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ALEXANDRA WHITTINGTON

Alexandra Whittington is a futurist, writer, Foresight Director of Fast Future, and a faculty member on the Futures program at the University of Houston. She has a particular expertise in future visioning and scenario planning. Alexandra is a contributor to The Future of Business, the recently published Beyond Genuine Stupidity – Ensuring AI Serves Humanity and The Future Reinvented – Reimagining Life, Society, and Business. She is also a co-editor and contributor for forthcoming books on Unleashing Human Potential – The Future of AI in Business, and 50:50 – Scenarios for the Next 50 Years.

What Will our Children Do? 20 Jobs of the Future

Back in January 2010 we wrote a report for UK government on The Shape of Jobs to Come. The study highlighted new jobs that might emerge in the global economy by 2030 as a result of exponential developments and breakthroughs in science and technology. Many of those are now real jobs and the rest are still likely to materialise.

Ideascale2021-12-20T08:14:34-08:00April 29th, 2019|Categories: Editorial, Trend Alert|Tags: employment, futurist, job search, jobs, professional development|

20 Ways Business Meetings and Events Might Change in the Next Five Years

What are the key driving forces shaping the emerging future of business meetings, events, and conferences? The next five years promise to bring fundamental changes across society – from the clients we serve, to the technology we use, and the needs and priorities of business – literally everything is "up for grabs".

Ideascale2021-12-17T13:11:28-08:00April 18th, 2019|Categories: Editorial, Organization & Culture, Trend Alert|Tags: company culture, events, meetings|

Blockchain and the New World of Work

How will blockchain technologies impact the future workplace? A new world of work is on the horizon. Specifically, the development of blockchain technology has created new opportunities to rethink how and where we work.

Ideascale2021-12-17T13:06:20-08:00April 1st, 2019|Categories: Trend Alert|Tags: Blockchain, coworking, cryptocurrency, distributed autonomous organizations, education, job creation, training, training program|

Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace – the Leadership Challenge

Technological disruptions are defining this era of rapid business transformation and driving a set of deep rooted questions about the future of work, the implications for organizations, management and employees and how we can navigate to the ‘next horizon’.

Ideascale2021-12-17T13:03:07-08:00March 26th, 2019|Categories: Leadership, Trend Alert|Tags: AI, artificial intelligence, disruption, industrial revolution, transformation|

Navigating A Changing World – 10 Principles for Future Leaders

How can those at the top ensure they and their organizations are fit for the future? Perhaps the biggest challenge facing leaders today is to ensure they are capable of navigating themselves and their organizations through a complex and rapidly evolving future landscape. The reality is becoming clear, a good future focused leader has to have a “futurist mindset”.

Ideascale2021-12-17T12:56:30-08:00March 5th, 2019|Categories: Leadership|Tags: Agile, Communication, company culture, experimentation, futurist, Innovation Culture, leadership, Stakeholders, sustainability, testing|