Today in The Future Is How: Frederik's Summer Best-of Special: "Growing Your Future"
Welcome to a very special summer edition of The Future is How. Frederik wants to take you on a walk through a different kind of garden. This garden has rich soil made of powerful questions, strong trellises of trust, flowing channels of communication, and restorative greenhouses of rest. But it's also alive with the buzz of cross-pollinating bees, nourished by both sunshine and rain, enriched by compost that transforms challenges into growth, and tended by a community that understands how every element supports the whole.
Over this past season of conversations, Frederik had the privilege of speaking with remarkable gardeners of the future - people who've mastered different aspects of this living ecosystem. Today, he shares their wisdom as we explore eleven essential elements in this garden of possibility.
Today, we talk about:
Welcome to the Garden - one small thing that could grow into something bigger
The Soil of Questions - the richest soil is made up of the questions we ask
The Trust Trellis - some plants need support to reach their full potential. In our garden, trust serves as the strongest trellis of all.
The Communication Channels - the irrigation system that nourishes everything we're trying to grow.
The Storytelling Sunshine - compelling narratives don't just entertain - they transform how we see ourselves and our possibilities.
The Rest and Recovery Greenhouse - sleep and rest aren't empty spaces - they're specialized greenhouses where our most important growth actually happens.
The Wellness Ecosystem - A thriving garden (and humans)requires attention to the health of the entire ecosystem.
The Compost of Transformation - Personal transformation often requires composting old patterns to create rich soil for new growth.
The Cross-Pollination Bees - cross-pollination between future thinking and design creates innovations we never could have imagined.
The Connection Root Network - human connections create the invisible networks where our best futures can flourish.
The Innovation & Inspiration Blooms – inspiration, an active force that transforms individuals and communities.
The Beautiful Purpose That Blooms - beauty as the naturalexpression of purpose lived with intention.
In this episode, we cover:
Intro (03:14)
The Soil of Questions The next big disruption will not be technological, but psychological." - MarcChampagne
(06:47) The Trust Trellis "Kids are not luggage — they are human beings. The next generation doesn't need more control, they need more trust." - Esther Wojcicki
(10:31) The Communication Channels "It's about connection, not perfection." - Matt Abrahams
(14:13) The Storytelling Sunshine "Great storytelling is about making people feel." - Kalle Ryan
(17:45) The Rest and Recovery Greenhouse "Quality vs. quantity: What matters most for unlocking better performance." - Dr. Els van der Helm
(21:32) The Wellness Ecosystem "Destigmatizing mental health struggles through openness creates safety and trust." - Newton Cheng
(25:25) The Compost of Transformation "Home is where I grow." - Angela Pferdt
(29:22) The Cross-Pollination Bees "We need to develop a 'futurist' mindset and use our imagination to shape a better world." - Lisa Kay Solomon
(32:53) The Connection Root Network "The surprising finding: connection's impact on longevity is stronger than almost any other factor." - Dr. Robert Waldinger
(36:30) The Innovation & Inspiration Blooms "Inspiration is more than a feeling. It's an active force that fuels creativity, leadership and change." - Adam Galinsky
(40:07) The Beautiful Purpose That Blooms "The future belongs to those who can create beauty in business and meaning in work." - Tim Leberecht
(44:58) Your Future is HOW “HOW will you nourish your garden today? HOW will you plant seeds for tomorrow? HOW will you shape the future you want to see?” – Frederik Pferdt
Music: Andreas Horchler
