4Sight Chats

Alexander (Alex) Lyon is a professor of communication at the State University of New York, an author and a YouTube content creator. Also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRKNGF95rN0 CHAT OUTLINE [03:38] To what extent interventions on leaders’ communication can actually change their mindset? [08:29] What’s the biggest challenge that prevents leaders from changing their communi...

Henry Mintzberg is a management educator and writer. He is currently Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He authored 20 books and received 21 honorary doctorate degrees. He is one of the most influential management thinkers of all times. Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1_GjzfOkKqA CHAT OUTLINE [02:38] Henry's latest book "Understa...

Nicolai J. Foss is a professor of strategy at the Copenhagen Business School. He is a prolific contributor to the research literature in management and is one of the world's most cited management scholars. He is mainly interested in the organizational and individual-level aspects of processes of creating and capturing value. Also available in video format on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QgKJOuJ1u...

Dr. Aubrey de Grey is a biomedical gerontologist based in Silicon Valley, California, USA, and is the founder, President and Chief Science Officer of LEV Foundation, a biomedical research and advocacy charity focused on repairing the molecular and cellular damage of aging. He received his BA in computer science and Ph. D. in biology from the University of Cambridge. His research interests encompas...

Daniel is a sociologist and transdisciplinary thinker specializing in metamodernism, the stage of societal development that comes after and goes beyond postmodernism. Alex is Co-founder and Head of Foresight at the Ideactio Centre for Foresight Research & Consulting (Singapore).   Also available in video format:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-x1xVy4n8o CHAT OUTLINE  [04:03]...

George is a professor of management science at the university of Strathclyde (Glasgow), Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making and Editor-in-Chief of the recently launched Wiley journal, Futures & Foresight Science. Alex is co-founder and head of foresight at the Ideactio Centre for Foresight Research & Consulting (Singapore).   Also available on YouTube: https:/...

Dennis Tourish is a professor of leadership and organization studies at the University of Sussex Business School. Alex Fergnani is the co-founder and head of foresight at the Ideactio Centre for Foresight Research and Consulting (Singapore)   Available in video format:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD5kuYFHg0w CHAT OUTLINE:  [02:35] Some statistics about the crisis in manag...

Marcus is Associate Professor at the Beijing Institute of Technology in Zhuhai, China. Alex is PhD Candidate at NUS Business School, Singapore.   Also available in video format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Ug2Frhcco

Gerard is Vice Dean for Research of the Faculty of Humanities and Professor of Strategic Management and Behavioural Science at Alliance Manchester Business School. Alex is PhD Candidate at NUS Business School, Singapore.  Available in video format:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqvNxpeG90k Chat outline:  -The role of emotions in foresight and strategic decision making  -How...

This conversation is an interview between Tom Chermack and Alex Fergnani about Tom's latest book, "Using Scenarios". Tom is a Professor in organizational learning, performance and change at Colorado State University. Alex is a PhD Candidate at NUS Business School.     CHAT OUTLINE:  -Motivation behind writing the book  -How to choose which "after scenarios" method to use ...

The 3rd episode of the 2nd season of the 4Sight Chats Series, with Thomas (Tom) Lombardo. Tom is s the Director of the Center for Future Consciousness, Editor of Future Consciousness Insights, and Professor Emeritus and Retired Faculty Chair of Psychology, Philosophy, and the Future at Rio Salado College. Alex is PhD candidate at NUS Business School (Singapore), and Associate Editor of the journal...

The 2nd episode of the 2nd season of the 4Sight Chats Series, with Brent Cooper. Brent is a geopolitical sociologist, founder of The Abs-Tract Organization, and filmmaker. Alex is PhD candidate at NUS Business School (Singapore), and Associate Editor of the journal "World Futures Review".     Chat Outline:   - What is metamodernism?  - The normative aspect of metamodernism &nbs...

The 1st episode of the 2nd season of the 4Sight Chats Series, with Young-chan Ro. Young-chan is a professor of religious studies and the director of the Korean studies center at George Mason University. Alex is PhD candidate at NUS Business School (Singapore), and Associate Editor of the journal "World Futures Review".   Chat Outline:  - The ideal society according to Confucianism ...

10th episode of the 4Sight Chats Series, with Peter Hayward. Peter is a "pracademic" with two decades of experience in teaching foresight to passionate and skillful people. He is also the co-host of Futurepod, one of the most well regarded and long-lasting podcasts in futures & foresight. Alex is PhD candidate at NUS Business School (Singapore), and Associate Editor of the journal "World Futur...

9th episode of the 4Sight Chats Series, with Paul Schoemaker. Paul is an internationally renown expert, an entrepreneur, and an educator in the fields of strategy, innovation and decision-making. Alex is PhD candidate at NUS Business School (Singapore), and Associate Editor of the journal "World Futures Review"   Chat outline:  -What is organizational vigilance?  -What is the differ...

8th episode of the 4Sight Chats Series, with Erik Øverland. Erik is the President of the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF), and Co-Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Futures Research. Alex is PhD candidate at NUS Business School (Singapore), and Associate Editor of the journal "World Futures Review"  Chat outline:  -What WFSF is and does  -The challenge of advocating f...