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thinkfuture: technology, philosophy and the future

chris kalaboukisthinkfuture.com
Welcome to thinkfuture, where host Chris Kalaboukis explores the bold ideas shaping tomorrow. From AI-driven creativity and personal growth to leadership in remote work, this podcast delves into the intersection of innovation, technology, and human connection. With visionary guests and thought-provoking conversations, thinkfuture helps listeners unlock new possibilities, challenge the status quo, and create the future they want to see. Tune in for fresh insights, actionable strategies, and unexpected inspiration.
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Episodes

530 Inside Out Healthcare Innovation with Suzy Engwall @ The Innovation Instittute

Suzy Engwall is the National Director at the Innovation Lab at the Innovation Institute in Southern California. The Innovation Institute is a for-profit, limited liability company currently owned by six non-profit health systems. We serve as the commercialization arm of these health systems as well as the change agent for creating a culture of innovation. Suzy is responsible for translating the innovation strategy and vision for 3 of the 6 member systems as well as 1 large hospital system subscr...

Nov 17, 202143 minSeason 1Ep. 530

525 Innovations In Mixology with Nigel Smith @ Zurena

Nigel Smith is a passionate and visionary entrepreneur and board director. He is the Founder and CEO of Zurena LLC, a Silver Spring MD-based startup that is defining a new category of drink mixers – the premium universal drink mixer. Zurena all-natural drink mixers can be used to create an unlimited number of high-quality tropical cocktails, mocktails, and hot toddies with just a splash. In his role as CEO, he leads strategy development, innovation, business development, operations, and general ...

Nov 10, 202144 minSeason 1Ep. 525

524 EXTRA Star Trek Replicators Are On The Horizon

the post-scarcity society is on its way, but we are too afraid to embrace it - this might be why we are tearing ourselves apart trying to maintain the scarcity society. http://hellofuture.co

Nov 09, 20216 minSeason 1Ep. 524

523 EXTRA Facebook Is Now Meta

changing your name won't absolve you of your responsibility to allow every human to connect with every other human http://hellofuture.co

Nov 09, 20216 minSeason 1Ep. 523

522 EXTRA Our Raceless And Sexless Future

Current depictions of the future never seem to get it right - all they do is thrust 21st-century human beings into the future without thinking how future human beings will be like. Future humans will be very different from the humans of today: it's up to us to make them better. https:/hellofuture.co

Nov 05, 202110 minSeason 1Ep. 522

520 The Future Of Lighting with Amit Mehta @ North American Lighting

As the Head of Innovation in Silicon Valley at North American Lighting (NAL), A Koito Group Company, Amit works with startups, Tier 1s, and OEMs to find partnerships/investments in adjacent and transformational areas that can contribute to vehicle safety through the evolution of lighting. Prior to this, Amit lead the technical marketing department in Michigan for NAL. Before joining NAL he held positions at Bosch Automotive and Power Tools and McDanel Advanced Ceramics. Amit has a BS in mechanic...

Nov 03, 202139 minSeason 1Ep. 520

518 EXTRA Be The First

If you need to present your work, do you go first, last, or somewhere in the middle? As innovators, we need to tread new ground. https://hellofuture.co

Nov 01, 20216 minSeason 1Ep. 518

517 EXTRA Why Is AI Still So Dumb?

Unlike my futurist peers, I don't think we are anywhere near losing jobs to AI - sure in very narrow and specific tasks, AI might be able to do the trick, for everything else, we need human beings to step in and do the work. https://hellofuture.co

Oct 29, 20219 minSeason 1Ep. 517

516 EXTRA How To Deal With The Great Resignation

Everyone is resigning because their employers are turning a blind eye to how much more their employees prefer remote work to commute work. Remote work is the future - commute work is the past. Remote work is SO much better for everyone's productivity, health, wellness, and sustainability, that no one should be surprised by the Great Resignation. https://hellofuture.co

Oct 28, 20217 minSeason 1Ep. 516

515 Mastering Amazon Ecommerce with Brian Johnson @ Canopy Management

Brian R Johnson has helped over 20,000 brands sell over $1B on Amazon through ad strategy and conversion rate optimization. He offers guidance to, and partners with, brands & sellers through his online community, Amazon PPC Troubleshooting, as well as through coaching, software, training courses, and, his flagship advertising agency, CANOPY Management. http://www.canopymanagement.com/ https://hellofuture.co

Oct 27, 202151 minSeason 1Ep. 515

514 EXTRA We Need More Human Curation Of The Internet

Internet search is broken. It's 99% crap. We need the original Yahoo! back - the hand-curated, hand-coded directory of only the good stuff - human selected only! http://hellofuture.co

Oct 26, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 514

513 EXTRA Are We Homo Sapiens Or Homo Nexus?

It is time to retire the individual and only focus on the collective? Have we finally evolved beyond homo sapiens (wise) to homo nexus (connected)? http;//hellofuture.co

Oct 25, 20217 minSeason 1Ep. 513

512 EXTRA We Can Create A Positive Future

Despite the dystopian futures which seem to be in style - we are the ones who can make these futures happen. Many of the horrible things we thought were going to happen never happened due to human ingenuity. We need to look at the future through the lens of the future. The future has always provided more unseen and unknown opportunities. http://hellofuture.co

Oct 22, 202110 minSeason 1Ep. 512

511 EXTRA Maybe Innovation Is Meaningless

Innovators come from everywhere, but they all have the same challenges. Is innovation a thing - is it marketing? Is it cultural? Is innovation just lip service? http://hellofuture.co

Oct 21, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 511

509 EXTRA Be An Individual Again

We are so worried about being ostracized by the tribe that we have trouble doing anything DIFFERENT. http://hellofuture.co

Oct 19, 20217 minSeason 1Ep. 509

508 EXTRA Take The Path Not Traveled

Try ordering the least popular item or listening to tracks no one else has - try going off the beaten path and who knows what you'll uncover. http://hellofuture.co

Oct 18, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 508

507 EXTRA Welcome To The Scary 20's

These are not the roaring 20's - they are the fearsome 20's or the "Scary 20s" We need to get over our fear of change and the future in order to uplift the human race. https://hellofuture.co

Oct 15, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 507

506 EXTRA Exact Words Have Meaning

When everything is distilled down to TEXT, you better have a really good conceptual matching engine. https://hellofuture.co

Oct 14, 20219 minSeason 1Ep. 506

505 Combining Human And Artificial Intelligence with Richard Swart @ CrowdSmart

Board and strategic advisor, focused on emerging models of AI-Driven predictions and decision making in venture capital and corporate innovation. Founding member of Silicon Valley Blockchain Society, and an SDG Impact Circle Fellow. Strong focus on inclusive capital. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardswartphd/ https://hellofuture.co

Oct 13, 202151 minSeason 1Ep. 505

503 EXTRA Something Terrible Not Changing

When something terrible is not changing in your organization, you can bet someone likes it just like that. https://hellofuture.co

Oct 11, 20217 minSeason 1Ep. 503
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