FuturePod

In episode 255, Peter Hayward and Cindy Frewen explore what’s lost and what’s possible when connection, from dating to civic discourse, is increasingly mediated by apps and AI.

In episode 254, Abril Chimal co-founder of the Without Words project unpacks the “pollution of words” and asks how cross-cultural workshops can envision futures together when language falls short.

In episode 253, Stephen Dupont describes bridging in foresight as bringing people and communities together through communication to work toward a better, higher-quality future that benefits everyone.

In episode 252, Tom Lombardo discusses his view that the world's problems stem from failings in human consciousness, and that deliberately evolving it would transform life on Earth for the better consciousness.

In episode 251, Peter Hayward meets Alicia Richins. Alicia (she/they) is a climate justice advocate, sustainable impact strategist, and writer passionate about imagining beyond the plausible.

In episode 250, Adam Sharpe joins Amanda to discuss how we can create meaningful opportunities for young people to be active participants in shaping the future.

Peter speaks to Ruth Lewis  who is a trained foresight professional and professional engineer with a passion to assist people make wise and informed decisions in technology investments to enable preferred futures.

Peter speaks to Ruth Lewis  who is a trained foresight professional and professional engineer with a passion to assist people make wise and informed decisions in technology investments to enable preferred futures.

In episode 246, Peter speaks to Richard Hames who returns to FuturePod to discuss his new book, Teaching Silicon How to Feel.

In episode 246, Peter speaks to Richard Hames who returns to FuturePod to discuss his new book, Teaching Silicon How to Feel.

In episode 245, Peter speaks to Dr Tim Mansfield Futures Researcher and a culture consultant at the Interaction Consortium.

In episode 244, Peter speaks to David Geye who is an organisational futurist in the aerospace sector committed to leveraging his previous military and corporate experiences to anticipate future challenges and empower people and organisations.

In episode 243 Peter speaks to Louka Parry who is the CEO and Founder of The Learning Future which believes in human-centred education and views education as an ecosystem, nurturing thriving ‘humans’ to grow and connect in a healthy environment.

In episode 242 Peter speaks to Eva Oloumi who is the founder and practice lead of Paradiegma and is known for guiding organisations through transformative change

In episode 241 Peter speaks to Steve Fisher who with Ja-Nae Duane co-authored SuperShifts - Transforming How we Live, Learn and Work in the Age of Intelligence.

In episode 240 Peter speaks to Jo Lepore who practiced corporate foresight within McDonald's and Mars Wrigley, leads the insights company Dig, is the founder of FIG, is a partner at Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS) and a podcaster at Looking Outside.

In episode 239 Peter speaks to Jamais Cascio who with Bob Johansen and Angela Williams co-authored Navigating the Age of Chaos - A sense making guide to a BANI world.

In episode 238 we meet Juli Rush who is an Educator, Foresight Strategist and a Death Doula with a focus on partnering futures + death and grief processing.

In episode 237 we meet two of the Winners from the Association of Professional Futurists IF awards, Reanna Browne and James Allen.

In episode 236 Elissa Farrow returns to the Pod, and brings some friends, to talk about the second iteration of the Oceania Futures and Foresight Symposium on the 26th and 27th of March

In episode 235 our guest is Dr Ewa Lombard who is a senior researcher the University of Geneva converging the realms of affective sciences and collective intelligence, focusing on sustainable decision-making that withstands the uncertainties of the future.

In episode 234 Peter is speaking to Richard Yonck who returns for his third podcast. This time Richard is here to discuss his first fiction book, Mindstock.

In episode 233 Peter shares an economics and futures journey with Vinny Tafuro including from Adam Smith to Kate Raworth and from the Theory of Moral Sentiments to Design Economics. Vinny is a founder of the Institute for Economic Evolution and is a pioneering advocate for the twenty-first-century economy that is disrupting society’s rigid institutions and beliefs.

In episode 232 Peter chats to Betty Sue Flowers, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus and a writer, editor, and international foresight consultant, with publications ranging from poetry therapy to sustainability.

In episode 231 Peter meets Fernando Gutiérrez Olaizola who is a Uruguayan-born futurist based in the United States with a passion for space and science fiction, a focus on Latin America, and a drive to identify opportunities for emerging and developing nations to participate in space-based commerce and exploration.