FuturePod

Our guests today are Helga Veigl and Martin Calnan talk about the upcoming 50th Anniversary conference for the World Futures Studies Federation which is being held in Paris on 25 & 26 October 2023

Our guest is Zan Chandler who is an Adjunct Professor at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada and is also Foresight analyst & educator. She is a Board Member at the Association of Professional Futurists. A member of Global Foresight Advisory Council for TFSX. Zan helps clients, learners and mentees to understand the nature and implications of change and discover ways thrive in the face of complexity and he/she is preoccupied by many questions: how do we do this work in ways that centre the marginalized and responds compassionately to those who live with trauma?

Nikolas Badminton FRSA is a global futurist speaker that mentors top executives and the highest levels of government to explore desirable futures, anticipate unforeseen risks, and strengthen strategic planning.

Maggie Greyson MDes is an award-winning professional futurist and the CEO of Futures Present. This boutique agency helps people make decisions in times of extreme uncertainty using design and futures thinking practices.

Maya Van Leemput, Senior Researcher at Erasmus Brussels University, discusses the importance of seeking differences in conversations about the future. The podcast explores the intersection of television and the future, the concept of polylog in co-creating images of the future, and the role of proximity in reacting to emerging futures. It also delves into promoting and practicing polylogue and the role of uncertainty in fostering hope and open-ended thinking.

How can newly minted futures and foresight folk make their mark and attract the right work? What does it take to assemble an informal group of independent thinkers to collaborate at the frontier of change?Today’s guest is Venkatesh Rao - writer, consultant, and Yak Herder at the Yak Collective. To go further into Venkat's back catalogue, I have 3 book recommendations:- Tempo explores timing, tactics, and strategy in narrative-driven decision-making- The Gervais Principle is a internet cult classic using The Office to explore organisational dynamics, and a fantastically entertaining read- The Art of Gig - a 2 volume philosophical guide to the modern gig economy for independent consultants.Links from today's showYak Collective: https://www.yakcollective.org/The Art of Gig: https://artofgig.com/Tempo: https://amzn.asia/d/77AlQ1xThe Gervais Principle: https://amzn.asia/d/0JDGd54https://venkateshrao.com/Support FuturePod: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=12821399

A conversation with Dr. Stefan Bergheim. Stefan strengthens Futures Literacy in politics, business, academia, and civil society with events and processes on topics ranging from innovation via mobility and democracy to quality of life. He was an advisor to the German government’s national wellbeing strategy and led the processes “Positive Futures - Forum for Frankfurt” and “Quality of life in the digital age” and is a member of the UNESCO Futures Literacy Network.

A conversation with Sohail Inayatullah and Dada Shambushivananda remembering Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (Baba). They discuss who he was, what he meant to them each and what his legacy is and hope was for an exploitation free future. And they go a bit deeper into the Sarkar Game.

A conversation with Associate Professor Jawn Lim. A design futurist at the Singapore Institute of Technology. He holds an Advance Certificate in Management, Innovation & Technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Doctor of Design from Harvard University.

A returning chat with Victor Motti, Director of the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF), and founder of a new Think Tank in Washington DC, the Alternative Planetary Futures Institute. WFSF is a UNESCO and UN consultative partner and global NGO with members in over 60 countries.