Oct 29, 2018
Richard Freeman's special guest this week is Steve Wells. Steve is a global futurist, keynote speaker, and the Chief Operating Officer of Fast Future Publishing. His interest is in helping people to anticipate and respond to the disruptive bursts of the 'technological possibility' that are shaping the emerging future. Steve is a contributor to many books including 'The Future Reinvented—Reimagining Life, Society, and Business', and he is a co-editor of 'Technology vs. Humanity', as well as the forthcoming 'Unleashing Human Potential — The Future of A.I in Business' As an independent consultant Steve conducts research and analysis and 'what if' scenario development for multi-national corporates and government agencies who want to know how disruptive technologies might make or break their future decision-making. We spoke to Steve in late July 2018, a few months after a business debate about the future of skills in which Richard was chairing and Steve was a panelist. In this informal chat, we talk about what futurism actually is, whether we’re getting too hung up on technology as the great shaper of our age and what we can be doing - both professionally and personally - to get ready for whatever is coming around the corner. Useful links: Leadership Skills For The Future (Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV_VVtFlu1E Fast Future Publishing http://fastfuturepublishing.com Steve on Twitter @informingchoice Steve on LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/wellssteve A Very Human Future https://www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Human-Future-Enriching-Digitized/dp/1999931130/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540747469&sr=1-1 The Future Re-invented https://www.amazon.co.uk/Future-Reinvented-Reimagining-Society-Business/dp/0993295894/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540747469&sr=1-3 --- Check out our vast vault of interviews with change-makers in business, culture and education at www.alwayspossible.co.uk/podcast and if you like them please subscribe, write a review, tell your friends - and contact us via social media if you have an idea for a future guest. The Possibility Club is powered by always possible - and we run transformational workshops for small and medium businesses who want to make better decisions or unlock some practical thinking around a noisy or seemingly unsolvable problem. These are fun, serious, practical and slightly mind-blowing workshops that will guarantee will get your ideas moving again. What’s more, for every workshop you book, we will donate an expert business mentoring session to a charity or social enterprise of your choice. Amazing. Find out more at www.always-possible.myshopify.com This podcast was hosted by Richard Freeman for always possible and produced and edited by CJ Thorpe-Tracey for Lo Fi Arts.