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8. The ‘Future-Ready’ Keynote Series – ‘Leadership and The Synthesising Mind’

Leaders must move to a synthesising mindset; which can connect the dots of multiple issues, signposted by multiple sources, instinctively, to form the relationships between them. They will appreciate the complexities of a situation without being blinded by the specifics. There is a component of instinct or gut feel: something entrepreneurs credit hugely, but which…

6. The ‘Future-Ready’ Keynote Series – “Science and Spirituality”.

It's worth remembering that modern Psychology is only around 130 years old. Yet spirituality (arguably) has its roots in Neanderthals choosing to bury their dead. We see pioneers at the edge of modern science discover the spiritualists and mystics were always right in their understanding of what it means to be human. Academics such as…

5. The ‘Future-Ready’ Keynote Series – “Questions and Answers”.

'How come time flies like an arrow and fruit flies like a banana?' - It's a fun question used in linguistics, but also as part of some Turing tests to establish if machines exhibit intelligent behaviour. Computer scientists aren't aligned about when machines could reach human-level intelligence. Some forecast 2030, others, 2100. It'll only be…

4. The ‘Future-Ready’ Keynote Series – “Mechanical to ‘Organical'”

Yes - I'm making up a word, but making a serious point. It's not a forecast about how our built environment will move entirely away from bricks'n'mortar. It's simply stating we'll have a bigger toolbox at our disposal. Driving the evolution is a synthesising mindset - drawing from a range of disciplines to enable new…

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