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Future Squared

Stephen Hawking once said that intelligence is the ability to adapt to change... so let’s adapt.

Hosted by author and entrepreneur, Steve Glaveski, Future Squared brings you conversations with preeminent thought leaders from myriad disciplines such as startups and entrepreneurship, technology, corporate innovation, psychology, philosophy, economics, politics, biology, human performance and productivity, motivation and self development, management and leadership, health and fitness and more to help you think in a multi-disciplinary way, avoid relying on the first piece of information that comes to hand, kick goals in your professional and personal life and better navigate what is fast becoming, a Brave New World.

Previous guests include thought leaders such as Adam Grant, Brad Feld, Tim O'Reilly, Gretchen Rubin, Kevin Kelly, Jeremy Heimans, Steve Blank, Neil Patel, Rand Fishkin, Jordan Harbinger, Omar Zenhom, Andreas Antonopoulos, Ryan Blair, Whitney Johnson and various other thought leaders.

Past topics have explored the likes of:

Blockchain, virtual and augmented reality, algorithms, machine learning, artificial intelligence and universal basic income (UBI), sales and marketing, lean startup, design thinking, agile, political correctness, identity politics, cloud computing, geopolitics, neuroscience, data science, fintech, proptech, sports, tech addiction, CRISPR, venture capital, angel investment, nootropics and cognitive therapies, big data, cloud computing, DevOps, fake news, web development, UX and UI, influencer and content marketing, emotional intelligence, Stoic philosophy, mindfulness and meditation, chatbots, automation, IoT, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Trump, tech trends, Pixar animation studios, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Google, disruption to incumbents, how to measure innovation, extreme ownership, radical transparency and a hell of a lot more!

Future Squared is brought to you by Collective Campus, a innovation accelerator that works with organisations to unlock their people’s latent potential to create more impact for humanity and lead more fulfilling lives. If you need help driving your organisation’s innovation strategy, visit www.collectivecampus.io

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411. Non-Fungible Tokens(NFTs) and Collectable Digital Art with Saatchi Art's Monty Preston

Monty Preston is the Manager of Art Advisory & Curation at Saatchi Art. Prior to joining Saatchi Art in 2018, she worked at female-led, industry-disrupting startups including Beauty Pie in London, whe

410: The Sh*t They Never Taught You with Adam Jones and Adam Ashton

In this episode, I interview the co-hosts of the popular podcast What You Will Learn, and now co-authors of The Sh*t They Never Taught You, Adam Jones and Adam Ashton, for a conversation on all things

409. How to Make it as a Cocaine Trafficker with Jesse Fink

Jesse Fink joins Steve Glaveski to talk Pure Narco: Th real-life tales of Luis Antonio Navia aka 'El Senador'.

Episode #136: Educate Your Investors

In this podcast, listen in to learn about the importance of educating your investors or ensuring that they are already educated.

Episode #135: Profit First with "Motorbike" Mike Michalowicz

In this podcast, listen to Mike Michalowicz talk about topics surrounding why raising fundraising isn't indicative of startup success, putting profit first in an enterprise, and other lessons he learned while building 2 multi-million dollar businesses and losing the lot.

Episode #134: Design Thinking is Never Enough

Listen in to hear what Steve has to say about why Design Thiking is never enough.

Episode #133: The Employee Experience Advantage with Jacob Morgan

In this podcast, listen in to hear about what Jacob Morgan, best-selling author, speaker, and futurist has to say on topics surrounding how to balance freedom with organisational control, the negative impact of short-termism, and why expensive employee engagement programs fail.

Episode #132: 15 Attributes of the Corporate Innovator

In this episode, we cover 15 attributes of the corporate innovator and intrapreneur.

Episode #131: Book Launch - Day 5 of 5...and a final word on 10X mindsets!

Listen in to hear about day 5 of the book promo along with some final thoughts on 10x mindsets.

Episode #129: Book Launch Day 4 of 5 - 1,500 Downloads and Counting!

Tune in to hear how day 4 of the book promo is going.

Episode #130: Carrie Green means Business!

Listen in to hear what Carrie Green, founder of the Female Entrepreneur Association has to say on how she got into business, what it's like starting business at a 20, and other topics surrounding female entrepreneurs and the power of visualisation.

Episode #128: Book Launch Day 3 of 5...And a Very Special Offer!

Tune in to hear how day 3 of our 5 day book promo is going, including a special offer!

Future Squared Episode #126: Book Launch Day 2 of 5 - #1 on Amazon & 3 Mistakes Corporate Innovation Teams Make!

Tune into this episode to see how day 2 of our 5 day book promotion is going.

Episode #127: Company Environments Determine Innovation Efforts

In this episode of Fast Fix Friday, listen to Steve Discuss how an organisation's environment can be the difference between incremental thinking and breakthrough thinking and draw parallels between this and proliferation of soft, electronic artists in the inner city.

Future Squared Episode #125: Book Launch Day 1 of 5!

Tune into this episode to hear about our first day of our book promotion!

Episode #124: Tyler Cowen on the Complacent Class.

In this episode, hear what Tyler Cowen, American economist, academic, and writer, has to say about topics like the educational system, how technology is making us lazier, and much more.

Episode #123: 10 Ways to Balance Innovation with Business Objectives

Listen in to see what Lawrence Levy, former CFO of Pixar Animations Studio had to say about his role in turning the sleepy graphic arts studio into one of Hollywood's greatest success stories.

Episode #122: Take Company Culture to Infinity and Beyond with former Pixar CFO, Lawrence Levy

Listen in to see what Lawrence Levy, former CFO of PIxar Animation Studios has to say on topics surrounding creating the condiitons to support innovation, building a buffer for creative mistakes, aligning vision with with investor and stakeholder expectations, and much more.

Episode #121: Ask for Forgiveness, not Permission.

In this episode of Fast Fix Friday, learn about what you can do if you find yourself against a brick wall whenever you've got an idea to share.

Episode #120: Peter Diamandis on Exponential Technologies and Abundance Mindsets

Listen in to hear what Peter Diamindis, international pioneer of innovation, incentive competitions and commercial space has to say about topics like the impact of exponential technology growth, the evolution of healthcare, the automation of many medical professions, and much more.

Episode #119: Prototyping in an Hour (Without Technical Skills)

In this episode, learn about prototyping and how long internal teams should have to build and test an idea.

Episode #118: Rediscover your Creativity with Graffiti Artist & Keynoter Extraodinaire, Erik Wahl

Listen to hear what Erik Wahl, internationally known graffiiti artist, author, and philanthropist has to say about topics like the beauty of long haul flights, art and expanded consciousness, mediation and fitness, and much more.

Episode #117: Learning from Legends - Rick Rubin on Creativity and Innovation

In this episode of Fast Fix Friday, hear from legendary music producer, Rick Rubin and how the music industry can teach a lot about corporate innovation.

Episode #116: The $100 MBA with Omar Zenhom

Tune in to hear the Wharton dropout, Omar Zenhom, who created The $100 MBA talk about how to dig yourself out of rough patches, the importance of having a supportive partner, whether immigrants and their children make good entrepreneurs, and much more.

Episode #115: Identify your Blind Spots

In this episode of Fast Fix Friday, we delve into the importance of feedback and why you should be getting it often.

Episode #114: Mark Waldman on Neurowisdom in the Workplace

Listen to Mark Waldman, neuroscience researcher and creator of NeuroWisdom 101 talk about maintaining mindfulness throughout your whole day, brain training strategies, the power of daydreaming, and much more.

Episode #113: How Government Can Better Support Startups

In this episode, listen to Steve talk about what's currently broken when it comes to Government startup engagement and some key things that could be done to facilitate innovation instead of simply regulating it.

Episode #112: The Undercover Economist Returns! Part 2 with Tim Harford

Listen to part 2 of our talk with Tim Harford, economist, journalist, and broadcaster, as we cover topics like the 50 things that made the modern economy, clean desk policies, and other similar subjects.

Episode #111: The Power of Belief

In this podcast, learn how to re-write your self limiting beliefs with new ones in order to live a more fulfiling and rewarding life.

Episode #110: Alec Ross on the Industries of the Future

Listen to Alec Ross, one of America's leading experts in innovation, talk about the industries of the future, exclusive globalisation, universal basic income, and many more similar topics.

Episode #109: Make Friends with No

Tune in to hear Steve talk about our innate fear of rejection, and why we should make friends with no.

Episode #108: Flow Genome Project's Jamie Wheal on Why Creativity is a State of Mind

In this episode, listen to Jamie Wheal, the Executive Director of Flow Genome Project, talk about what flow is, spiritual materialism, why brainstorming and all-nighters don't really work, and many more topics.

Episode #107: Don't Confuse a Means To An End with an End In Itself

In this episode of Fast Fix Friday, Steve talks about the important distinction between a means to an end and an end in itself and the importance for such a distinction.

Episode #106: Parag Khanna Returns to Talk Technocracy!

Tune in to hear what Parag Khanna, CNN Global Contributor and Managing Partner of Hybrid Realty has to say about technocratic systems, the evolving role of the government, artificial intelligence, and an abundance of related topics.

Episode #105: Optimise your Return on Failure (RoF)

In this episode of Fast Fix Friday, Steve talks about how you can optimise your Return on Failure and how in this rapidly changing business environment, it's important to be able to take risks and learn from failure.

Episode #104: The Undercover Economist, Tim Harford, talks Messy (part 1)

Listen to Tim Harford, best-selling author of The Undercover Economist and board member of the editorial board for the FInancial Times talk about topics surrounding the connection between messiness and creativity, our self reinforcing social media bubbles, and other similar subjects.

Episode #103: How Legal Teams Can Enable Corporate Innovation

In a world where innovating has become the new norm, regulations, corporate legal and compliance teams are a common obstacles for new businesses. Tune in to see how organizations work around experimenting while being constantly watched over.

Episode #102: Tableturner - Fundamentals of Corporate Innovation and Intrapreneurship

Listen to your host, Steve Glaveski himself be interviewed as he talks about topics like the biggest misconception about enterprise innovation, and which corporate companies are leading in innovation.

Episode #101: Fast Fix Friday on Why Sharing Information is Key to Innovation

On this episode of Fast Fix Friday, listen to Steve talk about a topic inspired by the co-founder of Reddit, Aaron Swartz; the importance of sharing information.

Episode #100: 11 Year Old Entrepreneur, Alex Henderson

On this episode of Fast Fix Friday, we're joined by a special guest; 11 year old entrepreneur Alex Henderson, who spoke about his experience with Collective Campus' Lemonade Stand Program.

Episode #99: Enable Your New Years Resolution

In this episode, Steve talks about blockers and enablers and addressing these issues for any goals you want to set for yourself.

Episode #98: How to Prepare for and Kill It in 2017!

In this episode, your host, Steve Glaveski, take the role as interviewee as CEO of Akagu, Jimmy Zhong, asks him questions on how to prepare for the new year and maintain your mojo throughout.

Episode #97: How to Sell with a Story with Paul Smith

We are joined by Paul Smith, one of the world's leading experts on organizational storytelling on how to sell with a story, how to overcome strong objections and how to end your story with surprise.

Episode #95: Who Pays When a Self Driving Car Kills?

In this episode, Steve interviews Brent Lehmann, GM at Willis Towers Watson, Adrian Wrathall, Motor Product Manager and CGU Insurance, and Rob Aktanarowicz, National Underwriter for Commercial and Heavy Motor at CGU Insurance to talk about topics like the moral dilemma with self driving cars.

Episode #96: Funk You Very Much

Thank you all for such a great year! Here, we'll be going through the accomplishments we've had and the milestones we've conquered.

Episode #94: The Future Workplace with Kevin Mulcahy - Recruitment, Culture and Engagement

On this podcast, we're joined by Kevin Mulcahy, a highly popular speaker on workplace trends, executive coach to senior executives, and curator of insights and shifts in the workplace and workforce for a handful of large corporations to talk about topics like what the future workplace looks like, attitude versus skill, and how to increase employee engagement.

Episode #93: 11 Ways to grow 10X in 2017

In this episode of Fast Fix Friday, Steve talks all about the power of 10x vision and the 11 things you might want to think about.

Episode #92: Party @ Collective Campus - What Gets You Excited About Technology in 2017?

During a holiday party here, at Collective Campus, Steve asks his guests about what future technology excites them.

Episode #91: Emotional Agility with Susan David

In this episode, we are joined by Susan David, PhD, a psychologist on faculty at Harvard Medical School, co-founder and co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital to talk about topics surrounding facing complexity and ambiguity, creating value through habits, and the power of labeling.

Episode #90: Why I Do What I Do

In this episode, Steve talks about why he does what he does with Collective Campus and the impact that is made through programs offered such as the Lemonade Stand Program.

Episode #89: Trump, Brexit and an Extraordinary Time with Marc Levinson

In this episode, we're joined by Marc Levinson, an economist and a historian specializing in business and finance to chat about topics like the innovation and productivity paradox, technology adaptation lags, and the inverse relationship between productivity and employment.

Episode #88: Innovation Lessons from the Vietnam War

In this episode, Steve talks about the ingenuity of the North Vietnamese and the number one characteristic that separates successful entrepreneurs and innovators from the pack.

Episode #87: Rock Bottom to Rock Star with Ryan Blair

In this episode, we're joined by Ryan Blair, a serial entrepreneur and self- made milllionare who comes in to talk about his own journey, seeing obstacles as opportunities, focusing on when to say no, and many other relevant topics.