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Future Now

By: Future Now - Institute for the Future
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  • Brought to you by the visionary minds at Institute for the Future, this captivating series delves deep into the ever-evolving landscapes of science, technology, and culture. In each episode, IFTF's distinguished researchers engage in riveting conversations with the world's most innovative scientists, engineers, trailblazers, and thought leaders, who are redefining the course of our collective future - here and now. In this season, "Future Now" shines a spotlight on the bold endeavors to revolutionize enterprise and business practices. Our gripping discussions explore the pursuit of more humane, inclusive, and equitable outcomes, providing you with an exclusive front-row seat to the breakthroughs that will define tomorrow.
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  • Future Now 018 — What Makes MiraCosta a Future-Focused Community College?

    Future Now 018 — What Makes MiraCosta a Future-Focused Community College?
    Jun 11 2024
    IFTF Executive Director Marina Gorbis talks with Dr. Sunita “Sunny” Cooke, President of MiraCosta College, and Dr. Wendy Stewart, the college's Chief Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Officer. They discuss how this institution serving North San Diego County in California has embraced foresight and futures thinking to become a future-ready public community college. The conversation explores MiraCosta's innovative degree programs designed to prepare students for emerging fields like generative AI, and the importance the college places on taking an equitable approach to meet the diverse needs of tomorrow's students.
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    43 mins
  • Future Now 017 — Reimagining Food with Mark Bittman

    Future Now 017 — Reimagining Food with Mark Bittman
    May 24 2024
    IFTF executive director Marina Gorbis hosts a conversation with award-winning food journalist Mark Bittman about The Bittman Project, which seeks to create community kitchens serving affordable, sustainable food. Joining the discussion are Kenneth Bailey, co-founder of the Design Studio for Social Intervention; Jerry Davis, a sociologist and the Gilbert and Ruth Whitaker Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan; Douglas Rushkoff, writer and media theorist; and IFTF's Rebecca Shamash, a sociologist studying equitable enterprises. Together, they discuss the challenges of operating outside profit-driven systems, the importance of education around food, and the need for economic and political support to transform inequitable food and economic systems, and insights into building more equitable enterprises and food practices.
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    58 mins
  • Future Now 016 — "The Guarantee" author Natalie Foster

    Future Now 016 — "The Guarantee" author Natalie Foster
    Apr 23 2024
    Natalie Foster, author of "The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America's Next Economy," is the president and co-founder of the Economic Security Project. She is also an alumna of IFTF's Future for Good Fellows program. Foster is a leading figure in the movement to create a more inclusive, resilient, and dignified economy for all Americans. In this conversation with Marina Gorbis, IFTF's Executive Director, Foster discusses the hard-fought progress being made to establish a new "guarantee economy." This economy ensures that every citizen's basic needs for healthcare, housing, education, income, and more are met as birthrights. We are excited to announce that our listeners can enjoy a 10% discount on Foster's book, "The Guarantee," by using the code GUARANTEED10 at checkout on the Reparations Club website (https://rep.club/discount/GUARANTEED10?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fthe-guarantee). This special offer is valid until the end of June, so be sure to take advantage of it while you can.
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    46 mins
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