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Informing Choices Mini-Pod

By: Steve Wells
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  • 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 futurists to explore the challenges and opportunities in a rapidly evolving future.
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  • The Fragmentation of Global Systems with Cat Barnard

    The Fragmentation of Global Systems with Cat Barnard
    Apr 30 2024
    Welcome to the latest episode of the Informing Choices Mini-Pod, and the third in our series looking at the critical trends impacting the future of work, in partnership with Working the Future [https://www.workingthefuture.com]. Today we are venturing into the complex world of Globalisation and Geopolitics - The Fragmentation of Global Systems, one of 10 meta-trends identified in Working the Future’s Foresight Focus 2024 report [https://workingthefuture.com/foresight-focus-report] on which this series of podcast episodes are based. First off, we will break down what we really mean by the Fragmentation of Global Systems. Next, we are identifying the three big drivers powering this trend, then look to the future by exploring what world could look like by 2030, and also consider optimistic scenarios where fragmentation leads to innovation and resilience, and the pessimistic ones where it might lead to conflict and isolation. Finally, we will wrap up with some ideas organisations can take today to navigate these choppy waters. With me in this episode is Working the Future co-founder Cat Barnard. You can learn more about Cat and Working the Future’s work as follows: By email at cathryn@workingthefuture.com or Patrick@workingthefuture.com By phone +44(0)7788 718823 04 +44(0)7764 948444 Website https://www.workingthefuture.com Cat on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathrynbarnard Credits Images Series titles https://pixabay.com/photos/doors-choices-choose-decision-1690423 Episode titles Working the Future Other images OpenAI DALL-E Videos https://pixabay.com/videos/world-globe-international-global-1992 and https://pixabay.com/videos/investment-finance-business-company-204292 Music PIXABAY LICENSE CERTIFICATE This document confirms the download of an audio file pursuant to the Content License as defined in the Pixabay Terms of Service available at https://pixabay.com/service/terms Licensor's Username: https://pixabay.com/users/zen_man-4257870 Licensee: Steve-Wells Audio File Title: Background Loop Chill Techno#05 Audio File URL: https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-background-loop-chill-techno-05-3511 Audio File ID: 3511 Date of download: 2023-07-13 13:17:07 UTC Pixabay GmbH c/o Lacore Rechtsanwälte LLP Berliner Freiheit 2, 10785 Berlin, Germany. Pixabay is a user-contributed stock content website. The above-named Licensor is responsible for this audio file. Pixabay monitors uploaded audio files only to a reasonable extent. Pixabay cannot be held responsible for the acts or omissions of its users and does not represent or warrant that any required third-party consents or licenses have been obtained. For any queries related to this document please contact Pixabay via info@pixabay.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-wells-futurist/message
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    33 mins
  • Industry 4.0 - The Unstoppable March of Technology with Cat Barnard

    Industry 4.0 - The Unstoppable March of Technology with Cat Barnard
    Apr 24 2024
    This is the second episode in our series looking at the critical trends impacting the future of work in partnership with Working the Future (https://www.workingthefuture.com). Each episode is based on one of the meta-trends identified in Working the Future’s Future’s Foresight Focus 2024 report (https://workingthefuture.com/foresight-focus-report). In this episode we are unpacking a phenomenon that is reshaping our world: Industry 4.0 - The Unstoppable March of Technology. We are diving into the three big drivers that are pushing us forward. But, it is not just about the tech; it is also about where we are heading so we will explore possible scenarios for 2030; could these trends lead us utopian innovation or dystopian disruption? What is crucial, is to turn insights into action, so we will wrap up by exploring what organizations can start doing today to navigate this tech tidal wave. Once again, I am joined by Working the Future co-founding director Cat Barnard. You can learn more about Cat and Working the Future’s work as follows: By email at cathryn@workingthefuture.com or patrick@workingthefuture.com By phone +44(0)7788 718823 or +44(0)7764 948444 Website https://www.workingthefuture.com Cat on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathrynbarnard Credits Images Series titles: https://pixabay.com/photos/doors-choices-choose-decision-1690423 Episode titles: Working the Future Other images: OpenAI DALL-E Music PIXABAY LICENSE CERTIFICATE This document confirms the download of an audio file pursuant to the Content License as defined in the Pixabay Terms of Service available at https://pixabay.com/service/terms Licensor Username: https://pixabay.com/users/zen_man-4257870 Licensee: Steve-Wells Audio File Title: Background Loop Chill Techno#05 Audio File URL: https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-background-loop-chill-techno-05-3511 Audio File ID: 3511 Date of download: 2023-07-13 13:17:07 UTC Pixabay GmbH c/o Lacore Rechtsanwälte LLP Berliner Freiheit 2, 10785 Berlin, Germany. Pixabay is a user-contributed stock content website. The above-named Licensor is responsible for this audio file. Pixabay monitors uploaded audio files only to a reasonable extent. Pixabay cannot be held responsible for the acts or omissions of its users and does not represent or warrant that any required third-party consents or licenses have been obtained. For any queries related to this document please contact Pixabay via info@pixabay.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-wells-futurist/message
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    24 mins
  • Meta Trends Re-Shaping Work with Cat Barnard

    Meta Trends Re-Shaping Work with Cat Barnard
    Apr 23 2024
    Welcome to a new series of the Informing Choices Mini-Pod. The focus of much of this series will be a collaborative effort with future of work trend intelligence and business insight consultancy, Working the Future (https://www.workingthefuture.com) exploring the insights from their Foresight Focus 2024 report (https://workingthefuture.com/foresight-focus-report). In this series, we are diving deep into the big waves reshaping how we work and what work means to us in this rapidly changing world. Think of it as your go-to guide for understanding the unstoppable march of technology with Industry 4.0, the complex dance of globalisation and geopolitics, and why the way we all think about work is shifting beneath our feet. We will be talking about the rise of on-demand working, how businesses are rebooting their operating frameworks to stay agile, and the urgent push for reskilling to keep up with the future. Plus, we are tackling the skim culture that is disrupting our attention, the push for truly inclusive workplaces, how businesses are fighting back against climate chaos, and what leadership looks like in the 21st century. In this episode specifically, we will introduce Working the Future’s Foresight Focus 2024 report. We will briefly explore the 10 meta-trends relating to the future of work identified in the report and why it is important for leaders to stay connected with critical trends. I am joined by Working the Future’s co-founding director Cat Barnard. You can learn more about Cat and Working the Future’s work as follows: By email at cathryn@workingthefuture.com or patrick@workingthefuture.com By phone +44(0)7788 718823 04 +44(0)7764 948444 Website https://www.workingthefuture.com Cat on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathrynbarnard Credits Images Series titles: https://pixabay.com/photos/doors-choices-choose-decision-1690423 Episode titles: Working the Future ltd Music PIXABAY LICENSE CERTIFICATE This document confirms the download of an audio file pursuant to the Content License as defined in the Pixabay Terms of Service available at https://pixabay.com/service/terms Licensor's Username: https://pixabay.com/users/zen_man-4257870 Licensee: Steve-Wells Audio File Title: Background Loop Chill Techno#05 Audio File URL: https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-background-loop-chill-techno-05-3511 Audio File ID: 3511 Date of download: 2023-07-13 13:17:07 UTC Pixabay GmbH c/o Lacore Rechtsanwälte LLP Berliner Freiheit 2, 10785 Berlin, Germany. Pixabay is a user-contributed stock content website. The above-named Licensor is responsible for this audio file. Pixabay monitors uploaded audio files only to a reasonable extent. Pixabay cannot be held responsible for the acts or omissions of its users and does not represent or warrant that any required third-party consents or licenses have been obtained. For any queries related to this document please contact Pixabay via info@pixabay.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-wells-futurist/message
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    27 mins
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