Best Tom Cheesewright Podcast Co Podcasts (2024)

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Making it real, with Jennie Johnson MBE 31:14

8M ago31:14

31:14

Lots of people get stuck on the big idea, whether it's for a new business or a next step at work. It’s easy to believe that what separates the successes from the failures is that moment of inspiration. But the reality is that the answer often lies much more in execution. In hard work. It’s that cheesy but accurate Thomas Edison quote: it’s 1% inspi…

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How to edit your ideas, with Sarah Butler 33:14

9M ago33:14

33:14

A critical part of the creative process is the ability to refine things, whether your own or others. Whatever it is you are creating, there’s almost zero chance that the first draft will be perfect. It doesn’t matter whether you’re writing, drawing, designing in 3D, making music or a video, the editing process is absolutely critical. But it’s not n…

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Remix & Recombine: How to put things together to make something new, with Graeme Park 34:33

9M ago34:33

34:33

In this episode of Future Proof Your Career we're looking at recombination: how to bring old things together to make something new. To help us to get our heads around mixing and remixing, we have a real expert in the studio today. Graeme Park has been one of the biggest names in the house music scene since the late 1980s. Well known for his residen…

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Mid-Season Recap (with out-takes) 7:52

12M ago7:52

7:52

Just before we take a break for the summer, we jumped on a call to chat through what we have learned from the season so far. we're about half way through and we've learned from some incredible people. Our first segment was all about Curation: how to discover and qualify information. The BBC's Chris Warburton joined us to talk about how to ask good …

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Iterate or pivot? Improving ideas with Jon Bradford 31:04

1y ago31:04

31:04

In this episode of Future Proof Your Career we speak with Jon Bradford about iteration: how do you take an idea and improve on it? Jon Bradford is co-founder & managing partner of Dynamo Ventures, an investment fund focused on supply chain and mobility. Jon is one of the most experienced early stage investors in Europe and launched the first accele…

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Inspiration, with Supriya Lele 28:43

1y ago28:43

28:43

This is the first episode in our six part series on creativity and everything that entails. We're starting with inspiration: where do original ideas come from? And how can you have more of them? We're convinced that inspiration is not something innate. It's a skill that we can develop by exercising it. And we need to. We operate in a noisy market o…

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BONUS EPISODE: Tomorrow's Jobs Market, with Korn Ferry 35:38

1y ago35:38

35:38

In putting this podcast together, we had a whole range of fascinating conversations, not all of which fitted into the standard format for this series, where each episode is focused on a particular skill. One of those conversations was with Korn Ferry, the global consulting firm. Korn Ferry works with companies and leaders to help them put in place …

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Finding meaning in data, with Caroline Keep 36:02

1y ago36:02

36:02

In this episode of Future-Proof Your Career, we speak to Caroline Keep, a data scientist, a teacher, a maker, and a researcher in machine learning. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Times Education Supplement teacher award, and a founder of Liverpool Makerfest. We spoke to Caroline about how you extract meaning from data, and h…

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How to extract meaning from words, with Professor Rob Ford 33:20

1y ago33:20

33:20

In this episode of Future-Proof Your Career, we speak to professor of politics at the University of Manchester and frequent contributor to the BBC and other media, Rob Ford. Rob is the co-author of Brexitland with Professor Maria Sobolewska, and the author of The British General Election of 2019. We spoke to Rob about how you extract meaning from p…

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How to be sceptical, with Gemma Milne 38:44

1y ago38:44

38:44

In this episode of Future-Proof Your Career we’re talking about scepticism, the willingness, and the discipline, to question what we see and hear. And to have the skills to find the facts amongst the opinions and beliefs. As always, we’ve invited an expert guest to speak to us, and this time it’s Gemma Milne, writer and researcher, and author of th…

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The value of empathy, with Dr Lauren Kerwin 27:58

1y ago27:58

27:58

In this latest episode of Future-Proof Your Career, we tackle the tricky topic of empathy. What is it? How do you use it? And can you grow - or shrink - your empathy? We all think we know what empathy is, but as ever, we ask a real expert. Dr Lauren Kerwin is a Harvard- and UCLA- Trained Psychologist with over 20 years of experience treating border…

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How to listen, with Dr Simon Moore 39:05

1y ago39:05

39:05

Thanks for listening to this episode of our Future-proof Your Career. After each episode I’ll be collecting my notes from our guest here. In this episode we spoke to Dr Simon Moore. Simon is a doctor of Psychophysiological Psychology and a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. He leads a team of researchers at IB, a busines…

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How to ask good questions, with Chris Warburton 39:58

1y ago39:58

39:58

Thanks for listening to this first episode of our new season of Talk About Tomorrow, focused exclusively on how you can Future-proof Your Career! After each episode I’ll be collecting my notes from our guest here. In this episode we spoke to Chris Warburton, award-winning BBC journalist. radio presenter and host of a series of excellent podcasts in…

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Future-Proof Your Career: Trailer 3:40

1y ago3:40

3:40

Welcome to Future-proof Your Career, your guide to the most important skills for a long, successful working life. This special season of the Talk About Tomorrow podcast will explore in depth the idea of the Three Cs, three skill groups that are critical to success, in a business or as an entrepreneur. The ability to curate information, create new t…

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Why laziness is good 28:22

2y ago28:22

28:22

Tom and Katharine talk about laziness: as a motivator for innovation and as a challenge to wasted effort. Are you lazy enough to be useful? Plus, it’s the end of this season for the podcast. Five seasons now! All very different in length and format. But this has been the first with a co-host and though we’re biased, we think it has been great! We’l…

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Net Luxury 29:04

2y ago29:04

29:04

Katharine and Tom discuss the concept of Net Luxury - an approach to addressing climate change based on the continuing reluctance of many people to make real change. Can we convince people to cut back? Or can we make saving ourselves (the planet will be just fine) seem even more appealing than you'd think it ought to be?…

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Networks not monoliths 26:22

2+ y ago26:22

26:22

The shape of the most successful organisations is changing. Companies are shrinking and distributing their work across partners and semi-autonomous units, giving them scale, agility and reduced risk. As usual, Tom explains and Katharine interrogates!By Tom Cheesewright and Katharine McNamara

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Reintermediation: The new middle men, women, and things 29:38

2+ y ago29:38

29:38

Tom and Katharine discuss our response to the explosion of choice faced by the modern consumer: the return of the intermediary, offering advice, direction and editorial input. Why do we value influencers? What role for AI in the future of our decisions on music, travel and finance? Find out in this episode. Note: the book reference in the episode i…

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Good Friction 27:18

2+ y ago27:18

27:18

We've spent the last twenty years trying to eliminate friction from the interactions between brands and customers. But is this always the right approach? In this episode we talk about the concept of 'good friction', those moments where you want to slow and deepen the conversation.By Tom Cheesewright & Katharine McNamara

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The Three Cs 29:18

2+ y ago29:18

29:18

How do we prepare our children for the future? It's the question I am most commonly asked after speeches. And I always give the same answer. I believe there are three critical skills we all need for future success, in our careers and beyond. I call them the Three Cs. The ability to Curate (discover and qualify information), Create (bring new ideas …

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Extended Adolescence 26:10

2+ y ago26:10

26:10

In this season of the podcast we're going to explore a few big ideas in a bit more depth. These are ideas or theories that keep coming up in my work with global 500 brands and government departments around the world. The first topic is what I have termed 'extended adolescence' - in short, are we now experiencing a longer childhood? The ages at whic…

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Entering the Metaverse 29:54

3y ago29:54

29:54

Tom and Katherine round off the recent episodes with a broad discussion of the Metaverse: what is it? What are the implications? And should we be scared or excited? Original story: https://tomcheesewright.com/entering-the-metaverse

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Building an Immersive Future, with John Keefe 32:26

3y ago32:26

32:26

John Keefe is one of the founders of Draw and Code, a content studio building immersive entertainment for the world's biggest brands. Tom speaks to John about the evolution of immersive media across augmented and virtual reality, the state of the art in hardware, and how big the coming revolution will be.…

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Investigating the Metaverse, with Cathy Hackl 26:37

3y ago26:37

26:37

Tom talks to fellow futurist and Magic Leap alumnus Cathy Hackl about the Metaverse: the coming together of physical and digital worlds through augmented reality, the internet of things, and more. When is it coming? And what does it mean for brands? Find Cathy Hackl online at https://cathyhackl.com

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What's next? Lessons from the past on the future of social equity 30:35

3y ago30:35

30:35

Tom speaks to Professor Steven Cleveland, educator and filmmaker about his work on Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King's time in Hawaii and the lessons from the past about the future of social equity. Find out more about Steven's project at https://akinginparadise.com/

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Smart contact lenses: the future of augmented reality? 32:02

3y ago32:02

32:02

Tom speaks to Steve Sinclair, Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing at Mojo Vision, the company building smart contact lenses for a future of invisible computing. This sci-fi prospect is fast becoming reality, another piece of the puzzle in the next big shift in our relationship with computers. Find out more at https://www.mojo.vision/…

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The dividing line: Further and higher education 27:35

3y ago27:35

27:35

Tom highlights the collapse in funding and student numbers in further education in the UK, and Katharine points to the risk of a 'skills timebomb' this presents for the future. Original story: https://tomcheesewright.com/further-and-higher-education-the-dividing-line/

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Big world and small world problems 27:24

3y ago27:24

27:24

Tom and Katharine discuss the G7's moment of harmony, the solution to what Tom calls a 'small world problem'. What does that mean? And what is a 'big world problem'? Find out in this episode of Talk About Tomorrow. Original story: https://tomcheesewright.com/small-world-and-big-world-problems

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Tomorrow's home: a smart, green machine for living in 29:19

3y ago29:19

29:19

Tom and Katharine talk about the future smart home: transforming furniture, shared energy, and communal living. And about the pitfalls of smart tech, especially when it interacts with pets. Original story: https://tomcheesewright.com/the-future-home-a-smart-green-machine-for-living-in/

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S4 E2 The Trust Gap 32:35

3y ago32:35

32:35

Tom argues that the declining trust in media, politicians and experts is down to distance. We are too far from power and too unequal in wealth and education. Katharine brings the data, and connects questions of trust in our employees, our children, and in each other. Read the blog post here: https://tomcheesewright.com/the-trust-gap…

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S4 E1 All the world is a stadium 35:24

3y ago35:24

35:24

Season four of Talk About Tomorrow begins with an introduction to Tom's new co-host, Katharine McNamara, and a story about the gamification of life in both fun and less fun ways. In the first episode of this new format, Katharine questions Tom about digital inclusion and social credit, and coins the phrase 'digital Top Trumps'. Tom says 'you know' …

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S3 E20: You can't dig your way out of a hole 18:33

3+ y ago18:33

18:33

Why a return to austerity would be a disaster for the post-COVID economy, and where we should spend some stimulus money. Plus, why relationships are a window on the future. Original posts: - You can't dig yourself out of a hole: https://tomcheesewright.com/you-cant-dig-yourself-out-of-a-hole/ - Relationships are the future: https://tomcheesewright.…

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Interview: The future of healthcare with Dr Rachel Jenner 20:57

3+ y ago20:57

20:57

For the second interview in a series focused on the future of healthcare sponsored by Sony Professional Solutions Europe, Tom speaks to Dr Rachel Jenner, consultant in paediatric emergency medicine and associate medical director for quality and safety at Manchester Royal Infirmary. Dr Jenner speaks about healthcare through the pandemic and the less…

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S3E19: A digital life after death 21:51

3+ y ago21:51

21:51

Tom explores the ethics and etiquette of resurrecting our loved ones as chatbots, following a recent patent filing from Microsoft. Plus, a longer listen about two key technologies that will affect the future: 5G and mixed reality. Original posts: - https://tomcheesewright.com/digital-life-after-death/ - https://tomcheesewright.com/long-read-5g-and-…

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Interview: The future of healthcare with Ludger Philippsen, Sony Professional Solutions Europe 28:14

3+ y ago28:14

28:14

Tom talks to Ludger Philippsen of Sony's European Healthcare practice about the paper they have authored on the future of healthcare. How are organisations in this sector responding to the lessons of lockdown? How is technology transforming the operating environment? And why is it critical to shift their focus from optimisation to adaptation. Read …

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S3 E18: The brain in the jar 14:41

3+ y ago14:41

14:41

Tom explores the sci-fi trope of the brain in the jar. Can we really divorce our minds from our bodies? Plus, replacing the car: how do we tackle all its downsides while keeping its advantages? Original posts: - The brain in the jar: https://tomcheesewright.com/the-brain-in-the-jar/ - Replacing the car: https://tomcheesewright.com/replacing-the-car…

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S3 E17: When half our money is spent online 15:43

3+ y ago15:43

15:43

This week Tom asks what happens to our high streets, companies, and jobs, when half our money is spent online. Plus, disrupting housebuilding: an essay on an alternative model for construction. Original posts: - https://tomcheesewright.com/when-half-our-money-is-spent-online/ - https://tomcheesewright.com/disrupting-housebuilding/…

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S3 E16: Jack of all trades 12:59

3+ y ago12:59

12:59

To be ‘a Jack of all trades’ has been variously a compliment and an insult, and most recently, an attack on expertise. But is it what we need to be? Plus, how to develop a distributed workforce Original posts: - Jack of all trades: https://tomcheesewright.com/jack-of-all-trades/ - Developing the distributed workforce: https://tomcheesewright.com/de…

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S3 E15: It's good to be lazy 9:40

3+ y ago9:40

9:40

Laziness motivates us to find better ways to do things. Far from decrying ‘lazy’ home workers, we should be celebrating their instincts. Plus, why it's important to remember that we're still human in an age of digital communication. Original posts: - It's good to be lazy: https://tomcheesewright.com/its-good-to-be-lazy/ - We're still human: https:/…

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S3 E14: Hypertribalism 13:49

3+ y ago13:49

13:49

How global communications technology has fractured our society into smaller and smaller tribes. Plus, why class is a critical conversation in this age of uncertainty. Original posts Hypertribalism: https://tomcheesewright.com/hypertribalism/ COVID has highlighted continuing class divides: https://tomcheesewright.com/covid-has-highlighted-continuing…

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S3 E13: The city is dead. Long live the city 13:49

3+ y ago13:49

13:49

Tom shares an extended version of the argument he made on Radio 4's Moral Maze for the future of cities. Plus, the four horsemen of disaster that will define the next few decades. Original posts: The city is dead. Long live the city: https://tomcheesewright.com/the-city-is-dead-long-live-the-city/ A race between the four horsemen: https://tomcheese…

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S3 E12: The population implosion 13:03

3+ y ago13:03

13:03

The latest population forecasts show an incredibly rapid collapse in populations across Europe. How will we respond? Plus, why robots don't take jobs Original posts: The population implosion: https://tomcheesewright.com/population-implosion/ Robots don't take jobs: https://tomcheesewright.com/robots-dont-take-jobs/…

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Interview: Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina on our cyborg lives 26:47

3+ y ago26:47

26:47

Tom speaks to Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina, about our relationship with technology. How conscious are we of our reliance on our devices and our connections through social networks. Are they good for us? And what do we need to change? Anastasia is the bestselling author of Homo Distractus, and founder of the London-based tech-life balance consultancy and…

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S3 E11: Plants in space 10:49

3+ y ago10:49

10:49

Can we grow plants in space? Plus, Tom reveals his own challenges of working remotely: the need to always be in performance mode. Original posts: Will we grow plants in space? https://tomcheesewright.com/will-we-be-growing-plants-in-space-by-2100-askafuturist/ The price of performance: https://tomcheesewright.com/the-price-of-performance/…

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S3 E10: Plastic and elastic 10:28

3+ y ago10:28

10:28

Tom cautions that we must understand two types of change: plastic and elastic. Only one snaps back. Plus, will Strictly go on forever? Original posts: Plastic and elastic: https://tomcheesewright.com/change-separating-plastic-from-elastic/ Will Strictly go on forever? https://tomcheesewright.com/will-strictly-go-on-forever-askafuturist/…

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Interview: Martin Lindstrom on accelerating change 31:17

3+ y ago31:17

31:17

Our companies are slow to change, failing to adapt to the rapid evolutions in their markets. Why is this, and how can we change it? Martin Lindstrom has proven to be one of the most impactful commentators and consultants on business change, working with some of the world's largest brands and producing best-selling books like Brand Sense, Buyology, …

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Interview: Sarah Clarke on the future of digital identity 39:56

3+ y ago39:56

39:56

Our digital identities are a mess, with ownership, control, and rights all unclear following the early 'wild west' years of the Internet and social media. Can we get our digital identities under control and if so, what is the right way to think about our personal data? Sarah Clarke brings her extensive experience in cybersecurity and data governanc…

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S3 E9: What will you be driving in the future? 11:26

3+ y ago11:26

11:26

Tom takes a look at tomorrow's car, following his work with Auto Trader. Plus, what will the future world be made from? Original posts: https://tomcheesewright.com/your-next-new-car-might-be-a-new-brand-and-a-new-shape/ https://tomcheesewright.com/what-will-the-future-world-be-built-from-askafuturist/…

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S3 E8: Fake meat 15:05

3+ y ago15:05

15:05

Will fake meat ever replace the real thing? Plus, more #AskAFuturist answers: will nuclear energy replace fossil fuels? Full show notes and references at https://tomcheesewright.com/podcast

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