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My name is Requier Wait, I speak with business and academic experts about strategy, economics, and entrepreneurship. I am an economist by training, my advisory work includes support across strategy, economics and market research. I created this podcast to learn from experts and to share their insights with my listeners.
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Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
I spoke to Doris Viljoen: Senior Futurist at the Institute for Futures Research (IFR) and lecturer in Futures Studies (FS) at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB).
Show notes and resources:
On defining the field: Richard Slaughter: “the ultimate purpose of FS was to open out productive mind spaces, precursors of social innovations, from which more advanced stages of civilized life can emerge” - Slaughter, R.A. (2002). Futures studies as a civilizational catalyst. Futures, 34, 349-363.
On activities of a Professional Futurist: Andy Hines identifies three groups of activities:
- Creating content: sharing information with people to gain insight
- Process work: create thinking tools or processes for the information you create (1) to reach decision makers
- Culture and mindset change: so that people can understand, change their minds if necessary, influencing mental models
FS as a scientific field: FS is a science and an art. It is not about predication but rather about identifying possible/multiple futures and making this part of your strategy process.
Personal exercise: on a regular basis, start asking why and what if? Why are we doing this? (For example, ask why? X5) What are my underlying assumptions?
Futures studies in South Africa: https://www.usb.ac.za/academic-programmes/academic-programmes-future-studies/
Nedlac report - Futures of Work in South Africa: https://nedlac.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Futures-of-Work-in-South-Africa-Final-Report-March-2019.pdf
Reading:
- UNDP (2018): Foresight Manual - Empowered Futures
- Maree Conway: Thinking Futures ; Resource downloads
- Andy Hines: Articles
- Peter Bishop: Teach the Future
For organisations:
- George Day and Paul Schoemaker: See Sooner, Act Faster
- Joe Tankersley: Reimagining Our Tomorrows
Podcast website: https://waitspeak.podbean.com/p/contact-1578666710/
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Welcome to the Wait & Speak Podcast, my name is Requier Wait.
I hold a PhD in Economics and I am currently enrolled for a Postgraduate programme in Futures Studies (strategic foresight). My experience covers academia, consulting and industry advocacy. Industry experience ranges from upstream oil and gas to renewable energy and agriculture. I am based in South Africa.
Join my learning journey and goal of being a multi-hyphenate in business. I will be interviewing experts on topics ranging from futures studies, strategy, economics and entrepreneurship. Please rate and review the podcast if you enjoy it.
The first episode will look at Futures studies, followed by interviews on behavioural economics, cultural intelligence, negotiation and the concept of brand/branding.
You can find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Podbean. You can find more information on the podcast website. I look forward to learning and growing with you.
Podcast website: https://waitspeak.podbean.com/p/contact-1578666710/