We are delighted to start a new podcast series based on the Winners and honorable mentions from the APF 2023 IF Awards. Today we hear from Cecilia Tham , from Futurity Systems in Barcelona, Spain and their award winning work onthe Plantiverse and Bronwyn Williams and the Gen Z Innovations Tour for corporate leaders developed by the team from Flux Trends in South Africa.

A return conversation with Dr David Lindsay-Wright who is a Futurist, Educator and Filmmaker about his latest venture. A communities view of their preferred futures(s) for Brisbane, Australia and that approach to futures work as compared to expert or decision-makers driven futures work.

A conversation with Thea Snow, Director of the Centre for Public Impact Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Thea works in exploring ways to engage government and other changemakers to reimagine what government could be.

Patrick van der Duin, a researcher, consultant, and educator in Foresight and Innovation Management, discusses the interconnectedness of innovation and foresight in shaping organizational strategies. The podcast explores the evolution of future studies, the impact of scenarios on societal evolution, and the importance of understanding and planning for future changes. It also delves into assessing organizational readiness for foresight and innovation, fostering diversity in foresight research, and the necessity of dialogue in decolonizing futures.

Randy Lubin is an award-winning foresight games designer, discussing how he brings these two disciplines together and how other games-curious futures practitioners can learn to bring games into their practice.

Adam Drake is the founder of Balanced Choice, which works with movement, theater, and sharing stories to encourage positive behavioral change. Adam’s work is grounded in foresight tools and principles.

Christopher Jones, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Post Normal Policy and Future Studies, and Executive Director at the Trans Normal Institute, discusses post normal times, the impact of the pandemic on marginalized communities, successful workshops in Bosnia, post-normal thinking in decision-making, the concept of slowing down, and building better futures in uncertain times.

The Shameless Collective won the award for the Best Masters group work in 2023. They discuss their work on the Future of Sex and Intimacy.

Tracey Follows is back to put the big questions of identity to FuturePod.Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Richard Slaughter is back for a chat to discuss the latest target of his forensic critical thinking skills, the careless innovation of Big IT.