Our brains are on autopilot, while our souls seek surprise. This is part five of our Future Dualities series. If you’re new here, see parts one, two, three, and four before reading on. — By Eden Dotan and Lasse Underbjerg Thinking ahead is messy. In futurism, it’s a widely accepted fact that we cannot predict one true future. There is not one direction forward, but many different –sometimes contradictory– directions happening at once.

Customer centricity works against sustainability. This is part four of our Future Dualities series. If you’re new here, see parts one, two and three before reading on. — Thinking ahead is messy. In futurism, it’s a widely accepted fact that we cannot predict one true future. There is not one direction forward, but many different –sometimes contradictory– directions happening at once. Paradoxically, we humans still love a simple story; Good and bad. Us and them. But more than…

We are speeding up while slowing down. This is part three of our Future Dualities series. If you’re new here, see the introduction, Future Dualities: From a binary worldview to embracing hybrid futures, and part two, Future Dualities: Community & Independence, before reading on. — By Lasse Underbjerg and Eden Dotan Thinking ahead is messy. In futurism, it’s a widely accepted fact that we cannot predict one true future. There is not one direction forward, but many different — sometimes contradictory — directions happening at once.

We find strength in connection and vulnerability in dependence. This is part two of our Future Dualities series. If you’re new here, see the introduction before reading on. — By Lasse Underbjerg and Eden Dotan Thinking ahead is messy. In futurism, it’s a widely accepted fact that we cannot predict one true future. There is not one direction forward, but many different –sometimes contradictory– directions happening at once.

On the face of it, the use of data, and the meaning it can bring to businesses, is a complex topic to dig into. Can data be a force for good? Richard George from financial, technology, and data experts, Refinitiv, is on hand in EP07 of our YELLO podcast to share his take on the use of data and digital services and their symbiotic relationship. — Whether it’s a customized Spotify playlist that hits just the right chord or the annoying online ads that follow us for weeks, we’re familiar with both the benefits and drawbacks of a data-driven world from the consumer perspective.

Our modern-day civilisation is built on a trust model that has enabled us to scale from small communities to our current societies by putting our trust into larger institutions. For some time now, this paradigm has become unstable, giving way to the increasing erosion of trust as we know it. What does this mean for businesses and societal institutions? How can trust become something we design for?

Thinking ahead is messy. In futurism, it’s a widely accepted fact that we cannot predict one true future. Instead, we can consider many possible futures. Some more probable than others. Some more preferable. But the further we think the greater the uncertainty and complexity. There is not one direction forward, but many different — sometimes contradictory — directions happening at once. — By Lasse Underbjerg and Eden Dotan

Using people’s personal data for providing better public services is a hotly debated topic. One that polarises many. Not least because, at a bare minimum, there are issues of ethics and security that come into play. But what if your data could be used for good? What if, as an example, citizen’s public and private information formed the foundation for a preventative healthcare revolution? Wouldn’t that be a way to rethink the current norm around patient experience? This is a vision that Professor Carsten Obel hopes will soon become a reality…

Diversity and gender equality in the workplace have made great strides in recent years, but the fact is, change isn’t happening fast enough. There’s still a lot of work to be done in addressing a lack of diversity, inclusivity, and equity in businesses around the world. — What qualities make a good leader? How can we recognize our own biases, and what are the barriers to overcoming them? …