Think Forward: Conversations with Futurists, Innovators and Big Thinkers
Welcome to the Think Forward podcast where we have conversations with futurists, innovators and big thinkers about what lies ahead. We explore emerging trends on the horizon and what it means to be a futurist.
Podcasting since 2024 • 145 episodes
Think Forward: Conversations with Futurists, Innovators and Big Thinkers
Latest Episodes
Think Forward EP 143 - A Stone Age Body In An AI World with Tom Meyers
We explore how an evolutionary mismatch between ancient biology and modern culture keeps our stress response switched on and quietly shapes health, behavior, and society. Tom shares how future thinking helped him rebuild his own life and why “e...
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Season 2
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Episode 144
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56:35
Think Forward EP 143 - Rivers, Cities and Invisible Futures with Sherman Cruz
We explore why fear-based futures work narrows imagination and how an indigenous lens replaces control with respect for the unknown. Sherman shares how futures literacy, decolonizing foresight, and relationship-centered thinking change the way ...
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Season 2
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Episode 143
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49:54
Think Forward EP 142 - Hunting for Another Earth with Dr Sara Seager
Welcome to this special crossover episode from our other show, Going Off World.In this episode, the hunt for alien life isn’t a sci-fi dream. It’s a patient, high-stakes investigation unfolding across labs, observatories, and space missi...
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Season 1
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Episode 142
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40:57
Think Forward EP 141 - Banks Will Crumble Like Cookies, But Keep The Coffee Hot with Emmanuel Daniel
Emmanuel Daniel unpacks how digital finance prioritized monetization over true inclusion, then traces a larger shift from markets to networks where information compounds value. We test CBDCs, stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and ask whether deb...
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Season 1
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Episode 141
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50:46
Think Forward EP 140: Afro Rhythms, Storytelling and Breaking Through with Ahmed Best
What if the people best equipped to shape tomorrow aren’t engineers first—but emotional athletes? Our guest, Ahmed Best—actor, educator, Afrofuturist, and the pioneering performer behind Jar Jar Binks—shows how art can lead technology, not chas...
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Season 1
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Episode 140
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41:37