Future-Proof Your Career

Agile organisations must take decisions more quickly. But how do you accelerate decision-making and become ‘hyper-decisive’. Plus, Deliveroo for Builders: what happens when the digital age gig economy comes to construction?

Tom addresses the widely-shared myth that VHS won the videocassette format wars of the 1970s in spite of its competitor Betamax being the better technology. Despite being distant history, this debate continues to inform current practice. Plus, in this episode, why even the giants of the internet age will fall.

In this episode, Tom looks at the two technologies competing to power our electric cars: batteries and hydrogen. Plus, building the bionic banker. How will technology transform the future banking industry?

Kicking off a new season of episodes of the podcast, Tom shares some news about why he went quiet in late 2019 (it's all good) and invites you to #AskAFuturist your questions (Tweet him at @bookofthefuture with this hashtag or email  hello@bookofthefuture.co.uk ). Plus, an audio sample chapter from his book, High Frequency Change.

Tom speaks to the founders of AI-powered learning platform Future Builders , Spencer Ayres and Jordan Poulton, about the future of education and the need to keep our skills current throughout our careers.

In the future we may be able to ask whether a building, or even a whole city, is making us happy. Plus, what Apple’s announcements mean for the future of TV.

Why we should only consider the far future when we have understood the near. Plus, the ideology at the heart of the web: why it’s critical to keep it open.

Before you set off for tomorrow, look closely at where you are today, or risk getting lost along the way. Plus, Bright but bleak: futurism and the climate.

Tom talks to Michael Taylor, journalist, author, and recent Change UK candidate, about choice in politics, the fracturing of old alliances, and whether choice as a message is always a euphemism for markets.

Tom speaks to Dominic Collins, co-founder and CEO of Darabase, a company built to solve one of the critical challenges of a world where physical and digital begin to blend together.

Tom speaks to Damian Thompson, global head of consumer insight for Wavemaker, about how we make buying decisions in this age of endless choice.

Forget 5G, 10G is on its way: 10 gigabits per second broadband. But what on earth is it for? Plus, what are suburban capitals, and why are they growing?

Doping recycled plastics with new materials can give them properties better than the original. Plus, how do you choose a career when you're interested in everything?

The power of a good apology should not be underestimated, especially in the age of automation. Plus, why is it always two steps forward and one step back with progress?

We cannot underestimate the value of community in a difficult future. Plus, future energy: why the medium is the message.

When we focus on optimising our businesses, it's all too easy to engineer out the creativity. Plus, why tomorrow's Luddites will be raging against invisible machines.

Tom travelled to The Accenture Dock in Dublin, to interview some of the thinkers guiding global corporations through their digital transformation. In this recording, Tom speaks to Ryan Shanks, director of The Dock, about active listening and the future of skills.

Tom travelled to The Accenture Dock in Dublin, to interview some of the thinkers guiding global corporations through their digital transformation. In this recording, Tom speaks to Ryan Shanks, director of The Dock, and Lorna Ross, Group Director of Fjord.

Hobbies are a great opportunity to jumpstart your learning processes, and to get a dose of humility at the same time. Plus, what if we hadn't taken a step back every time a civilisation fell. Where would we be now?

Tom kicks off a new collection of episodes with some updates about applied futurism in 2019.

Everyone thinks they know the story of King Canute, but there’s another version that has a very different moral. Both speak to the current Brexit crisis. Plus, how the car will continue to shape our cities, if we let it.

In the debate around automation, people often confuse jobs and work. Understanding the difference is crucial to successful planning for a brighter future. Plus, is that future fractured, or just diverse?

If your ideas are too complex for others to understand, that’s your failure, not theirs. Plus, why knowing too much isn’t good for us.

As digital experiences consume more of our lives, will we value the physical thrills of the theme park ever more? Plus, can the EU challenge the dominance of the big digital platforms?

If you wanted to make a lever to move the world, what material would you choose? Plus, how different do you want the future to be? Past performance is no guarantee of future returns…