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
52 – 72

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

A Technophile's Buffet

The Bretts dust off the beach sand, compare suntans, and then look at all the cool happenings of CES - it's a technophile's buffet!
11 Jan 2017 53 min

2016 into 2017

The Bretts end the year off with a BANG (well, actually a threesome) as Brett St Clair (B3 Bomber) is back in the studio. They look at back 2016 and peek round the corner at 2017. It doesn't take long for things to go "there" quickly!
21 Dec 2016 1 hour

2017: The Year of Engagement

Besides the usual updates and app chat, B1 picks up on B2’s call of 2017 being the Year of Engagement last week, by chatting to Aryeh Sternberg via Skype about Intent Marketing and what it actually means for customers and engagement.
14 Dec 2016 54 min

The Most Awesome Show of The Year

B1 & B2 take stock of 2016, the year of innovation that has passed, they review some gadgets that are available for the festive season and predict what 2017 will hold, as the age of experience dawns!
7 Dec 2016 54 min

Black Friday & Cyber Monday

The Bretts have a look at Black Friday, Cyber Monday and then chat to Heinrich Botes from Xero accounting.
30 Nov 2016 55 min

Connectivity: From Africa to the World

The Bretts chat about AfricanCOM and TV Connect in Cape Town... and then talk to Reshaad Sha, Chief Strategy Officer at Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) about the roll-out of the first Sigvox network in SA.
23 Nov 2016 51 min

The Transporter

Brett Levy talks tech, AR and other cool digital stuff. Then Kobus van der Westhuizen, MD of We Quote, pops in to chat about SnapCart.
16 Nov 2016 59 min

How to Defeat Online Evil Nasties

The Bretts chat to Candice Sutherland, affectionately nicknamed 'Doctress Doom' about the latest updates in the industry on Cybercrime, Ransomware, DDOS and general naughty people online.
9 Nov 2016 56 min
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