Future-Proof Your Career

Tom answers the trickiest #AskAFuturist question yet: what have you been most wrong about in the past. Plus, why we need a new blueprint for the future. Full show notes and references at  https://tomcheesewright.com/podcast

What connects Brexit, Coronavirus, Ayn Rand and air pollution? All tell us something about our instincts for self-preservation. Plus, will we ever have flying cars? 

The first step to building the future high street is accepting that the one we know is dead and gone. Plus, casting back to the start of lockdown with Tom's predictions then of how COVID-19 would affect us.

Tom talks to Simon Squibb about his mission to help a million people start their own business, and the need for entrepreneurship in the challenging times ahead.

In his #AskAFuturist series, Tom answer's Franck Nijhof's question: what will be left of privacy in 50 years? Plus, what is the future of consumer credit?

Tom talks to fellow futurist Trond Undheim about his new book, FutureTech, and his incredibly busy career, as a civil servant, lecturer, start-up wrangler, founder, author, and podcaster. Tom learns about 'project identities' - a characteristic of busy people - and why democracy is an outdated concept. Check out Trond's own podcast, Futurized for more on this: https://www.futurized.co/ And find ou...

Our time-shifted lives have created a new extended adolescence, beyond childhood but before the traditional markers of adult life. Plus, why we should stop looking for the next big thing.

Tom talks to Chris Bishop, a man on his eighth career who now helps others to future-proof theirs. Tom and Chris chat about how music became data in 1985, why the best advice is to "chase the maelstrom", and why the future doesn't care how you became an expert (courtesy of Thomas W. Malone). Find out more about Chris at this places: Twitter:  https://twitter.com/chrisbishop   LinkedIn:  https://ww...

Tom argues that the only way to tackle climate change is by offering people 'net luxury'. Plus, Tom's talk to the property industry on the future of planning.

We’re reaching a critical point in the COVID crisis. The time has come for leaders to take radical decisions about their future direction. Plus, what happens when half our money is spent online?

Tom speaks to Nicola Lovett, CEO of Engie UK & Ireland. Engie is an energy and services giant that has transformed in recent years from a carbon dinosaur to a pacesetter in greening both public and private sector. Nicola speaks about her journey to the role of CEO, shares stories of Engie's work with local authorities and large businesses, and talks about transformation of a former coal plant...

Tom talks to Janine Owen, specialist in recruitment marketing and technology, about the future of work in a post-COVID world. What changes will we see to the way we hire and manage our teams? Can we expect dramatic shifts or just the acceleration of existing trends? How do we revalue humans in the new workplace? And what is the role of attitude over experience?

Robot-fan Tom speaks to Peter van der Putten, Assistant professor in AI & Creative Research at Leiden University, and Director, Decisioning & AI Solutions, at Pegasystems. Peter researches robots, in all their forms, looking particularly at the interface between human and machine. He and Tom discuss emotional robots, misbehaving robots, and why it's important to experiment with machines th...

How are leaders changing in response to these uncertain times? Fiona McKay works with the leaders of global corporations to help them to change and develop. In this episode she talks to Tom about the results of her research into the gender pay gap and the critical differences between the feedback that men and women receive in the workplace. Plus how the nature of leadership is changing - and must...

In the second #AskAFuturist series, Tom shows why people are right to be sceptical about self-driving cars, but why they will ultimately take over.  Plus, why high frequency change doesn’t affect everything.

What are the five trends that will define the 2020s? This is Tom's bet. Plus, the first in Tom’s #AskAFuturist series where he collects the questions you want to ask a futurist from social media: will we really eat insects in the future?

Tom shares his experience of mentoring people with an unconventional career path and suggests that there is always a story of your past that leads to your career future. Plus, how Tom went about making predictions about the future of sport for a joint project with Grosvenor.

Tom answers one of his most frequently asked questions: will we ever put microchips in our brains?  Plus, why tomorrow’s worker is always performing, and why that might not be healthy.

Tom catches up with fellow futurist Dan Sodergren, in an episode that was due to be recorded at Mobile World Congress, the first major event to be cancelled after the COVID-19 outbreak back in February. Tom and Dan talk about the future of work, and a post-pandemic world.

Tom asks whether digital entertainment can ever stand up to the experience of a live gig. Plus, why the future high street is about community, not commerce.

The 3D printing revolution is running a few years late. But there's still a chance it will change everything. Plus, why milk tells us everything about the future of content.

Tom speaks to Jeremy Thompson of Huawei about 5G. What is it? Why is it causing so much excitement? What are the opportunities it presents? And when will those opportunities be realised?

One of the first things Tom learned about being a futurist is that it is a lot easier to see what will happen than it is to predict when those changes will take place. Plus, what is an algorithm archaeologist? It could be your job in the future.

Tom speaks to Chintan Patel, Chief Technologist for Cisco UK and Ireland at Cisco Live! in Barcelona, about STEM education, the importance of user experience, industry 4.0, machine learning, and much much more.

Doing radio phone-ins exposes Tom to lots of complaints about the modern age and exposes people’s fears of the future. How many of these do you recognise? Plus what does the future of recruitment look like?