Alexandra Whittington: Do You Want To Be A Futurist? This Is The Playbook
Channel: Thinking On Paper Podcast & Book Club
Date: 2024-03-02

Disruptors and curious minds! 

What is the future of artificial intelligence? How will it impact geoengineering, smart cities, and the next generation of digital natives? What about neural links, brain hacking, VR and blockchain? How are brands, fortune 500 companies and small business thinking, researching and strategizing for an uncertain future?

In this episode we talk with Alexandra Whittington, a futurist writer and speaker who explores the future of humanity and society. She is a member of the Future of Business team at TCS and a former Lecturer on Foresight at the University of Houston. Alexandra has co-authored and co-edited several books on the future, including A Very Human Future, Aftershocks and Opportunities, and The Future Reinvented.

Futurists (sometimes called futurologists, foresight practitioners and horizon scanners) are the thinkers, writers and researchers who question what our collective futures might be and the impact emerging technologies will have on business, culture and the human condition. 

This is an insightful and actionable episode for anyone interested in futurism and how futurists think and work.  

Alexandra tells us how she became a futurist, how she researches and writes about the future, and what are the key trends and scenarios for 2024. She also shares her insights on how AI will affect geoengineering, smart cities, and the next generation of digital natives, and what are the challenges and opportunities for businesses and brands.


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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Disruptors & Curious Minds
2:17 Our Sponsors Wripple
2:46 Futurist Alexandra Whittington
3:44 What Is A Futurist?
8:12 How To Become A Futurist
9:39 How Has Teaching Futurism Changed?
13:09 Futurists Don't Predict The Future
18:24 How To Research Emerging Technology
22:37 Macro V Micro Trends & Signals
28:52 How Futurists Help Companies
32:05 How Companies Can Start With Futurism
34:30 Our Business Is On The Ropes
36:04 How Do You Trust Technology?
39:56 A Question For Our Next Guest
41:00 Book Recommendations 


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🔥 Check out Alexandra Whittington’s website and buy here books -  https://fastfuture.com/FFP-authors/alexandra-whittington/

Alexandra's Book Recommendation - Guns, Germs and Steel - https://dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/books/guns-germs-and-steel/


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Jeremy is a futurist, writer, and nexus thinker working at the intersection of technology, entertainment and brand. He is the co-founder of Tunewelders and SoundObjects and creator of the Write To Know You program.

Mark is a creative writer, futurist thinker and trainee Nexus thinker. He writes, researches and thinks about web3 and emerging technology for LVMH and Culture3.

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