The next Zeitenwende

By Martin Recke

We are living in a world with multiple crises. It’s the end of an era – a Zeitenwende. But which era exactly is ending, and why?

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.

What is intelligence? And can we recreate it?

By Adam Tinworth

Can we really have artificial intelligence when we don’t really understand what intelligence is in the first place? We need to reconceptualise intelligence before we can make the most of AI.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.