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
Recent episodes
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The future of generative AI
This week: the speed, visibility and hype of generative AI, and goodbye.
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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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Stablecoins, not-so-stable cryptocurrency
This week: as cryptocurrencies plummet, some stable coins are not so stable.
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The future of sand
This week: the world is running out of sand. The most-exploited resource after water should be recognised as a strategic material and regulated like a mineral commodity
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The future of geopolitics
This week: the future of geopolitics. From Australia’s place in Asia to the war in Europe, we discuss new ways of thinking, with Professor Marc Stears.
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Hybrid office fashion
This week: what should you wear to work: the end of suit and heels and more hybrid office fashion.
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Unlearn music on The Future, This Week
This week: we’re on a break but we have something interesting in store for you, we discuss how the way we engage with music is fundamentally changing — from something we listen to, to something we create with.
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Elon Musk buys Twitter… well, sort of
This week: it really is a Musk when Elon becomes Twitter’s largest shareholder and gets a seat on the board.
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Neon and chip shortages
This week: the world’s leading suppliers of neon are in Ukraine, and that threatens to make the ongoing microchip shortage even worse.
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New York Times gets Wordle
This week: we discuss the economics and business behind the New York Times’ decision to buy popular internet game Wordle.