The Future, This Week

This popular ongoing series features Sandra Peter and Kai Riemer, who meet once a week to put their own spin on news that is impacting the future of business. Sandra is the Director of Sydney Business Insights and Kai is the Leader of the Digital Disruption Research Group and together they discuss technology, business, the weird and the wonderful things that change the world.

If you have any news that you want us to discuss please send them to sbi@sydney.edu.au

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The future of generative AI

This week: the speed, visibility and hype of generative AI, and goodbye.

The future of seafood with Aryé Elfenbein

Megaprojects and getting big things done with Bent Flyvbjerg

Generative AI and life advice for the future with Kevin Kelly

Platform capitalism with Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin

Noise and other distractions with Daniel Kahneman

ChatGPT and generative AI

The 4-day work week with Juliet Schor

Best business books of 2022

Temu – Chinese apps going global

Archive

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Best business books of 2022

This week: corporate self-help, pandemics, climate, toxic stuff and socio-tech broccoli: our 2022 best business books for your holiday reading list.

Temu – Chinese apps going global

This week: Pinduoduo’s Temu marks another high-profile entry in the e-commerce market from a Chinese tech giant.

COP27 and moving forward with climate change responses

This week: we talk to Christopher Wright about COP27 and how to move forward with responses to climate change.

Generative AI and creative work

This week: how generative Artificial Intelligence and synthetic media changes the business of creative work.

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Patagonia goes profit for purpose

This week: we discuss what happens when a company is owned by a foundation, how profit benefits purpose.

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9 things we learned about hybrid work

This week: we take stock and discuss nine important things we learned about hybrid work.

Data is not the new oil with Genevieve Bell

This week: our 300th episode. We’re joined by Professor Genevieve Bell to settle once and for all – if data is not the new oil, then what is it?

State of the Digital in 2022 (and the future) with Simon Kemp

This week: don’t believe the hype – the surprising truth about what is really going on online.

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