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FuturePod gathers voices from the international field of Futures and Foresight. Through a series of interviews, the founders of the field and emerging leaders share their stories, tools and experiences. Created in Melbourne, Australia. Interviewing guests from across the globe.
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Thursday Feb 02, 2023
EP 154: Open to Variety - Stefan Bergheim
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
A conversation with Dr. Stefan Bergheim. Stefan strengthens Futures Literacy in politics, business, academia, and civil society with events and processes on topics ranging from innovation via mobility and democracy to quality of life. He was an advisor to the German government’s national wellbeing strategy and led the processes “Positive Futures - Forum for Frankfurt” and “Quality of life in the digital age” and is a member of the UNESCO Futures Literacy Network.
Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Sunday Jan 08, 2023
EP 153: Remembering P.R. Sarkar - Building an Exploitation Free Future
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
A conversation with Sohail Inayatullah and Dada Shambushivananda remembering Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (Baba). They discuss who he was, what he meant to each of them and what his legacy is and hope was for an exploitation free future for the world. And they also go a bit deeper into the Sarkar Game.
Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Monday Dec 26, 2022
EP 152: Jawn Lim - Leaving no one behind
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
A conversation with Associate Professor Jawn Lim. A design futurist at the Singapore Institute of Technology. He holds an Advance Certificate in Management, Innovation and Technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Doctor of Design from Harvard University.
Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
EP 151: Victor Motti - Alternative Planetary Futures
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
A returning chat with Victor Motti, Director of the WFSF, and founder of a new Think Tank in Washington DC, the Alternative Planetary Futures Institute
Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Monday Dec 05, 2022
EP 150: Colin Russo - Weaving the Future
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Colin Russo is the Managing Director of Engaging Futures and he has extensive experience in running Community consultation in a range of organisations
Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Monday Nov 28, 2022
EP 149: Andy Hines - After Capitalism
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
A reinterview with Andy Hines discussing his upcoming book - After Capitalism
Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Monday Nov 21, 2022
EP 148: Ciela Hartanov - Where Work is Placed
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
What role does work play at this point in human evolution?
How do we create more humane workplaces?
How can we move past what our systems and structures allow to find the new way that better serves us?
Dr Ciela Hartanov is an explorer of the future of leadership and adaptable organisation. She brings together foresight and organisational development to break down barriers and invent the next practices for humane, kind, and responsive workplaces.
Interviewed by: Amanda Reeves

Thursday Nov 17, 2022
EP 147: Mina McBride - Lifestyle Foresight
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Mina works as a futurist for a Fortune 500 corporation in Central Florida, USA. She previously worked at the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard’s T.H. Chan Public School of Health on a team that produced executive education programs in sustainability innovation for senior leadership.
She believes that the state of flow is accessible by everyone and that a fundamental requirement of entering the state of flow is foresight or vision. In order to move towards that vision one has to have a sense of direction, knowledge of the system you are in and a navigation plan. Her life’s work is to equip and motivate others to search, locate and become what is possible.
Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Friday Nov 11, 2022
EP 146: Roger Spitz - Disruptive Futures
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
A reinterview with Roger Spitz discussing the Disruptive Futures Institute, their new guidebook, existentialism and all points in between.
Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Monday Nov 07, 2022
EP 145: Loes Damhof - Nurturing Futures Capability
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Loes Damhof was elected as Lecturer of the Year of all higher education in The Netherlands in 2016, and decided to spend the attached prestigious Comenis Award on developing Futures Literacy pilots. In 2018, she received the UNESCO Chair on Futures Literacy in Higher Education for her work on researching the impact of Futures Literacy and the design principles of Futures Literacy interventions.
Interviewed by: Reanna Browne