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IMAGINIZE.World
Jane McConnell
45 episodes
1 week ago
Cortney explains how we are currently in the "meta present" stage, similar to Web 1.0, where AI and VR are tools used intentionally rather than integrated into daily life. (more here https://imaginize.world/cortney-harding-spatial-race/) She outlines four key ways humans can "future-proof" themselves against AI disruption: through emotional skills, enhancement of work, unique experiences, and personal brand/ego. She emphasizes the importance of addressing infrastructure and connectivity issue...
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Cortney explains how we are currently in the "meta present" stage, similar to Web 1.0, where AI and VR are tools used intentionally rather than integrated into daily life. (more here https://imaginize.world/cortney-harding-spatial-race/) She outlines four key ways humans can "future-proof" themselves against AI disruption: through emotional skills, enhancement of work, unique experiences, and personal brand/ego. She emphasizes the importance of addressing infrastructure and connectivity issue...
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Episodes (20/45)
IMAGINIZE.World
45. The Spatial Race: Skills, Ethics and Trust
Cortney explains how we are currently in the "meta present" stage, similar to Web 1.0, where AI and VR are tools used intentionally rather than integrated into daily life. (more here https://imaginize.world/cortney-harding-spatial-race/) She outlines four key ways humans can "future-proof" themselves against AI disruption: through emotional skills, enhancement of work, unique experiences, and personal brand/ego. She emphasizes the importance of addressing infrastructure and connectivity issue...
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1 week ago
46 minutes

IMAGINIZE.World
44. Infrastructure and Our Collective Future with Deb Chachra
Deb Chachra is a professor of engineering at Olin College. She works at the intersection of technology and society, with an emphasis on systems, education, design, and materials. (More here) In 2023 she wrote How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World. As she explains on her website, "our infrastructural networks – water and sewage, electricity, communications, transportation, and more – shape our lives, often in ways we don’t even think about. This is a book about lear...
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3 weeks ago
43 minutes

IMAGINIZE.World
43. Culture and Sci-fi in China with Xueting C. Ni
Xueting Ni is a writer and curator of contemporary Chinese culture and literature. She has compiled the anthology Sinopticon, which shows the diversity and depth of the Chinese science fiction tradition. (More here) In this interview, she discusses the inspiration and purpose behind Sinopticon, highlighting how science fiction can explore important social and political issues through allegory and imagined worlds. She also touches on the role of storytelling in shaping the future, as wel...
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1 month ago
33 minutes

IMAGINIZE.World
42. Building a Better Future—Humans + AI with Ross Dawson
Ross Dawson is a futurist and entrepreneur. He helps people think about the future and learn by doing. We talk about ethics, science fiction, and what people can do from a practical viewpoint to help shape the future. More here: https://imaginize.world/building-a-better-future-together-humans-ai-with-ross-dawson/ He created a global community called the "Humans + AI Explorers" that is exploring different models and dynamics of human-AI collaboration. The community has various focus areas. Key...
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2 months ago
23 minutes

IMAGINIZE.World
41. Responsible AI with Rawn Shah
AI that aligns with human values and ethical principles AI may sound intelligent, but at its core, it’s just math — a “stochastic parrot” repeating patterns without understanding human values. Rawn Shaw explains how making AI safe is an active, ongoing process, shaped entirely by the humans behind it. More here: https://imaginize.world/exploring-responsible-ai-with-rawn-shah/ The phrase “stochastic parrot” describes AI perfectly: semi-random, great at stringing sentences together, but lackin...
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2 months ago
36 minutes

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40. The Future of Mining with Dr. Gargi Mishra
Gargi Mishra, a long-time expert in the mining industry, discusses why mining is an important issue that everyone should care about. Mining provides the raw materials for nearly everything we use, and the industry is undergoing a significant digital transformation. (More here: https://imaginize.world/future-mining-gargi-mishra/ She emphasizes the importance of sustainability, ethical practices, and community engagement in mining operations. She describes the shift towards autonomous and remot...
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3 months ago
30 minutes

IMAGINIZE.World
39. Vibe Coding roles with Martynas Kairys
This conversation covers a discussion on vibe coding, its impact on traditional software development and how new approaches are needed today. You can learn more here: His explanations about what vibe coding is and how it can be used are eye-opening. He also discusses the broader impact of AI on the future of work, emphasizing the importance of critical thinking and adaptability, especially for the younger generation. IMAGINIZE.WORLD The goal is to shape our future before it...
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3 months ago
35 minutes

IMAGINIZE.World
38. NoHarm - Innovative AI-based patient safety with Henrique Dias
Henrique Dias is founder and CEO of NoHarm, A nonprofit startup in Brazil that develops AI-based tools to improve patient safety in the public healthcare system. (More here: https://imaginize.world/noharm-innovative-ai-with-henrique-dias/) The startup’s unique approach of providing its solution for free to public hospitals while charging private hospitals has allowed it to scale and make an impact in Brazil. NoHarm analyzes patient data such as exams, prescriptions, and clinical notes to iden...
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4 months ago
19 minutes

IMAGINIZE.World
37. Future of Media: Opportunities, Risks, Trust with Michelle Manafy
Michelle is the Editorial Director at Digital Content Next, a not-for-profit organization representing over 60 media brands, from The New York Times and Financial Times to NBCU and Vox Media. More here including transcript: https://imaginize.world/the-future-of-media-with-michelle-manafy/ She leads editorial teams, develops content strategies, and more. I have known Michelle for several decades and can attest to her passion and skills in journalism, publishing, and digital m...
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4 months ago
29 minutes

IMAGINIZE.World
36. Antifragile Organizations Beyond Resilience - Hope for the Future
Have you heard of antifragile organizations? They go beyond resilience and give us hope for the future, according to Janka Krings-Klebe, co-author of a new book, The Antifragile Organization: From Hierarchies to Ecosystems. More here: https://imaginize.world/the-antifragile-organization-with-janka-krings-klebe/ IMAGINIZE.WORLD The goal is to shape our future before it shapes us. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ImaginizeWorld. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 peopl...
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5 months ago
45 minutes

IMAGINIZE.World
35. The Ten Permissions with Jillian Reilly
Jillian Reilly has explored the future and change making for many years. Her new book is The Ten Permissions: with the intriguing subtitle Redefining the Rules of Adulting in the 21st Century. She is a change facilitator and keynote speaker. More here https://imaginize.world/the-ten-permissions-with-jillian-reilly/ In 2012 at the age of 23 she wrote a book about her own experiences as an aid worker in Zimbabwe during the peak of the HIV/AIDS outbreak. The book “Shame: Confessions of an ...
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5 months ago
46 minutes

IMAGINIZE.World
34. AI on Wheels - Education Where the Children Are - Sachin Joshi
Sachin Joshi is an education activist, and a highly recognized leader in education in India. He is the founder of the Espalier Experimental and Heritage Schools that in fact got the first prize by the Maharashtra government in 2014. More here: https://imaginize.world/ai-on-wheels-with-sachin-usha-vilas-joshi/ Espalier follows the Gandhi Montessori philosophy which involves holistic child development, experiential learning, and hands-on activities. Sachin was the first Indian to deliver a lect...
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5 months ago
17 minutes

IMAGINIZE.World
33. PORTALMANIA by Debbie Urbanski - A Wide Open Future
Portalmania is a series of stories written over 7 years. In Debbie's work, portals are both openings and closings. Read more here: https://imaginize.world/portalmania-with-debbie-urbanski/ They are transitions between us and others, and between different versions of ourselves. The impact on people who go through them is powerful. She talks about a terrifying and wide open future for our children and hopes they will see and live things we cannot. People are different and as relationships...
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6 months ago
26 minutes

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32. Sundeep Waslekar - A World Without War
Sundeep is a leading thinker the future, what may or will happen, and how to prepare. He is the author of the much-read book "A World Without War". Read more here: https://imaginize.world/a-world-without-war-in-our-global-future-with-sundeep-waslekar/ Chairman of the Strategic Foresight Group, an India-based think tank that has worked with or on 65 countries since its founding in 2002, he is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflicts in Oxfor...
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7 months ago
30 minutes

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31. Face our Dreams. Be the change we want to see. Agatha Akullu
Agatha talks about how we need to face our dreams. Read more here: https://imaginize.world/agatha-akullu-read-us-africa/ We need to think: What can I do for others? Not what can they do for me. She explains how her aunt started with her when she was 3 years old. Read, write and get a sweet. Covid lockdown started a fast-growing bookclub which led to the creation of Read Us Africa, whose goal is to empower young Africans as readers, writers, and leaders. This involves a publishing ...
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8 months ago
15 minutes

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30. Opening up alternative futures with Sohail Inayatullah
Sohail Inayatullah is a world-renowned futurist and the UNESCO Chair in Future Studies. He discusses his work in futures thinking, which aims to open up the present and past to create alternative futures. He developed the futures technique of causal layered analysis (CLA), which examines issues at four levels - data, systems, worldviews, and narratives/metaphors. This allows for deeper analysis and the creation of transformative solutions. He emphasizes the importance of connecting futu...
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9 months ago
36 minutes

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29. Climate Justice - Grassroots to Global
A young activist, Nicholas Omonuk has done much work in a few short years to raise awareness and build climate justice. He has seen and lived the impact of climate changes from the front lines. He grew up in a pastoralist family in Pallisa, Eastern Uganda. He comes from the Iteso tribe, where boys take care of livestock and girls search to find water. In December 2022, Nicholas represented the Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA) at COP27 alongside prominent young activists. In 2023, he foun...
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9 months ago
38 minutes

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28. Idea Hunter Leading to the Future
Learning is more important than knowledge. (More here: https://imaginize.world/bill-fischer-idea-hunter-innovation-enthusiast/) Scalable learning, the challenge. Relationships matter, including weak ties. Fischer has worked extensively with Haier, the innovative Chinese appliance maker who has integrated zero distance from the customer into all their work and built a network of autonomous unites that are small, fast and closer to the customer. IMAGINIZE.WORLD The goal is to shape ou...
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9 months ago
38 minutes

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27. Why the Permissionless Organization with Rita McGrath
Seeing Around Corners. (Rita's page https://imaginize.world/rita-mcgrath-strategies-corners/) How do you provide enough structure and coherence that the organization operates well as a whole, but give people the freedom to really let their humanity flourish and let their ingenuity flourish? Humans are ingenious creatures, and I think that’s the skill that we are facing today. So organizations, not so much as machines where you turn a crank and predictable things happen, but as entities ...
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9 months ago
25 minutes

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26. [y]our 2040 - a Path to the Future
Chris Luebkeman and Jonelle Simunich talk about their initiative [y]our 2040 and crafting the future through stories. The goal of their initiative is “to create impactful and actionable solutions that enable radical transformation to create a clear positive pathway for our future.” IMAGINIZE.WORLD The goal is to shape our future before it shapes us. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ImaginizeWorld. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.
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10 months ago
39 minutes

IMAGINIZE.World
Cortney explains how we are currently in the "meta present" stage, similar to Web 1.0, where AI and VR are tools used intentionally rather than integrated into daily life. (more here https://imaginize.world/cortney-harding-spatial-race/) She outlines four key ways humans can "future-proof" themselves against AI disruption: through emotional skills, enhancement of work, unique experiences, and personal brand/ego. She emphasizes the importance of addressing infrastructure and connectivity issue...