IMAGINIZE.World

Pieter Franken is co-founder of Safecast, one of the most successful citizen science projects in the world. More here: https://imaginize.world/pieter-franken-safecast-citizen-science/Safecast was created in 2011, a few days after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Pieter tells us how it operates, why it’s successful, and, most importantly, how it can be an example for people who really want to make a difference in the world.Wired magazine talks about Pieter's work: "A non-profit organization is trying to transform those spontaneous initiatives into an international movement. Safecast was founded after the Japanese government failed to properly represent the scale of the nuclear fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.” IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

Cortney Harding on the new virtual reality world and how the world has reached this point. More on her page: https://imaginize.world/cortney-harding-pioneering-virtual-technologies-expert/She covers her personal journey, how #legal is late to the game, how growth roles are coded female. She talks about how #learning never ends, the positive effect VR can have on lives, the missing #ecosystem of VR creators, and how filming from your head creates an experience contrary to documentaries. She says we will never figure it all out, and closes with how we are "lost in #transition" between and our old world and the new one which has not yet really started. Cortney is a #virtualreality and #ai expert. She is a winner of multiple awards including “Best VR/AR” at Mobile World Congress and was an SXSW Innovation Award Finalist. #imaginize.World explores how forward thinkers, social activists and scifi #visionaries imagine the future and how we can move in the direction we want to make a better world for our children. Critical issues for us: people and society, education, AI and humans, the earth and survival. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

David Weinberger's vision of the future, today!More here: https://imaginize.world/david-weinberger-unanticipation/From the Cluetrain Manifesto in 2001, to Everyday Chaos: Technology, Complexity and How We’re Thriving in a New World of Possibility in 2019, Weinberger's books have helped shape many people’s ideas about technology and how it influences us. He helps us understand the effect of machine learning on business strategy and our lives in general. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

Joyce Kimutai is a #climate #scientist based in Kenya. She investigates the connection between humans and extreme weather caused by climate change. Her work bridges the gap between #legalpractice and science, showing the causation between human activities and harm and damage from climate change. #climatechangeimpacts.She works with the IPPC, the UN group (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). The legal system today is not built for dealing with responsibility and liability for climate change impact. Joyce works to help build this bridge. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

Nirere Sadrach is founder and organizer of “End #plastic Now”. He started it in 2020 in Uganda.(Read more including transcript: https://imaginize.world/nirere-ending-plastics/)End Plastic Now is a youth movement whose goal is to end single-use plastic by corporations. Nirere is involved in the very original Kollekt Village which is a model for how local communities can deal with #wastemanagement He says plastic is not a thing, but rather a material with a life cycle. That means we need to manage it differently from what we are doing today. #circulareconomy #plasticfree environment #brandaudit IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

Alex Prate, venture builder and entrepreneur, discusses how #DAOs can help people revolutionize #energymanagement, share #renewable energy, create a more sustainable and #equitablefuture through #regeneration. He also talks about SEEDS a currency that rewards regenerative activities. The use of #blockchaintechnology ensures transparency. He talks about #Realifex, an app that focuses on #well-being intelligence. It gives people insights into their own #well-being in a personalized, completely secure way thereby helping them make decisions about their lives. It departs from consumerism and enables people to make informed decisions including medical. When asked about #education, he says parallel networks are growing which are freeing children's creativity and helping them learn they are part of a larger natural world. (Read more including transcript: https://imaginize.world/alex-prate-regenerative-equitable-world/) IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

Climate activist from Uganda, Vanessa campaigns internationally to highlight the impacts of climate change already playing out in Africa. Vanessa has appeared at high-level events including the 2019 UN Climate summit in Madrid, and the 2020 World Economic Forum. In 2020, she was named one of the BBC’s 100 Women of the year, as well as one of the 100 most influential young Africans. (Read more including transcript: https://imaginize.world/vanessa-nakate-climate-activist/) IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

See transcript here: https://imaginize.world/robin-vincent-smith-podcast/Robin is particularly working on how MSF is adapting its operations to the reality of climate change  and reducing its environmental footprint.His focus is how people work together. We talk about a wide range of issues around and beyond the humanitarian world. His perspective is unique because it blends reality on the front lines with the big picture of how you can bring change, how you can share learning. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

See transcript here: https://imaginize.world/sugata-mitra-podcast/Sugata Mitra is a physicist, educational pioneer  He was the creator of the famous “Hole in the Wall” experiment which was the inspiration for the School in the Cloud and for Self-organized Learning Environments, or SOLE which led the one million dollar TED prize in 2013, given to forward thinkers with bold ideas and a vision and strong wish for making global change. Sugata believes the internet will become so integrated into our lives, it will blur the line between knowing and not knowing IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

See transcript here: https://imaginize.world/art-kleiner-transcript/The subject of this podcast episode is his new book The AI Dilemma: 7 Principles for Responsible Technology, co-authored with Juliette Powell. We all need to get a grasp on AI, what it means for us, the benefits and potential harms. The AI Dilemma offers principles to help us frame our thinking. Principles are more important today than solutions. Solutions can only be partial as we are all exploring this new territory together. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

Mandar describes himself as "Thought Leader, Social Innovator, Meditation Teacher and Storyteller". He adds: "I collaborate with changemakers, leaders and organizations to reimagine their purpose & impact." (Read more including transcript: https://imaginize.world/mandar-apte-building-culture-peace/)In 2017, Mandar produced and directed the film From India With Love, a documentary about a trip to India about the transformational experience of a group of victims of violence across India.Until 2016, Mandar worked at Shell for 17 years at Shell International, where he managed Shell’s GameChanger social innovation program. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

See https://imaginize.world/debbie-urbanski-podcast/ for transcript. We talked about her first novel, After World, and Debbie explained her unusual idea of a Great Transition and a New Awakening. She is comfortable talking about the conflicting priorities we face with climate crisis, and the choice between preserving human life and/or  earth. AI is more than “artificial intelligence” in After World. It is a strong force that comes alive as it witnesses the life of the last human on earth and falls in love. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

From the Cluetrain Manifesto in 2001, to Everyday Chaos: Technology, Complexity and How We’re Thriving in a New World of Possibility in 2019, Weinberger's books have helped shape many people’s ideas about technology and how it influences us. He helps us understand the effect of machine learning on business strategy and our lives in general. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

See https://imaginize.world/mark-grob-podcast/ for transcript. Mark is head of the Immersive Tech Center for UPS. He works with subject matter experts to develop  innovations that solve real business problems. Their goal is to make immersive technology a normal business practice for UPS and partner companies.I talked with Mark over a year ago when I interviewed him for my Bold New Breed podcast episode about eXtended reality. So much has happened since then, it was time to get a real-life update. Mark is an industry-recognized pioneer in immersive technology. Immersive technology is a relatively recent term that encompasses a range of virtual reality capabilities.Whatever your job is, whatever industry you’re in, or even if – or especially if – you’re an independent worker, you owe it to yourself to discover what Mark shares in our conversation. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

Chen asks if AI will reunite us humans as a species. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

Joachim Stroh discusses decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and their potential to fundamentally change the way organizations function. More here: https://imaginize.world/dao-age-work-reimagined-with-joachim-stroh/He explains that DAOs are different from traditional organizations and operate on the principles of decentralization and trust. Stroh describes how DAOs are built on blockchain technology and use tokens as a means of value exchange. He also discusses the decision-making processes within DAOs, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and consensus. Stroh highlights the potential applications of DAOs in various sectors, such as education and healthcare, and encourages individuals to explore the opportunities presented by Web 3.0 and DAOs. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

Florence Devouard, a long-time member of the Wikimedia Foundation, discusses various aspects of the organization and its future. She highlights the Wikimedia ecosystem, which consists of the Wikimedia Foundation and numerous entities around the world. Devouard emphasizes the importance of expanding the presence of Wikipedia in Africa. She addresses concerns about reliability and verified, validated information. She also discusses the challenges facing Wikimedia in the next 10-15 years, including financial sustainability, adapting to changing user preferences, and the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on information consumption. Devouard stresses the need for financial support and the redistribution of resources within the organization. She talks about change and the importance of sharing data to improve articles on this and similar high-impact topics. Overall, Devouard expresses optimism about the future of Wikimedia and its mission to provide open knowledge to everyone. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

Thomas Vander Wal, well-know technology expert, is the creator of the term “folksonomy” where people define their personal categories for words (versus organizational, official taxonomy). Along the same lines he also defined the concept of the “personal info cloud”, the information you collect, organize, save and keep close to you. Thomas has done much more for the world of technology but these two inventions (=perspectives) show the deep importance he gives to people as you will see in our conversation. What he calls the “model of attraction” underlies much of his thinking and you’ll see.We talk about many topics including AI, in particular generative AI which Thomas calls “performative ” AI, and the impact on human-created content and how it can be used in educational contexts. He shares his thoughts on the future of our planet, sustainability and the role of technology. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

Robin Vincent-Smith has been with Médecins sans Frontières, or in English, Doctors Without Borders. for over 20 years.  The first years were working in the field in Ethiopia, Congo, Chad, South Africa, Liberia, and other countries. Now, he's based in the Operational Centre in Brussels, and officially 'Programme, Change & Knowledge Manager', but he dislikes job titles. The motto on his LinkedIn page is "Striving for freedom from a job description".Robin is particularly working on how MSF is adapting its operations to the reality of climate change  and reducing its environmental footprint. His focus is how people work together. It's important to say that Robin's views in this podcast-video are made in a personal capacity and not as an official voice for MSF. We talk about a wide range of issues around and beyond the humanitarian world. His perspective is unique because it blends reality on the front lines with the big picture of how you can bring change, how you can share learning. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.

Sugata Mitra, physicist and educational pioneer, is known for his "Hole in the Wall" experiment that led to the School in the Cloud and SOLE (self-organized learning environments). Winner of the TED one million dollar prize in 2013, and laureate of the 2022 Brock Prize in Education Innovation, he is now moving on to work in new but related areas.We talk about his million-dollar TED prize, the famous  Hole in the Wall experiment which led to understanding  the emergence of learning and the School in the Cloud which spread world wide at SOLE Self-Organized Learning Environments The future? The internet will vanish into us and it will be the end of knowing and we will have to reinvent ourselves. IMAGINIZE.WORLD takes you beyond our familiar boundaries. You'll discover how forward thinkers, scifi visionaries and pioneering organizations see the future. You'll learn to imagine your future and develop ideas to move in that direction. Also see A Global Vision for 2043 from 200 people around the world.