Podcast

Entrepreneurship and China’s big three

How can China’s emerging entrepreneurs compete in a culture that is dominated by the big three - Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent - who imitate or consume any smaller competitor?

The Future, This Week 04 August 2017

This week: meet Mike, why electric cars are only getting greener, and are digital natives real?

Making social innovation happen

Social innovation addresses massive social problems, including urban transport, indigenous disadvantage, poverty, climate change or the refugee crisis. Where should the answers come from?

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The Future, This Week 28 July 2017

Season 2 is here: what happened while we were gone, real problems with AI, spying vacuums, and a suicidal robot.

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Coming soon: The Future, This Week Season 2

Season 2 of The Future, This Week is coming next week!

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Putting cities back into ‘smart cities’

Amidst growing fascination with the promise of digital technologies, do we really understand how to think strategically about cities?

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The Future, This Week 14 July 2017

This week: we have an unfolding story about augmented reality.

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The Future, This Week 07 July 2017

This week: we revisit the business of sports on the back of some recent news about cricket.

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Demystifying Chinese investment in Australia

There is constant debate about Chinese investment in Australia, whether it's real estate prices going up or farmland being acquired. There is speculation and misinformation. We explore beyond the myth.

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The Future, This Week 30 June 2017

This week: why Google is building its own iPhone, why smartphone innovation is running out of steam, and the iPhone is different in India.

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The Future, This Week 23 June 2017

This week: rogue bikes, Amazon Wholefoods, and the exorcism of Uber.

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Innovation in the Navy: how the Air Arm does it

Bringing innovation to a place where rules, hierarchy and tradition are deeply ingrained in the very fabric of the institution can be difficult. How does the Navy break the mould?