Introduction to The Future Series
Changes we’re paying attention to.

"The future belongs to those
who prepare for it today." — Malcolm X

Who
We Are

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-TheFutureSeries Meet The Future Some
things we’re paying attention to.

"Be bold, be brave enough
to be your true self." — Queen Latifah

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Self
How am I?

-TheFutureSeries Being me — The
end of external validation — Externalising existentialism — Purpose (repeating theme) — Consciousness — Intuition — You’d better know me

-TheFutureSeries iDemand — Know me:
true personalisation — Hyper luxe: new customisation — Nuance context: the right place & time — Beneficial intelligence: dazzle me — Anticipatory offerings: before you know it

"Choose a job you love,
and you will never have to work a day in your life." — Confucius

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Work
How and where.

-TheFutureSeries Getting it — How
will I apply for jobs? — Gaming — Social rating — Biometrics — The Hollywood Model

-TheFutureSeries Exist(entialists) — How will
we work? — Seeking meaning and purpose — What happens when we no longer define ourselves by what we do but who we are?

-TheFutureSeries Work/force — What does
the future of the workforce look like? — Expecting alignment — Deliberate Corporate Social Responsibility

-TheFutureSeries To the power of
one — Rise of the freelancer — 7 billion corporations — upwork.com & freelancer.com — Outsource my life — Enter AI & VR — Will companies cater for this?

-TheFutureSeries New expertise — Which
jobs will stay? — The emergence of new fields: — Context Coach — Authenticity Associate — Greenback Guru — Ethics Agencies

-TheFutureSeries The law is an…
— What will the work week look like? — Will leisure be enforced? — Will governments step in and create an AI Tax?

“Intelligence is the ability to
adapt to change.” — Stephen Hawking

-TheFutureSeries The future of Companies
How will the company adapt to a demanding workforce?

-TheFutureSeries Plugging the drain —
Keeping talent — Real mentorship — Intra-company Academy — Role swaps — Innovation

-TheFutureSeries Innovate & incubate —
The rise of Labs — Innovation training — Rise of intrapreneurship — New business models — Brand elasticity — Brand stretching — Brand snap!

-TheFutureSeries — Flexible workforce —
Autonomy & impact management — Work anytime — Work anywhere Choice and context

"It is better to travel
well than to arrive." — Buddha

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Transport
Are we there yet?

-TheFutureSeries The law is an…
— The return of car pooling — The rise of car-sharing — The battle of Collaborative Consumption

-TheFutureSeries Going to work —
Public transit to anywhere — REAL cycleways for the active — Enforced walkways for the sedentary — Pilotless drones — Driverless cars

-TheFutureSeries Auto-impact — More productive?
— Fewer accidents — Less impact on hospitals — Exact arrival times — Ubiquitous dependency

“I'm not perfect; I'm not
a robot.” — Justin Bieber

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Automation
Perfection or distraction?

-TheFutureSeries Automated Everything — Bots
that can think, project & anticipate — Auto body guard — Permanent assistant — Enhanced teacher — Elimination of menial tasks — Conversational a.intelligence

-TheFutureSeries Impact — Self-driving cars
& the impact on — Insurance - new insurance models — Banking - revising personal loans — Real Estate - conversion of car parks — Law - speeding car vs speeding driver — Council - the end of public parking

-TheFutureSeries Artificial Intelligence — Machine
learning — Self aware bots — When does AI stop being artificial? — Can we design emotive response? — Once they’re aware of us, will they like us?

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“Be careful about reading health
books. You may die of a misprint.” — Mark Twain

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Health
Quick. Fix it.

-TheFutureSeries Diagnosis — Accurate self
diagnosis — Bye-bye GP? — Bye-bye pharmaceutical companies?

-TheFutureSeries Repair — Open-sourced antibiotics?
— The decentralisation of drugs — Self medication — Robot surgeon — iSurgeon — Ethics?

"There are three rules for
writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." — W. Somerset Maugham

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Ethics
Who are we to judge?

-TheFutureSeries The Rise of Ethics
— Automated everything — Split second decision making — Choosing life — Designing value systems — Robots

-TheFutureSeries The Rise of Ethics
— Will new jobs emerge — Chief Ethics Officer? — Ethics Designers? — The Ethics Police?

"Today you are you! That
is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!" — Dr. Seuss

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Identification
Convenience vs sovereignty.

-TheFutureSeries Self sovereignty — How
far will our appetite for convenience take us? — Finger print, retina scan, voice print, heart rate …. — Blood sample — Permanent record somewhere — Faking it and altering our DNA

-TheFutureSeries Single source — Who
will own the single source of ID? — Will banks, insurance companies and government open APIs and share data? — Will we hand it over to save time?

“Service to others is the
rent you pay for your room here on earth.” — Muhammad Ali

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Service
May I help?

-TheFutureSeries Getting to (know) you
— App as an assistant — Video Valet — Delivery Boom — Being nice — Info-sensing

-TheFutureSeries At your service? —
Facebook introduction of emoticons — Like, Love, Laugh, Surprise, Sad, Angry — Anticipation of emotion — Timely service of ads

“The sage does not hoard.”
— Lao Tzu

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Sharing
Challenging ownership.

-TheFutureSeries Growth — Trifold growth
from 9% to 30% participating in one year (EU figures) — P2P Lending about to explode - distrust of corporate lending — Look out for Spotcap and copycats — Sharing everything

-TheFutureSeries Impact — Detaching from
ownership — The demise of the Asset class? — Insuring what or who? — What will banks be lending for?

-TheFutureSeries Over sharing — We’re
already sharing puppies — What next? — Wisdom? — Kittens? — Babies?

Welcome to The Future Series
The topics we’re exploring in March

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Personalisation
My True Self 10 March 2016 | 6:00PM

-TheFutureSeries It’s all about me
— Youniverse — The era of I — Finding my authentic self — Finding my true nature and purpose — How companies are responding to this phenomenon — 7 Billion people stating “therefore I am”

-TheFutureSeries Meet the panel David
Walker Founder & Mentor | Core Truth Mark Macsmith Founder | Macsmith Innovation Nic Carter Founder | Muru Music

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Reality
Real & augmented. 17 March 2016 | 6:00PM

-TheFutureSeries Real virtuality — The
application of new tech — The impact on business — The impact on our lives — Integrating VR with automation — Techamphetamine: the risks

-TheFutureSeries Meet the panel Scott
O’Brien VR Advocate & Advisor Ben Wong Co-founder | Academy Xi Jane Sproule Events Manager | Academy Xi

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Design
& Tech Ubitech & beyond. 24 March 2016 | 6:00PM

-TheFutureSeries Ubitech — Teaching business,
design & tech — Power of Design — The rise of the Design Class — Psychology & neuroscience — Tech and design as a competitive advantage

-TheFutureSeries Meet the panel Jamie
Engel Founder & CEO | Neutopia Charbel Zeaiter Founder | Velvet Onion Co-founder | Academy Xi

-TheFutureSeries The Future of Organisations
Biomimicry and biophyllic design. 31 March 2016 | 6:00PM

-TheFutureSeries Changing structure — Using
the principles of nature — Creating healthier workplaces — Productivity as a consequence — The end of hierarchy — Creating collaborative and connected organisations

-TheFutureSeries Meet the panel Jamie
Engel Founder & CEO | Neutopia Natalie Roberts Founder | Creative Pond Natalie Roberts Founder | Creative Pond

-TheFutureSeries The Future Series DATES
— The Future of Personalisation | 10 MAR — The Future of Reality | 17 MAR — The Future of Design & Tech | 24 MAR — The Future of Organisations | 31 MAR

What’s happening? The future has
already started.

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Helping addicts

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Assistance

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Made to measure

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Oh so exclusive

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Bespoke luxury

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Makeshift luxury

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Wearable entertainment

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Integrated reality

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Improving learning

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Return to play

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Sanctuary

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Biomimicry

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Biophillic design

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Health/fashion

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Track workouts

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Loving local

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Pilotless transport

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X-Ray vision

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Robot butler

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DIY Tiny space

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Subsidising housing

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Student loan assistance

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Social responsibility

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Questions and answers.

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