Future

War’s digital future is here

By Adam Tinworth

There is war in Europe. The battle for Ukraine highlights an unpleasant truth: our way of life needs protecting, and everybody in the digital world needs to play their part.
Liveblog: Loretta Tioiela on bioengineering

By Adam Tinworth

The price of DNA sequencing has dropped dramatically, as our ability to synthesise it has grown. The new field of tech bio is booming as a result, as Loretta told NEXT22.
Liveblog: Kübra Gümüşay on language and the future

By Adam Tinworth

Language is the invisible system that constrains our thoughts and our ideas. Change the language, and you open yourself to new ideas.
Liveblog: Jessica Berlin on the geopolitical crisis ahead

By Adam Tinworth

We live in the after times. There's war waging in Europe, and we need to rethink how we live to minimise the crisis, and defend the freedoms we've taken for granted, says Jessica Berlin at NEXT22.
Liveblog: Kate Stone on why the future will look more like the past

By Adam Tinworth

Tech is become so small it's all but invisible. When we become post-digital, where will we find connection, meaning — and resilience? Here are six ideas.
AI: the future of creativity?

By Adam Tinworth

AI-generated art and text are exploding in use — and quality. What does this mean for the future of artists and creativity? The NEXT Creative Stage explored this…
Liveblog: Mikko Hypponen — If It’s Smart, It’s Vulnerable

By Adam Tinworth

War has become cyberwar, and every smart device is a potential attack vector. We need to think about security in a new way, says Mikko Hypponen.
Liveblog: David Mattin hugs the system

By Adam Tinworth

Modernity is done. The new tension is between those who think we can transcend human nature - and those who think society will collapse. David Mattin thinks we need a new framework for the next hundred years.
Cities are systems: data makes them better

By Adam Tinworth

The urban infrastrcuture is the most complex system most of us encounter on a daily basis. In a world rocked by crises, we need to understand these systems better.
Geopolitics and resilient systems

By Martin Recke

The long honeymoon of global business is over, geopolitics is back on the corporate agenda. Our systems will change to become more resilient.
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino: rethinking the internet of things

By Adam Tinworth

The internet of things has been on our radar for nearly two decades — but the digital landscape around it has changed beyond recognition. The NEXT Show explores the missteps — and where it should go next.
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino: Smart Technology and its challenges

Smart Technology an it’s challenges – In conversation with Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino The increasing presence of smart technology connected to the…
The cultural dimension of Web3

By Martin Recke

We will recognise Web3 by its cultural dimension: how it shapes, influences and creates reality and culture.
Protopia now: Monika Bielskyte on designing better futures for humanity

By Adam Tinworth

Beyond flawed utopias and damaging dystopias, lie more positive, inclusive and radical visions: protopias. The NEXT Show explores how to build better systems for living.
Monika Bielskyte: A new vision of our future

When imagining our shared future, utopia and dystopia often pop us as the only two visions. Why are we stuck…
Christopher Mims: building supply chains for a sustainable future

By Adam Tinworth

Supply chains are invisible - until they stop working. The NEXT–Show interview with the author of Arriving Now explored how they might reshape our business future.
Christopher Mims: The future of global supply chains

When ordering a product online for home delivery, customers often just think about what happens during the “last mile”. But…
How will distributed autonomous organisations reshape our culture?

By Adam Tinworth

Culture is just the operating system of our societies. If you change how we organise using DAOs, you will inevitably change our culture.
James Bridle: rethinking artificial intelligence on natural lines

By Adam Tinworth

Artist and writer James Bridle argues that by sticking to human models of intelligence, we're limiting AI's potential.
James Bridle: “Ways of Being”

How is AI changing the way we interact with other forms of intelligence? James Bridle is an artist, writer, and…
System Shifts: Why we must hug the system

By Adam Tinworth

Pandemic and war have unleashed system shifts that will reshape our lives and businesses. We need to embrace them to survive them.
The systemic paradox

By Martin Recke

Despite stress and shocks, systems appear remarkably resilient. It’s the paradox of systemic evolution: change to ensure continuity.
Surviving the system shock decade

By Adam Tinworth

The 2020s has been defined by two systems shocks in quick succession. To survive, we need to revisit the work done a decade ago on building antifragile business.
Ana Andjelic: What Web3 means for brands

By Adam Tinworth

Web3 is about more than NFTs and crypto, says marketing leader Ana Andjelic. It offers brands the chance to monetise their archives, and rethink their partner relationships.

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