Podcasts
At Sydney Business Insights, we aim to further informed research and critical thinking on major issues and trends as they impact on the future of business.
Listen to our latest podcasts where we talk with leading and innovative thinkers in research, industry, government and community.
We welcome proposals and ideas for podcast topics and guest ideas. Email us at sbi@sydney.edu.au.
The Unlearn Project
The Unlearn Project is about changing common sense. Hosts Sandra Peter and Kai Riemer set out to unlearn old wisdoms and discover new ones.
The Future, This Week
This popular series features Sandra Peter and Kai Riemer who meet once a week to put their spin on news that is impacting the future of business.
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Archive






What if: Trump’s energy policies in 2019
Energy is critical to economic, social and environmental well-being. In this what if podcast set two years into the future in January 2019, we explore how the election of Donald Trump as US president has radically changed the trajectory of US and global energy markets.






What is business for?
Milton Friedman argues the only responsibility of business is to make money. Michael Porter claims business can create economic value while addressing social challenges. So what is business for?




The Future, This Week 24 March 2017
This week: why the hard questions go unanswered, the road for self-driving cars seems rockier than we thought, and robolawyers.






The human side of energy security
The energy industry is a critical industry because it underpins Australia's economic success and quality of life. How can we move beyond economic and engineering perspectives we naturally tend to focus on and consider the human side of energy security? We talk to Associate Professor Jane Lê to find out.




The Future, This Week 17 March 2017
This week: why electric cars are nothing like fax machines, Elon Musk offers to solve South Australia’s power problems in 100 days, and a strange experiment at the German space agency.






How global cities compete
Today more than half the world’s population lives in cities, and this trend is expected to continue. So how do cities compete with each other? We talk to Professor Bo Nielsen to find out.




The Future, This Week 10 March 2017
This week: is Silicon Valley sexism a feature or a bug, why your TV might be spying on you, and fake milk.






Urban impact entrepreneurship
We talk to May Samali, Director at Tumml and University of Sydney Alumni, about how can we help entrepreneurs make our cities better.