FuturePod

Appreciating the gifts of traditional systems allows Kieran to support individuals and conventional institutions and see what needs to endure, even as change occurs, and new visions of ‘a good life’ are imagined. 

Tanja is an emerging futurist who has merged the best of the German and Australian approach to Futures. Coming from a corporate background she is now a freelancer who is creating a network of freelancers with a platform that has global ambition.

Sohail is a global futurist whose work reaches from Australia into Asia. A prolific writer, seasoned academic and experienced consultant. He is the complete package. Come hear how he does his magic.

Adam tells the story of the Mont Fleur Scenario Project, how he uses scenarios to create a space to act together to transform a system, and why power, love, and justice are central to his impactful facilitation practice.

In quite an amazing career trajectory, studying strategic foresight provided new tools for Rob in his quest to find ways to introduce new ways of working.

Rene Rohrbeck explains his maturity model for organisational foresight, describes how corporate foresight moves beyond just trend analysis and also gives some interesting advice on parenting children too.

Jim Dator is a Futurist who in some ways did not have a past. Raised without significant men in his life his approach to Futures is both unique and so valuable for all of us.

As one of the few women working in the fields of foreign affairs, international security and defense, Kate Delaney’s career has morphed into a successful business in Australia applying her own brand of Futures and Foresight in Government and Not For Profit organisations.

John Sweeney is blazing a new path for Futures in Central Asia, namely Kazakhstan. John's passions are Futures Gaming, and working with diverse communities. He is an experienced consultant and educator who is also a very entertaining interviewee.

Tanja, raised into Nelson Mandela's revolution in South Africa works all around the world trying to support a good Anthropocene.

Fabienne takes you through her meta-methodology that frames how she does foresight work and she also discusses how to approach wicked futures like handling a ball of wool.

Bia explains how she integrates Agile Design, Futures and Wellbeing to create thriving workplaces and successful change initiatives.

Riel explains how he transforms the future by designing processes that help people think about the future. He explains his key concepts of Anticipatory Assumptions and the Futures Literacy Laboratory.

Zia explains his ideas of the Familiar Future and the Unspoken Future and he challenges those who work in our field to actually make a contribution to ensure that the Future is open and is not 'colonised' by those currently holding power and privilege.

Verne explains the contribution that Futures has made to society and the power of the Futures Wheel. He exemplifies that it’s never too late to learn something new about yourself and the world.

Debra (Deb) Bateman has great breadth and depth in learning and teaching, infusing her curriculum with futures thinking in both schools and higher education. She shares her eclectic futures tools; a must listen for those in the Education sphere.

Andrew takes us into the genesis and elaboration of the “real” Three Horizons method and how it can be used for a lot more by practitioners, and shares other Futures gems.

Meet Pupul, a storyteller, and let her help you open the doors in your own thinking to find your own "different way" to practice foresight.

Listen to Andy as he explains the Houston Framework, his work on Beyond Market Capitalism, how you 'find the fringe', and how you work with Futures 'learners'.

Clem Bezold takes you through the use of scenarios and visioning and discusses equity rising and abundance advances.

Jorge brings his nerdiness to help people and organisations understand what is changing around them and how to use that to help decision-making. He believes that the work of people like him in Mexico and others elsewhere is re-enchanting our field.

Richard speaks about COVID-19 as not just being a threat, it is also a gift. He explains there is an opportunity to understand more deeply what are we doing that works in our favour and what in fact works against us in society. It is also an opportunity for nature to re-establish itself.

Riel provides us with positive perspectives during this time of shock. Discussing how this pandemic is a powerful opportunity to make a fundamental change in how humans make choices, and the immense power of a capability we all hold, imagination.

John reminds us that futures are still plural, and the importance of holding the space for possibilities. One of the most immediate things each of us can do, is pay careful attention to the language we use to navigate this time.

Peter Bishop speaks about how a new era is possible, though not guaranteed; this historical moment breaks the frame, opening up the possibility for innovation, or we might snap back to how we were before.