the future series by academy xi
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Introduction to The Future Series Changes we’re paying attention to.
"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today."
— Malcolm X
Who We Are
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Who we areAcademy Xi delivers progressive, practical courses and workshops for people to expand their skills in design, business and innovation, transform their careers while creating positive social impact.
- Changing the world through education in design and innovation
We train teams …
- Changing the world through education in design and innovation
… and individuals
- Changing the world through education in design and innovation
XiThinkA series of thought leadership events, curated to elevate the conversation in the digital industry, exploring the future.
We’re also Velvet Onion
Service and Experience Design
improving life through design.
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Meet The Future Some things we’re paying attention to.
"Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self."
— Queen Latifah
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The Future of Self How am I?
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Being me— The end of external validation
— Externalising existentialism
— Purpose (repeating theme)
— Consciousness
— Intuition
— You’d better know me
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iDemand— Know me: true personalisation
— Hyper luxe: new customisation
— Nuance context: the right place & time
— Beneficial intelligence: dazzle me
— Anticipatory offerings: before you know it
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."— Confucius
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The Future of Work How and where.
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Getting it— How will I apply for jobs?
— Gaming
— Social rating
— Biometrics
— The Hollywood Model
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Exist(entialists)— How will we work?
— Seeking meaning and purpose
— What happens when we no longer define ourselves by what we do but who we are?
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Work/force— What does the future of the workforce look like?
— Expecting alignment
— Deliberate Corporate Social Responsibility
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To the power of one— Rise of the freelancer
— 7 billion corporations
— upwork.com & freelancer.com
— Outsource my life
— Enter AI & VR
— Will companies cater for this?
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New expertise— Which jobs will stay?
— The emergence of new fields:
— Context Coach
— Authenticity Associate
— Greenback Guru
— Ethics Agencies
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The law is an… — What will the work week look like?
— Will leisure be enforced?
— Will governments step in and create an AI Tax?
“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”
— Stephen Hawking
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The future of Companies How will the company adapt to a demanding workforce?
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Plugging the drain— Keeping talent
— Real mentorship
— Intra-company Academy
— Role swaps
— Innovation
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Innovate & incubate— The rise of Labs
— Innovation training
— Rise of intrapreneurship
— New business models
— Brand elasticity
— Brand stretching
— Brand snap!
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— Flexible workforce
— Autonomy & impact management
— Work anytime
— Work anywhere
Choice and context
"It is better to travel well than to arrive."
— Buddha
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The Future of Transport Are we there yet?
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The law is an…— The return of car pooling
— The rise of car-sharing
— The battle of Collaborative Consumption
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Going to work— Public transit to anywhere
— REAL cycleways for the active
— Enforced walkways for the sedentary
— Pilotless drones
— Driverless cars
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Auto-impact— More productive?
— Fewer accidents
— Less impact on hospitals
— Exact arrival times
— Ubiquitous dependency
“I'm not perfect; I'm not a robot.”
— Justin Bieber
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The Future of Automation Perfection or distraction?
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Automated Everything— Bots that can think, project & anticipate
— Auto body guard
— Permanent assistant
— Enhanced teacher
— Elimination of menial tasks
— Conversational a.intelligence
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Impact— Self-driving cars & the impact on
— Insurance - new insurance models
— Banking - revising personal loans
— Real Estate - conversion of car parks
— Law - speeding car vs speeding driver
— Council - the end of public parking
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Artificial Intelligence— Machine learning
— Self aware bots
— When does AI stop being artificial?
— Can we design emotive response?
— Once they’re aware of us, will they like us?
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“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.”— Mark Twain
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The Future of Health Quick. Fix it.
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Diagnosis — Accurate self diagnosis
— Bye-bye GP?
— Bye-bye pharmaceutical companies?
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Repair— Open-sourced antibiotics?
— The decentralisation of drugs
— Self medication
— Robot surgeon
— iSurgeon
— Ethics?
"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
— W. Somerset Maugham
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The Future of Ethics Who are we to judge?
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The Rise of Ethics— Automated everything
— Split second decision making
— Choosing life
— Designing value systems
— Robots
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The Rise of Ethics— Will new jobs emerge
— Chief Ethics Officer?
— Ethics Designers?
— The Ethics Police?
"Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!"
— Dr. Seuss
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The Future of Identification Convenience vs sovereignty.
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Self sovereignty — How far will our appetite for convenience take us?
— Finger print, retina scan, voice print, heart rate ….
— Blood sample
— Permanent record somewhere
— Faking it and altering our DNA
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Single source— Who will own the single source of ID?
— Will banks, insurance companies and government open APIs and share data?
— Will we hand it over to save time?
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”— Muhammad Ali
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The Future of Service May I help?
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Getting to (know) you— App as an assistant
— Video Valet
— Delivery Boom
— Being nice
— Info-sensing
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At your service?— Facebook introduction of emoticons
— Like, Love, Laugh, Surprise, Sad, Angry
— Anticipation of emotion
— Timely service of ads
“The sage does not hoard.”
— Lao Tzu
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The Future of Sharing Challenging ownership.
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Growth— Trifold growth from 9% to 30% participating in one year (EU figures)
— P2P Lending about to explode - distrust of corporate lending
— Look out for Spotcap and copycats
— Sharing everything
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Impact— Detaching from ownership
— The demise of the Asset class?
— Insuring what or who?
— What will banks be lending for?
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Over sharing— We’re already sharing puppies
— What next?
— Wisdom?
— Kittens?
— Babies?
Welcome to The Future Series The topics we’re exploring in March
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The Future of Personalisation My True Self 10 March 2016 | 6:00PM
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It’s all about me— Youniverse
— The era of I
— Finding my authentic self
— Finding my true nature and purpose
— How companies are responding to this phenomenon
— 7 Billion people stating “therefore I am”
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Meet the panel
David WalkerFounder & Mentor | Core Truth
Mark MacsmithFounder | Macsmith Innovation
Nic CarterFounder | Muru Music
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The Future of Reality Real & augmented. 17 March 2016 | 6:00PM
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Real virtuality— The application of new tech
— The impact on business
— The impact on our lives
— Integrating VR with automation
— Techamphetamine: the risks
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Meet the panel
Scott O’BrienVR Advocate & Advisor
Ben WongCo-founder | Academy Xi
Jane SprouleEvents Manager | Academy Xi
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The Future of Design & Tech Ubitech & beyond. 24 March 2016 | 6:00PM
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Ubitech— Teaching business, design & tech
— Power of Design
— The rise of the Design Class
— Psychology & neuroscience
— Tech and design as a competitive advantage
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Meet the panel
Jamie EngelFounder & CEO | Neutopia
Charbel ZeaiterFounder | Velvet Onion
Co-founder | Academy Xi
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The Future of Organisations Biomimicry and biophyllic design. 31 March 2016 | 6:00PM
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Changing structure— Using the principles of nature
— Creating healthier workplaces
— Productivity as a consequence
— The end of hierarchy
— Creating collaborative and connected organisations
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Meet the panel
Jamie EngelFounder & CEO | Neutopia
Natalie RobertsFounder | Creative Pond
Natalie RobertsFounder | Creative Pond
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The Future SeriesDATES
— The Future of Personalisation | 10 MAR
— The Future of Reality | 17 MAR
— The Future of Design & Tech | 24 MAR
— The Future of Organisations | 31 MAR
What’s happening? The future has already started.
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Helping addicts
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Assistance
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Made to measure
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Oh so exclusive
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Bespoke luxury
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Makeshift luxury
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Wearable entertainment
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Integrated reality
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Improving learning
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Return to play
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Sanctuary
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Biomimicry
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Biophillic design
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Health/fashion
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Track workouts
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Loving local
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Pilotless transport
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X-Ray vision
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Robot butler
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DIY Tiny space
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Subsidising housing
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Student loan assistance
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Social responsibility
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