-fit change that

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00:16:21

Extended Reality Possibilities with Ross Edwards

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/11/23

Extended reality (XR) is a term used to collectively describe immersive technologies: virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality. These technologies extend reality by adding to or simulating the real world through digital materials: Virtual Reality creates a simulated environment where participants can complete realistic interactions with objects and people. Augmented Reality adds interactive, digital elements to a live, real-world environment through a digital device like a phone,

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00:16:51

Political Entrepreneurship with Michael Mascioni

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/11/14

Politics can be defined as activities associated with decision-making in groups, or other forms of power relations between individuals and groups including the distribution of resources or status. Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of value entailing change, and the risk encountered in starting up or conducting business. So how might entrepreneurial thinking play a role in the future of politics? How might Political Entrepreneurship support policy development, implementation of local

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00:19:19

Navigating the Future—Critical Questions with Rohit...

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/11/05

In Aftershocks and Opportunities 2 – Navigating the Next Horizon, editor and author Rohit Talwar explores 50 critical questions that organisations and individuals might ask themselves to help map a path to the future. In the book, Talwar describes seven domains covering the operating environment, economy, individuals and civil society, critical sectors, business and investment, politics and government, and science and technology. Further analysis reveals three core themes; sustainability, resilient

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00:18:52

The Future of Retirement in the Post-Pandemic Era...

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/11/02

Population ageing is a global phenomenon and a well-established trend. Back in 2015, it was estimated that there were 901 million people aged 60 years and over worldwide - 12.3% of the global population. By 2030, it is predicted that this will have increased to 1.4 billion or 16.4% and by 2050, to 2.1 billion or 21.3% of the global population. (Source ons.gov.uk) As the population ages, the ratio of non-workers to workers increases. For example, in the early 2000’s in the UK there were approximately

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00:17:13

Post-Pandemic Geopolitics with Max Stucki

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/10/29

Whilst the pre-pandemic geo-political backdrop was looking increasingly volatile, the Covid19 pandemic has led to deepening distrust between some nations. The tension between international collaboration - to find effective vaccines and treatments for example – and the every nation for themselves imperative has been problematic for some. But how might the pandemic accelerate and influence future geopolitical developments? Max Stucki is a senior foresight analyst at Futures Platform, a company

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00:17:16

Three Possible Futures—Choose Your Preferred Story...

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/10/26

Humans have a habit of wanting to go back to the familiar in times of crisis and resist radical change. But while resistance to change may be a natural response through the function of our limbic system, the current crisis is a wake-up call for society to reconsider existing norms, societal systems, and lifestyles, and explore how we might build a better future. Joana Lenkova is a strategist, futurist, author of the interactive foresight book Choose Your Own Future, and a contributor to the Fast

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00:18:26

Life Next: How Our World Could Change Post-Pandemic...

Informing Choices Mini-Pod ·

2021/10/22

Whilst exponential change has been part of our reality for some time, the Covid-19 pandemic has given renewed impetus for enterprise and government to consider the future, asking questions like: What’s next for work-life? How might the crisis re-energise businesses and business models? And how might the way we live at home change in the future? Marian Salzman is Senior Vice President, Communications at Philip Morris International, a world renowned trend-spotter, and a contributor to the Fast Future

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