(318) Critical Futures

On this week’s show, Chris speaks once again with software licensing expert Kylie Fowler about how the world of buying software is changing. Matt also reflects on a preview screening of the documentary film General Magic the Movie. Listen ⇢

On this week’s show, Matt talks to artist and consultant Steve Chapman about his work, testing accepted thinking in many creative ways. We also had the Internet Yin and Yang. Our Yin was the recent announcement from Facebook that they will be merging Instagram and WhatsApp into that platform. To… Listen ⇢

On this week’s show, Matt & Chris discuss the fascinating article Survival of the Mediocre Mediocre by Venkatesh Rao. We also have the second edition of I Must Read It Again, this week with Tom Geraghty talking about The Phoenix Project. You can find out more about Tom at http://www.tomgeraghty.co.uk/… Listen ⇢

On this week’s show we speak to Adam Billing from Treehouse Innovation about design thinking, and the software his company have developed to help design thinking initiatives span geography. On Internet Yin and Yang this week Chris raised the spectre of data-collecting televisions, and Matt looked at who (doesn’t) own… Listen ⇢

On this week’s show we interview Ben Newton about his podcast Masters of Data, We also introduce our new books feature I Must Read It Again – a big thanks to Matt Jukes for his inaugural contribution which is Clay Shirky’s Here Comes Everybody. A minor disclaimer – this week we tried… Listen ⇢

It’s the last show of the year, and so as is customary, Chris and Matt look back on what they’ve learned in 2018, and what might be coming up in the year ahead. If you’re interested in joining the WhatsApp channel just drop us a line on Twitter. Listen ⇢

In the second episode of The Flexible Movement, Pauline, Chris and Matt catch up on the things that we’ve found out so far on the journey into the world of flexible working. You can find out more about the project at https://www.flexiblemovement.com/, and if you want to hear further episodes… Listen ⇢

On this week’s show we speak to consultant Simon Minty about using comedy to help get serious messages and change to happen. On the bookclub, we look back on Grant Leboff’s Sticky Marketing. And we also get up to date with the latest on Bitcoin energy consumption in the form… Listen ⇢

On this weeks show we chat with Ben Schein, VP of Data Curiosity and Innovation at Domo. If you want to hear more from Ben, there’s a slightly extended version of the interview available here: https://wb40podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ben-schein-interview-longer-edit.mp3 We also see the welcome return of Yin and Yang. Here’s the Yin: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2186512-exclusive-uk-police-wants-ai-to-stop-violent-crime-before-it-happens/… Listen ⇢