The Real Network Futurology

Futurology

Answering What’s The Future by exploring digital’s future impact. Every week the Futurology team explores the "Future of _______” with people that are doing - and not just talking - the future, right now. As the Futurology team, your hosts bring a diverse thought process based in a diverse and collective experience - they are... Brett Lindsay (B2), the Digital Philosopher and Engaging Content Specialist, strives to find solutions to unique problems by consulting to companies, in order to make the most effective use of new technology to enhance the way they do business through the power of engaging digital solutions. Brett St Clair (B3), the Ex Googler, turned digital banker and African Digital Disrupter, who loves being part of Africa's greatness by focusing on disrupting the status quo and accelerating growth through the frenetic buzz of developing exponential businesses. Michael Cowen, the Digital Renegade, an ex Agency, turned exDigital Management Consultant who builds sustainable digital solutions to solve real human problems. Every Wednesday from 12:00 - 13:00 the Futurology show digs into the tech, the trends and digital transformations that are happening and will change how we live, work and engage as people and as businesses. #thefutureiscoming
Weekly English South Africa Technology
114 Episodes
44 – 64

The Physical Digital Retail Reboot

The Futurology Team chats to Yatish Nasri, the CXO of Design Partnership, about the future of Retail Design. With online retailers like Amazon leading the charge, technology has had a massive impact on how people shop and the experience they have. The change is speeding up. Digital meets the Physical,…
7 Jun 2017 52 min

Future of Venture Capital

Following on from the last episode of the Future of Startups, the team chats to Brett Commaille (yes another Brett) about the future of the VC space and how it has evolved over the many years and where it is going to. Brett is the CEO of Angle Hub, an…
31 May 2017 59 min

Future of Startups

The Futurology Team chats to Will Green (@willjngreen) about the future of startups, where we throw back on what startups meant 10 years ago to now... and then throw forward to what a startup could be like in the future. Will is a successful founder in the world of media…
24 May 2017 56 min

Future Of Connectivity

The Futurology team chats to Suren Govender (@suren_govender), CEO of Fibered, about where the world of connectivity is going. Why is this so important? Well, the cloud starts in the ground. In fact, without connectivity we have nothing and our future is dependent on how connectivity gets rolled out. This…
17 May 2017 56 min

The Future of Health

The Futurology Team chats to Dr Craig Nossel, head of Vitality Wellness - Discovery’s incentive-based wellness programme - about where the future of health is going. They look at the shift from prevention to proactive well-being and happiness. #whatsthefuture #lookbackthrowforward
10 May 2017 1 hour

The Future of Media

The Futurology team chats to Wayne Bishop, MD of phd Media Johannesburg, about where media has come from and is going to. They explore how media has changed from the days where we just had TV, print and radio... to the new digital age and the impact that technology has…
3 May 2017 57 min

The Future beyond SXSW

Brett Lindsay spends time discussing SXSW with Gareth Cliff after his recent trip to Austin, Texas to attend and present at SXSW. They discuss some of the amazing things coming out of this year's show, and what the future looks like with all the new technology being revealed.
26 Apr 2017 46 min

The Future of Data

The Futurology Team chats to Lee Naik and Brett Loubser - two experts on the topic of where data has come from and where it's going to. They explore how humanity has stored and used data in the past, going as far back as rock paintings... all the way through…
19 Apr 2017 58 min

The Future of Mobile

The Futurology Team chats to Jon Hoehler about the future of mobile... and also get an update about MWC 2017, which happened earlier this year in Barcelona. Five years ago mobile was all about the penetration of devices and network coverage at the best possible price point. We have seen…
12 Apr 2017 58 min

Changing Farming Through Big Data

The Futurology team speaks to The Better Trading Company Managing Director, Stephen Wormald, about how they are changing rural farming through big data. They chat about how this impacts food stability and the future sustainability of farmers.
29 Mar 2017 55 min

Gartner 2017 & Design Thinking

The Futurology show welcomes back Jeffrey Mann from Gartner to tell us more about the 2017 Symposium and the Aspiring Innovators Programme. Your hosts Brett Lindsay, Brett St Clair and Michael Cowen get personal and discuss what makes them tick as humans, philosophers, disruptors and renegades. The team also welcomes…
22 Mar 2017 55 min

The Future of Fintech: Building on Blockchain

The Futurology team chats to Strate CEO, Monica Singer, about how Strate is using Blockchain for the electronic settlement of financial instruments in South Africa (bonds, money markets, equities).
15 Mar 2017 54 min

The Future of Disruption: Look Back, Throw Forward

The Futurology team reviews the past few episodes and discusses the impact of disruption on society, education, business and daily living. As always they look to the future and forecast areas of change that are still to come. #thefutureiscoming
8 Mar 2017 49 min

The Future of Agile

The world is moving so fast and the Futurology team look at how we compete and win while testing and iterating. Justin Coetsee of Ignitor joins the Bretts and Michael.
1 Mar 2017 54 min

The Future of Machine Learning

This week the Futurology team take on the future of machine learning - what does it all mean? Listen to the discussion around the ins and outs of Machine Learning, AI and the impact of all of this progress on jobs, innovation and the future.
22 Feb 2017 54 min

The Future Of Knowledge

Are we a smarter or wiser society and what is the impact on our careers? Brett Lindsay, Brett St Clair, and Michael Cowen - with guest Karen Walstra, Head of Education at Google - take a look at how the connected world has allowed us to socially share fails of…
15 Feb 2017 55 min

The Future of Change - Part 2

Brett Lindsay (B2) is joined in studio by Michael Cowen and Brett St. Clair to discuss part 2 of the Future of Change - how yesterday affected today and how tomorrow will affect the future!
8 Feb 2017 45 min

The Future of Change - Part 1

The Futurology show is looking forward (surprise) to how the state of the world and tech advancements of today will shape the world of tomorrow and beyond. Join us as we discuss transport, AI, jobs, and learning.
1 Feb 2017 54 min

Energy is the New Internet

The Bretts attempt to finish their feast of CES (hopefully the ADHD doesn’t kick in again!). They also chat about energy being the new internet and Object Recognition in AR.
25 Jan 2017 51 min

Back for Seconds

The Bretts come back for seconds at the Technophile’s Buffet and are joined in studio by Celeste Naude from POD 3D to talk Social... or is that to be Social?
18 Jan 2017 52 min
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