Into Our Future
6 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -Innovation arrivals over the next decade will contain 200 years of advancements--but what impact will there be on privacy, daily lives, our relationships, and our future? With political and cultural polarization dominating headlines, who is asking the questions and discussing the impacts of innovations that is not rooted in a reality show format? As humans become one with their innovations (e.g., biohacks, transhumanism, artificial intelligence), we are ignoring "the ramifications of innovation singularity." This podcast show is focused on the ramifications, questioning the implications and giving decision making back to consumers who too often view innovations as benevolent.
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The Challenges of Reskilling Work Forces -- Part 2
March 05, 2020 15:00 - 9 minutes - 5.51 MBAs we think about the demands for reskilling of work forces, it is overshadowed by the movement of the Doomsday Clock now at 100 seconds—the closest time to midnight ever “posted” regarding the likely extinction of humankind. Why do I bring this up? It is about scaring the hell out of you, or as management consultants like to charge you for, “creating the burning platform?” Should reskilling even be a concern against the backdrop of huge climate challenges and caustic politics? W...
Are Bankers Necessary?
March 04, 2020 15:54 - 11 minutes - 6.7 MBThe start of this series will evoke some visceral responses—my apologies as we begin. This series is designed to question our foundations—in an age of disruptive innovation, are bankers necessary? We can see this taking place in the real estate markets where increasingly digitalization and automation are challenging the “necessity” of traditional commissions estimated to be over $75 billion per year—or approximately .30% of U.S. GDP. We can witness this in the once tightly linke...
The Challenges of Reskilling Workforces, Part 1
January 22, 2020 00:16 - 8 minutes - 4.93 MBWe, that is domestic industries in general, have a problem. It is a problem that has been growing for decades. Perhaps it is one we have always had, but more pronounced in one industry or another. It is accelerating quickly just as technology advances driven by synthetic intelligences, robotics, data availability and processing, and innovation singularity becomes accepted business practices. What is the problem you wonder? Is it not enough housing? Is it too easy of credit? ...
The Second Coming of the Renaissance of War
November 12, 2019 21:15 - 13 minutes - 7.94 MBWhat happens when science and technology advance far enough to create fully autonomous, AI robots(i.e., human robots)? Will they be religious? Will they possess a soul? Will our utopian innovations have a place for humans in their world? What happens when we “join or bond” with our inventions?Will we create a new biologic species where our inventions dominate our lives? The next three decades will usher in a golden age for autonomous, artificial intelligence. As the populatio...
Innovation Addiction: The NEW drug of Choice
October 31, 2019 20:00 - 15 minutes - 8.93 MBAddiction is an animal “thing”—it’s an unpleasant human disposition for some people. In fact, there are a few experts that make a point to say every person on this planet has some form of addition. It could be addicted to TV, sweets, news feeds, social media, gaming, gambling, alcohol, drugs, sex, money, food, traveling, work, another person, sports, ice cream, GOT, and the lists go on and on and on. Innovation addiction is relatively new, but from the time the first Space Invad...
Not Tonight Dear, My Innovation Wore Me Out
October 19, 2019 07:30 - 13 minutes - 7.71 MBOur patronage supports those firms and innovations which satisfy our desires, and in some cases, outright lust, all the while giving us a feeling of belonging. We can point to examples of this across social media platforms, high-tech devices, games and VR, medical advancements, financial management, and home appliances to name but a few. Whatever the rationale for rapidly incorporating innovation into our daily lives, our healthcare solutions, and of course, our high-tech automob...
Politics, Change and Conflict--An Unholy Innovation Trio
October 18, 2019 16:00 - 9 minutes - 5.67 MBThis podcast was recorded at a time when the “doomsday” clock was less than two minutes to global destruction. A time when climate change tears apart the fabric of society, environments, and generally the world in which humans inhabit. Can the ramifications of our innovations (i.e., those that have powered a collective four major iterations of the “industrial revolution”), move us beyond where we are today—or are those ramifications what got us here to begin with? Are we indeed...
The Flipside: Utopian or Dystopian
October 17, 2019 16:30 - 9 minutes - 5.66 MBIn this first episode, we discuss the trends impacting innovation. Starting with the relationships, the increasingly singularity, we are having with our innovations now managing our homes, listening to our conversations, and aiding us with nearly all aspects of daily activities. Innovations are positive for humans, it seems that the need to innovation spans our history often leading to vast improvements for workers, quality of life, and even relationships. Yet where does this pro...