Future

Post-pandemic urban regeneration is inevitable. Embrace it.

By Adam Tinworth

The pandemic has broken our old urban models. We need new models of cities and city living to thrive in the 21st century.
The hybrid company is the future. The time to start preparing is now.

By Adam Tinworth

After a year of home working, remote work will be part of every office's future. It's time to start adapting.
Eliza Filby: the future is multi-generational living

By Adam Tinworth

The pandemic has forced the generations together, and changed how we live and work. Many of those changes are here to stay, and we need to adapt our businesses to them, says Dr Filby.
Future of Work: 12 must-reads

By Laëtitia Vitaud

For many of us there is nowhere to go but stay home. But to go out and expand your horizon, there will always be podcasts and books. New Work expert Laëtitia Vitaud has compiled a list of 12 must-read books on the future of work.
Future of Work: 7 trends for 2021

By Laëtitia Vitaud

Laëtitia Vitaud explores what measures we need to take to put the trends on the future of work, some of which have been around for a long time, into action.
The future of work has just arrived

By Martin Recke

Almost every aspect of our work lives is changing fast. The future of work is now. Let's not get stuck in the Industrial Age.
Albert Wenger: paying attention to big visions of better future

By Adam Tinworth

We're in a time of transition. The Industrial Age is dead, but the new age has yet to be born. Albert Wenger argues that we have to free up attention from things that don't matter, and create spaces for a better future to emerge.
The End of Capitalism revisited

By Martin Recke

There are people who would love capitalism to go away. The end of capitalism has been foretold several times. But is it near?
Welcome to the future

By Martin Recke

In many ways, 2020 has propelled us a decade ahead. As we enter the new year, let's reflect what this means.
Charting a path to the post-pandemic future: What’s NEXT Season 2

By Adam Tinworth

It's clear that what's next after the COVID-19 crisis passes will be very different. Let's prepare for it together, with expert insights from compelling guests.
The time to talk about the future is before you need it

By Scott Smith

The only way to prepare for difficult futures is to talk about them — in detail. In an extract from his new book 'How To Future' regular NEXT speaker Scott Smith argues that we need 'prehearsals' of the major challenges ahead.
Digital health is our future: let’s deliver it safely.

By Adam Tinworth

The lockdown has forced rapid adoption of digital health techniques - if it's here to stay, let's do it right.
Globalisation is dead, long live digital globalisation

By Martin Recke

Let's face the inevitable: The old model of globalisation is dead. But digital globalisation is poised to thrive.
The Great Pause

By Martin Recke

We live in strange times. A lot of things we took for granted suddenly but slowly disappeared. We find ourselves in a time of unexpected pause.
The systems thinking secret in “think global, act local”

By Adam Tinworth

The challenges facing us in business and in life feel overwhelming. How can we change anything? The answer lies in remembering that we are, ourselves, part of systems — and we can influence them.
Modernity and Reality are the Next Frontier

By Martin Recke

We already almost lost the difference between online and offline, or between digital and analogue. Reality itself could be next. In comparison, fake news is just a minor issue.