Podcasts by The Future, This Week

The future of generative AI from 2023-05-12T09:18:28

This week: the speed, visibility and hype of generative AI, and goodbye.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research Group) meet once a week to put th...

The future of seafood with Aryé Elfenbein from 2023-04-28T09:17

This week: we discuss lab-grown seafood and the future of fish with Wildtype Co-Founder, Aryé Elfenbein.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research G...

Megaprojects and getting big things done with Bent Flyvbjerg from 2023-04-14T07:00:29

This week: a discussion with Bent Flyvbjerg on the factors that lead projects to fail, whether big or small, and the research-based principles that can make them succeed.

Sandra Peter (Sy...

Generative AI and life advice for the future with Kevin Kelly from 2023-04-05T23:29:11

This week: we talk with Wired Magazine co-founder Kevin Kelly about artificial intelligence, group think, and excellent advice for living.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai ...

Platform capitalism with Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin from 2023-03-31T05:01:14

This week: we interview Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow, authors of Chokepoint Capitalism, about how platforms capture value in creative markets.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) ...

Noise and other distractions with Daniel Kahneman from 2023-03-03T05:26:20

This week: a special episode with Daniel Kahneman.

Good judgment is not just an admirable personal quality, it’s a valuable life skill. Nobel Prize winn...

ChatGPT and generative AI from 2023-01-24T07:27:04

This week: our ChatGPT and generative AI special. What is it? How does it work? What to do with it? Where to next?

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures ...

The 4-day work week with Juliet Schor from 2022-12-12T01:08:30

This week: what if we all worked four days a week? We talk with Professor Juliet Schor about her research into the 4-day work week and the trials happening around the world.

Sandra Peter ...

Best business books of 2022 from 2022-11-25T07:09:59

This week: corporate self-help, pandemics, climate, toxic stuff and socio-tech broccoli: our 2022 best business books for your holiday reading list.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights...

Temu – Chinese apps going global from 2022-11-20T23:21:40

This week: Pinduoduo’s Temu marks another high-profile entry in the e-commerce market from a Chinese tech giant.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Re...

COP27 and moving forward with climate change responses from 2022-11-14T00:23:56

This week: we talk to Christopher Wright about COP27 and how to move forward with responses to climate change.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Rese...

Generative AI and creative work from 2022-11-06T22:13:43

This week: how generative Artificial Intelligence and synthetic media changes the business of creative work.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Resear...

Universal Basic Income with Scott Santens from 2022-10-31T07:24:52

This week: Universal Basic Income (UBI) trials have taken place all over the world from Namibia to Alaska. We talk with researcher and advocate Scott Santens about the future of the basic income...

Patagonia goes profit for purpose from 2022-10-14T06:05:27

This week: we discuss what happens when a company is owned by a foundation, how profit benefits purpose.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research G...

9 things we learned about hybrid work  from 2022-10-07T05:38

This week: we take stock and discuss nine important things we learned about hybrid work.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research Group) meet once ...

Data is not the new oil with Genevieve Bell from 2022-09-29T00:12:33

This week: our 300th episode. We’re joined by Professor Genevieve Bell to settle once and for all – if data is not the new oil, then what is it?

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) an...

State of the Digital in 2022 (and the future) with Simon Kemp from 2022-09-20T03:50

This week: don’t believe the hype – the surprising truth about what is really going on online, with our expert Simon Kemp

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital F...

Weird new jobs from 2022-09-09T03:32:13

This week: the AI whisperer, AI artist managers, data detectives, metaverse supply chain strategy consultants, and more cool jobs in the digital era.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insight...

The business of movies is changing from 2022-09-02T22:29:33

This week: the business of movies is changing, with Mike Seymour.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research Group) meet once a week to put their own...

Instagram, are you TikTok? from 2022-08-26T06:28:41

This week: as Instagram tries to become more like TikTok, small businesses protest.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research Group) meet once a wee...

AI fluency in Australia with Kellie Nuttall from 2022-07-29T05:00:53

This week: a special on artificial intelligence in Australian organisations and AI fluency with Deloitte’s AI Lead, Dr Kellie Nuttall.

You can find transcripts, links for the curious and ...

Revisiting the Asian century with Kishore Mahbubani from 2022-07-08T00:16:18

This week: we revisit our 2020 discussion with Singaporean diplomat, academic and author, Kishore Mahbubani.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Resear...

Another delivery drone trial and food security futures from 2022-06-23T00:32:54

This week: delivery drones - where are they, and why are they taking so long? Plus fake milk discussions and food security futures.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer ...

Buy now, pay later and the evolution of innovation from 2022-06-10T10:52:23

This week: the evolution (or revolution) in the BNPL disruption story.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research Group) meet once a week to put thei...

Facial recognition and public data from 2022-06-02T08:21:14

This week: all things facial recognition and the implications of using public data.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research Group) meet once ...

Stablecoins, not-so-stable cryptocurrency from 2022-05-20T03:24:26

This week: as cryptocurrencies plummet, some stablecoins are not so stable.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research Group) meet once a week to put...

The future of sand from 2022-05-10T05:33:36

This week: the world is running out of sand. The most-exploited resource after water should be recognised as a strategic material and regulated like a mineral commodity.

Sandra Peter (Syd...

The future of geopolitics from 2022-04-29T20:24

This week: the future of geopolitics. From Australia’s place in Asia to the war in Europe, we discuss new ways of thinking, with Professor Marc Stears.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business...

Hybrid office fashion from 2022-04-26T07:50:24

This week: what should you wear to work: the end of suit and heels and more hybrid office fashion.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research Group) ...

Unlearn music from 2022-04-15T02:00

This week: we’re on a break but we have something interesting in store for you, we discuss how the way we engage with music is fundamentally changing — from something we listen to, t...

Elon Musk buys Twitter… well, sort of from 2022-04-08T00:53:18

This week: it really is a Musk when Elon becomes Twitter’s largest shareholder and gets a seat on the board.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures ...

Neon and chip shortages from 2022-03-28T08:28:26

This week: the world’s leading suppliers of neon are in Ukraine, and that threatens to make the ongoing microchip shortage even worse.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Ka...

New York Times gets Wordle from 2022-03-18T03:21:26

This week: we discuss the economics and business behind the New York Times’ decision to buy popular internet game Wordle.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Dig...

Fake fact-checking and disinformation from 2022-03-11T05:57

This week: fake fact-checking videos take disinformation to a different level. For MisinfoDay we talk to expert Jevin West from the University of Washington’s Listen

Cybersecurity and women from 2022-03-04T06:50:18

On this IWD why cybersecurity needs more women and what we can do about it with expert Dr Meraiah Foley.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research G...

The future of wine and some remote work stuff from 2022-02-24T23:20:58

This week: the future of wine is bleak because of millennials, climate, tariffs and taxes; and more remote work and fake companies.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer ...

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The Future, This Week: the future of higher education with Professor Mark Scott from 2022-02-09T01:00

This week: what is the future of universities? As the sector navigates disruption and uncertainty, special guest Professor Mark Scott AO, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydne...

The future of higher education with Mark Scott from 2022-02-09T00:00

This week: what is the future of universities? As the sector navigates disruption and uncertainty, special guest Professor Mark Scott AO, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydne...

The Future, This Week: 31 Jan 22 - unlearn automation from 2022-01-31T03:40:56

This week: we’re on a break but we have something interesting in store for you, and it’s not about our longitudinal auto ethnographic research on leisure time, but rather how automation will mak...

Unlearn automation from 2022-01-31T00:00

This week: we’re on a break but we have something interesting in store for you, and it’s not about our longitudinal auto ethnographic research on leisure time, but rather how automat...

The Future, This Week 14 Dec 21: making leisure work from 2021-12-14T00:00

This week: how should we spend our time off? How making leisure time productive is making us efficient but also unhappy and what we can do about it. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai...

The Future, This Week 6 Dec 21: best business books 2021 from 2021-12-06T00:00

This week: corporate self-help, schadenfreude, tech broccoli, and real eyeopeners: our 2021 best business books for your Christmas list. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Dig...

The Future, This Week 26 Nov 21: cobalt, not exactly the new oil from 2021-11-26T00:00

This week: all about cobalt, a behind the scenes look at the challenges of transitioning to renewable energy technologies. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures R...

The Future, This Week 19 Nov 21: the great resignation (or is it?) from 2021-11-19T00:00

This week: with so much talk of the great resignation, the great realignment, job swap and early retirement, what is actually going on and what do we need to know about it? Sandra Peter (Sydney Bu...

The Future, This Week 12 Nov 21: the numbers of climate change (hint: it’s worse than you think) from 2021-11-12T00:00

This week: all the numbers of climate change and what they mean from the COP26 in Glasgow, with our expert Professor Christopher Wright. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Dig...

The Future, This Week 29 Oct 21: Meta and the metaverse from 2021-10-29T00:00

This week: rebranding the company and the metaverse play: we discuss the Facebook announcements, meta and verse. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research Gr...

The Future, This Week 22 Oct 21: what Spotify is doing to podcasts from 2021-10-22T00:00

This week: the podcast about podcasts, how Spotify’s ambitions might change podcasts forever, plus LinkedIn getting out of China and Norway’s EVs in other news. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insig...

The Future, This Week 15 Oct 21: Squid Game and the future of content from 2021-10-15T00:00

This week: Squid Game, the biggest hit in Netflix history is re-shaping the future of movies and television. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research Group)...

The Future, This Week 4 Oct 21: unlearn computers from 2021-10-04T00:00

This week: we’re on a break but we have something interesting in store for you, and it’s not just Mr Goxx the cryptocurrency trading hamster. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer...

The Future This Week 24 Sep 21: weathering the perfect storm of container shipping from 2021-09-24T05:12:30

This week: COVID, climate and containers: how the world weathers the global logistics crisis and a quick look at the Facebook files, ByteDance, finfluencers, Shell gets out of shale and AR spide...

The Future, This Week 17 Sep 21: finfluencers and financial advice on TikTok from 2021-09-17T00:00

This week: Finfluencers - more and more young people get their financial advice on TikTok and other social media platforms. Also, robot vacuums and pet poop AI and the epic #Epic #Apple battle come...

The Future, This Week 10 Sep 21: #BreakUpBigChicken from 2021-09-10T00:00

This week: we’re back and what does #BreakUpBigTech have to do with your chicken? There's also Abba-tars, Gartner all hype no cycle, Musk’s humanoid robots and laser weed zapping ones, COVID AI dis...

Coming soon: The Future, This Week season 10 from 2021-08-23T00:00

Season 10 of The Future, This Week is almost here. But in the meantime, we've been working on something new… Introducing The Unlearn Project, our new podcast about changing common sense. The way t...

Corona Business Insights: social capital from 2021-08-19T00:00

Social capital, networking and the office: part four of a series looking at shifting working practices, distributed and hybrid work. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us to th...

Corona Business Insights: wellbeing from 2021-08-14T00:00

Wellbeing, burnout and memory fog: part three of a series looking at shifting working practices, distributed and hybrid work. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us to think abo...

Corona Business Insights: productivity from 2021-08-04T00:00

Revisiting productivity and remote work: part two of a series looking at shifting working practices, distributed and hybrid work. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us to think...

Corona Business Insights: working from home from 2021-07-29T00:00

Revisiting working from home (WFH): part one of a series looking at shifting working practices, distributed and hybrid work. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us to think abou...

Corona Business Insights: still zooming from 2021-07-14T00:00

As remote work continues for many people, what is Zoom fatigue and what to do about it, and how are videoconferencing platforms adapting their services to the hybrid future?As COVID-19 sets out to ...

Corona Business Insights: contact tracing revisited from 2021-07-05T00:00

We look at lessons learned from the use of digital contact tracing apps, launched with great promise early in the pandemic, but now largely regarded as ineffective by many countries. As COVID-19 s...

The Future, This Week 30 Jun 21: TED Talks and science from 2021-06-30T00:00

This week: What if the science behind your favourite TED Talk was wrong? Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their ow...

The Future, This Week 22 Jun 21: predicting fashion and replacing solar from 2021-06-22T00:00

This week: how COVID-19 reveals how the fashion industry predicts trends, and why the success of solar becomes a problem. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption...

The Future, This Week 11 Jun 21: breaking the internet and the scientific paradox from 2021-06-11T00:51:23

This week: what we saw when the internet went down and changing minds about the scientific paradox.

Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Gro...

The Future, This Week 28 May 21: emerging innovation with cabbages, eyes, cows and EVs from 2021-05-28T00:00

This week: What do cabbages, eyes, cows and electric vehicles have in common? Stories of innovation and emerging industries on The Future, This Week. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Ka...

The Future, This Week 20 May 21: the business of bees from 2021-05-20T00:00

This week: bees, their economic impact and why it's so important to protect them, with special guest Emily Remnant. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Resea...

The Future, This Week 14 May 21: revisiting Thinking with Daniel Kahneman from 2021-05-14T00:00

This week: we revisit our interview with Nobel prize winner and renowned author, Professor Daniel Kahneman. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Grou...

The Future, This Week 7 May 21: politics at work from 2021-05-07T00:00

This week: Basecamp banning employees having political and societal discussions at work points to new challenges for leaders deciding what their business stands for. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business ...

The Future, This Week 30 Apr 21: crime and punishment from 2021-04-30T00:00

This week: the future of crime and punishment, we discuss the high cost and low returns of punishing white collar crimes with special guest Clinton Free. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) an...

The Future, This Week 26 Apr 21: AirTags and suburban retrofitting from 2021-04-26T00:00

This week: Apple’s AirTag release raises platform competition issues, and the trend of suburban retrofitting changes what suburbs are for. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (D...

The Future, This Week 16 Apr 21: hybrid work from 2021-04-16T00:00

This week: hybrid work models, and their hidden complexities and implications in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Resea...

The Future, This Week 9 Apr 21: unpacking the gig economy impact from 2021-04-09T00:00

This week: as the world sets out to regulate gig work, we look at its surprising consequences and wider impact. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research ...

Coming soon: The Future, This Week Season 9… part 2 from 2021-04-01T00:00

Part 2 of Season 9 of The Future, This Week is almost here. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet weekly to put their own spin on news that...

The Future, This Week 26 Mar 21: the importance of relationships from 2021-03-26T00:00

This week: a special episode with Marc Stears on the importance of relationships. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put...

The Future, This Week 19 Mar 21: Roblox and AR/VR from 2021-03-19T00:00

This week: What Roblox teaches us about the creator economy and we’re talking about AR and VR yet again. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) ...

The Future, This Week 05 Mar 21: NFTs and GameStop from 2021-03-05T00:00

This week: we discuss how digital ownership through NFTs creates value and new kinds of assets, and what the GameStop saga reveals about new forms of spontaneous digital organising. Sandra Peter (...

Coming soon: The Future, This Week Season 9 from 2021-02-26T00:00

Season 9 of The Future, This Week is almost here. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet weekly to put their own spin on news that is impact...

The Future, This Week 19 Feb 21: #Facebook, #MediaCode from 2021-02-19T00:00

This week: we’re back with a breaking news special as Facebook goes nuclear, banning all news from its Australian platform. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disrupti...

The Future, This Week 18 Dec 20: #BestBooks2020 from 2020-12-18T00:00

This week: generalising from unicorns, schadenfreude, self-help manifestos or true eye-openers, we review for you 2020’s best business books. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer...

Corona Business Insights: urban mobility from 2020-12-15T00:00

It only takes sixty days to form a habit, so after nine months of people working from home, how is transport changing in our cities? We talk with infrastructure expert Associate Professor Matthew B...

The Future, This Week 11 Dec 20: #COVID19, #Lessons from 2020-12-11T00:00

This week: working from home, hybrid offices, climate, Gen Z, AI and UBI, the surprising lessons we’ve learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (D...

The Future, This Week 04 Dec 20: #BigTech, #BusinessModels from 2020-12-04T00:00

This week: reducing the reliance on ad revenue, reducing the reliance on external partners: how big tech companies evolve their business models. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Rie...

The Asian century with Kishore Mahbubani from 2020-12-01T00:00

As we enter the new Asian century, what will the choppy waters of globalisation hold? Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute joins Dr Sandra Peter to discuss geopoli...

The Future, This Week 20 Nov 20: #Data, #Privacy, #Tracking from 2020-11-20T00:00

This week: we dive into the complex shadow world of trading location data from innocuous apps. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once ...

Corona Business Insights: taxes from 2020-11-18T00:00

Working from home and big tech gains spark debate about taxes and taxation as we look to tackle the economic effects of the pandemic. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in t...

Corona Business Insights: changing cities from 2020-11-12T00:00

How are cities changing and adapting during the pandemic? We talk with urban geographer Dr Dallas Rogers on how COVID-19 is reshaping urban areas. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever,...

The Future, This Week 6 Nov 20: #Double11 #SinglesDay, #SupplyChains from 2020-10-30T00:00

This week: Kishi Pan helps us unpack the world’s largest shopping event, China’s singles’ day, 11.11 Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet...

The Future, This Week 30 Oct 20: #Misinformation #FakeNews #USElection from 2020-10-30T00:00

This week: Jevin West joins us to discuss disinformation in social media in the wake of the US election. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) ...

Corona Business Insights: business model changes from 2020-10-28T00:00

We look at how business models have changed in response to the pandemic with businesses seizing new opportunities, making emergency pivots or more sustained adaptations to how they deliver value fo...

The Future, This Week 23 Oct 20: #Autonomous #SelfDrivingCars from 2020-10-23T00:00

This week: after a flurry of contradicting announcements, we discuss if self-driving cars have finally arrived, or what it would take to get them here. You can subscribe to our podcasts on Apple P...

The Future, This Week 16 Oct 20: #CRISPR, #NobelPrize from 2020-10-16T00:00

This week: we finally discuss gene editing and CRISPR, as the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes the women behind its development. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital D...

Corona Business Insights: digital contact tracing from 2020-10-14T00:00

We catch up on the latest in digital contact tracing, both in the public sphere and emerging corporate solutions. Our resource page on contact tracing tech: https://sbi.sydney.edu.au/contact-traci...

Post-pandemic powerhouse: China is moving on from 2020-10-09T00:00

Three China experts – a businessman, an academic and a diplomat – walk us through China’s post pandemic story. For shownotes and links: https://sbi.sydney.edu.au/post-pandemic-powerhouse-china-is-...

The Future, This Week 2 Oct 20: #Design, #DesignThinking from 2020-10-02T00:00

This week: we talk about design and design thinking in an uncertain world, as we problem-solve our way out of the pandemic. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disrupti...

Corona Business Insights: starting a new job from 2020-09-30T00:00

From establishing networks and meeting colleagues to learning organisational culture, what’s it like starting a new job when working remotely during a pandemic? As COVID-19 sets out to change the ...

The Future, This Week 25 Sep 2020: #TheSocialDilemma, #Platforms from 2020-09-25T00:00

This week: The Social Dilemma, our first movie review on The Future, This Week. We bring in everything we’ve learnt about social media over the past three years. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insi...

The Future, This Week 18 Sep 2020: #Xiaohongshu (Little RED Book) and #SocialCommerce from 2020-09-18T00:00

This week: in a special on social commerce in China, we talk to our guest Kishi Pan about the unique experience of Xiaohongshu, or Little Red Book. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai ...

Corona Business Insights: influencers from 2020-09-15T00:00

Influencers in a pandemic: from struggling after travel lockdowns and marketing cuts to thriving in a world of online experiences. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the ...

The Future, This Week 11 Sep 20: #GPT3, #AI, #CleanMeat from 2020-09-11T00:00

This week: the media hype around AI writing essays, and how to make clean meat innovation palatable. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet...

Corona Business Insights the business of vaccines from 2020-09-08T03:04:11

The business of vaccines: investment, research risks, pricing, manufacturing, and distributing a COVID-19 vaccine.

As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the followi...

The Future, This Week 4 Sep 20: #Epic, #Apple, #Fortnite from 2020-09-04T00:00

This #Fortnite: the epic #Epic #Apple battle. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own spin on news that is impa...

Corona Business Insights: for the greater good from 2020-09-01T00:00

Public health versus economic risk – how as a society do we come to agree what we’re collectively working towards? As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following weeks ...

The Future, This Week 27 Aug 20: #TikTok, #WeChat, #Fragmentation from 2020-08-27T00:00

This week: banning TikTok and WeChat, and the fragmented internet. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own spin...

Corona Business Insights: the watch industry from 2020-08-21T00:00

How COVID-19 accelerates the polarisation in the global watch industry. What does it mean for luxury brands, and will smart watches continue their takeover of the consumer market? As COVID-19 sets...

Corona Business Insights: zooming from 2020-08-18T00:00

Has Zoom saved the business meeting or are we zoomed out and fatigued? What digital enhancements will shape your zoom appearance? As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the f...

Coming soon: The Future, This Week Season 8 from 2020-08-14T00:00

Season 8 of The Future, This Week is almost here. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet weekly to put their own spin on news that is impact...

Corona Business Insights: movies and cinemas from 2020-08-12T00:00

How the pandemic is changing the movie industry and cinemas: from delayed releases to extended releases, and from cleaning to streaming an uncertain future looms. As COVID-19 sets out to change th...

Corona Business Insights: Gen Z from 2020-08-05T04:05:49

Why is Gen Z struggling: from the financial uncertainty, careers and fragility, to counterintuitive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ‘digital native’ generation. As COVID-19 sets out to cha...

Corona Business Insights: motivation from 2020-07-27T00:00

Why are workers experiencing higher levels of fatigue and stress and what strategies can be used to increase motivation? As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following ...

Corona Business Insights: work changes, updated from 2020-07-21T00:00

From presenteeism to the hybrid workforce. What changes when remote working is here to stay? As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following weeks in thinking about what...

Corona Business Insights: tourism from 2020-07-16T00:00

With travel ground to a halt tourism has the opportunity to rethink its ways. As the world reopens will recovery lead to more sustainability or will old patterns return? As COVID-19 sets out to ch...

Corona Business Insights: science opportunities from 2020-07-14T00:00

From new clinical studies to studying wildlife and boredom, how COVID-19 presents new scientific research opportunities.As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following we...

Corona Business Insights: migration from 2020-07-08T00:00

Labour migration: how COVID-19 has increased vulnerably, changed patterns of migration and the road to economic recovery. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following...

Corona Business Insights: telehealth from 2020-07-03T00:00

During the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine looks like it could lead to a more permanent shift to become a more mainstream part healthcare. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us...

Corona Business Insights: online activism from 2020-07-01T00:00

From flooding hashtags to weaponising Disney’s copyright policing: what online activism and protests can learn from K-Pop fans during COVID-19. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, jo...

Corona Business Insights: the four-day work week from 2020-06-26T00:00

How the four-day work week conversation gains new momentum and new converts in the time of COVID-19. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following weeks in thinking a...

Corona Business Insights: the fashion industry from 2020-06-22T00:00

The fashion industry: the standstill, a window of opportunity and the future of the industry in the wake of the pandemic. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following...

Corona Business Insights: corporate surveillance from 2020-06-17T00:00

Corporate surveillance: heightened remote surveillance and activity tracking. This is part 2 of a 2-part special. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following weeks i...

Corona Business Insights: employee monitoring from 2020-06-17T00:00

Employee monitoring: the rise in remote worker monitoring and workplace health screening. This is part 1 of a 2-part special. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the follo...

The Future, This Week 12 Jun 20: #Vanlife, #CashlessSociety, #FacialRecognition from 2020-06-12T01:38:20

This week: #vanlife during the pandemic, going cashless and no more facial recognition. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week t...

The Future, This Week 5 Jun 20: #Protests, #Platforms, #FreeSpeech from 2020-06-05T00:00

This week: protests, free speech and the responsibilities of social media platforms. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to p...

Corona Business Insights: humour from 2020-06-03T04:17:05

We discuss the role of humour as a coping mechanism and as a way to bond with others in difficult times during the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in t...

Innovating through the crisis with IBM's Bob Lord from 2020-06-01T00:00

With 385,000 employees, how has global tech giant IBM responded to the COVID-19 pandemic? You can subscribe to this podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Libsyn, YouTube or wherever yo...

Corona Business Insights: sports from 2020-05-29T00:00

What happens when professional sport has to shut down, and what is being done to bring it back. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following weeks in thinking about w...

Corona Business Insights: economic forecasting from 2020-05-26T00:00

The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic challenges economic forecasting as fundamental assumptions of economic models will have to be rethought. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world for...

The Future, This Week 22 May 20: #ReturningToWork, #AI, #COVID-19 from 2020-05-22T00:00

This week: will Silicon Valley finally move online? And AI is confused by our weird behaviour. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a...

Corona Business Insights: commuting from 2020-05-20T00:00

As societies slowly reopen, what does this mean for our daily commute? How commuting will change as we move beyond the lockdown. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the fo...

Corona Business Insights: the ideal worker from 2020-05-18T00:00

How the COVID-19 pandemic makes visible the notion of the ideal worker; but will it change as a result? As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following weeks in thinking...

The Future, This Week 15 May 20: #CarIndustry, #FoodDelivery, #COVID-19 from 2020-05-15T00:00

This week: where will the sputtering car industry go? And struggling food delivery apps. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week ...

Corona Business Insights: science reporting from 2020-05-11T00:00

The pitfalls of science reporting during COVID-19, and the need to balance reporting speed and scientific accuracy. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following weeks...

The Future, This Week 8 May 20: #LiveStreaming, #DatingApps, #Dropshipping from 2020-05-08T00:00

This week: Farmers live-streaming, singles Zoom dating, and dropshipping. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their ow...

Corona Business Insights: reorganised crime from 2020-05-05T00:00

Crime is impacted just like other parts of the economy. We examine how organised crime reorganises in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us i...

The Future, This Week 1 May 20: #Brands, #Marketing, #COVID-19 from 2020-05-01T00:00

This week: what smart brands can during the crisis - a special with Andrew Baxter. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put...

Corona Business Insights: the oil industry from 2020-04-29T00:00

How the slump in oil prices during the COVID-19 pandemic presents a stress test for the oil industry in a low-carbon future. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the follow...

Corona Business Insights: productivity and remote work from 2020-04-27T00:00

Productivity and remote working: what individuals and managers can do while working from home. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following weeks in thinking about wh...

The Future, This Week 24 Apr 20: #Airbnb, #TravelBan, #COVID-19 from 2020-04-24T00:00

This week: as travel stops, Airbnb and its ‘super hosts’ struggle for survival. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put th...

Corona Business Insights: office changes from 2020-04-22T00:00

How the office and office work might change in the wake of COVID-19. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following weeks in thinking about what's to come in the future...

Corona Business Insights: climate and the environment from 2020-04-20T00:00

What coronavirus means for climate and the environment: from emissions and climate responses, to poaching and deforestation, to plastic pollution and revenge buying. As COVID-19 sets out to change...

The Future, This Week 17 Apr 20: #ContactTracing, #Surveillance, #COVID-19 from 2020-04-17T00:00

This week: contact tracing with Apple and Google, and the big picture of surveillance during the pandemic. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group)...

Corona Business Insights: gig work changes from 2020-04-15T00:00

As some gig workers become essential workers others face long term unemployment. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following weeks in thinking about what's to come i...

The Future, This Week 10 Apr 2020: #TheInternet, #AI, #COVID-19 from 2020-04-10T00:00

This week: the internet made old again, and why AI struggles with the new. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their o...

Corona Business Insights: universal basic income from 2020-04-08T00:00

Why universal basic income could make economies more resilient to crises shock. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following weeks in thinking about what's to come in...

Coming soon: Corona Business Insights from 2020-04-06T00:00

The COVID-19 pandemic is a transformative global event, requiring fresh thinking. As COVID-19 sets out to change the world forever, join us in the following weeks in thinking about what's to come ...

The Future, This Week 3 Apr 20: #Space, #AI, #Climate from 2020-04-03T00:00

This week: the conversations gone missing during COVID-19: space, tech and climate. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to pu...

The Future, This Week 27 Mar 2020: #BigTech, #Automation, #COVID-19 from 2020-03-27T00:00

This week: big tech in the time of corona, and why robots are not taking your job. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put...

The Future, This Week 20 Mar 20: #COVID-19, #Airlines, #BusinessContinuity from 2020-03-20T00:00

This week: COVID-19 grounds airlines, and business continuity learnings. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own...

The Future, This Week 13 Mar 2020: #COVID-19, #EconomicImpact, #Coronavirus from 2020-03-13T02:30

This week: the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, and what it means for the future of business.

Show notes and links to this episode, including the news stories of the week, other stories we ...

The Future, This Week 13 Mar 20: #COVID-19, #Coronavirus, #EconomicImpact from 2020-03-13T00:00

This week: the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, and what it means for the future of business. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a we...

The Future, This Week 6 Mar 20: #GenderPayGap, #DifficultWomen from 2020-03-06T00:00

This week: gender pay gap Groundhog Day, and the tyranny of niceness. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own sp...

The Future This Week 28 Feb 20: #MooresLaw, #StartupDeflation from 2020-02-28T00:00

This Week: Moore's law no more, and Silicon Valley's startup deflation. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own ...

The Future, This Week 21 Feb 20: #Tesla, #PopulationCrisis from 2020-02-21T00:00

This week: Tesla’s computing advantage, Italy’s population crisis and gravitational batteries. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a...

The Future, This Week 14 Feb 20: #Prisons, #Satellites from 2020-02-14T00:00

This week: virtual prisons, blinded by satellites, and robots in love. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own s...

The Future, This Week 05 Feb 2020: #Predictions #2020 from 2020-02-05T00:57:32

The stories this week: we look back at 2019 and forward to 2020, and reflect on how we connect tech and business trends with global megatrends.

Show notes and links to this episode, inclu...

The Future, This Week 05 Feb 20: #Predictions, #2020 from 2020-02-05T00:00

This week: we look back at 2019 and forward to 2020, and reflect on how we connect tech and business trends with global megatrends. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital D...

Coming soon: The Future, This Week Season 7 from 2020-01-30T00:00

Season 7 of The Future, This Week is almost here. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet weekly to put their own spin on news that is impact...

166 – James Crabtree on India's billionaire raj from 2020-01-17T00:00

With the rise of a billionaire superclass from the austere remnants of India's state socialism, how will India handle rising inequality? Associate Professor James Crabtree from the Lee Kuan Yew Sc...

The Future, This Week 29 Nov 19: #Shakespeare, #AI, #Capitalism from 2019-11-29T00:00

This week: AI and Shakespeare, the capitalism crisis, and cows in VR. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own ...

The Future, This Week 22 Nov 19: #FutureofWork, #4DayWeek, #WorkQuality from 2019-11-22T00:00

This week: working less for more, and the future of work not as usual. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own s...

The Future, This Week 15 Nov 19: #Bullshit, #Algorithms from 2019-11-15T00:00

This week: calling bullshit, sexist credit cards and death predictions with Jevin West. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week t...

The Future, This Week 8 Nov 19: #TheTruth, #FreeSpeech, #PlatformDesign from 2019-11-08T00:00

This week: the truth, free speech and the design of online platforms. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own sp...

The Future, This Week 1 Nov 2019: #Zombies, #IoT from 2019-11-01T02:07:07