Interviews: Future in Action
Interviews: Future in Action
If you didn’t manage to tune into our live interview with Kevin Bell Ed.D last week, here’s another chance for you.
Kevin Bell Ed.D serves as the Head of Higher Education and Research – ANZ for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Recognised as an innovator in the education sector, Kevin has spearheaded revolutionary projects in online education and expansive Ed Tech initiatives. He is steadfast in harnessing the power of the digital domain, aiming to enable students to showcase their abilities and thus preparing them for success in the post-COVID world and the emerging 4th Industrial Revolution.
During our chat, Kevin delves into the primary challenges and opportunities digital transformation presents for higher education. He sheds light on how tech can be a solution and recalls instances where it has led to groundbreaking shifts in education, research, and administration. To conclude, he offers insights into anticipated trends in tech and higher education that could reshape the sector.
Last week, we had the privilege of interviewing Dr Ariella Helfgott, Director of Strategic Foresight at the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Government of South Australia.
She has almost 20 years of Strategic Foresight experience, having been the Director of Scenarios with the World Energy Council, a member of the Shell Scenario Team, Director of Collaborative Futures, Senior Fellow at the Universities of Oxford, Utrecht, Wageningen and Adelaide, and Strategic Analyst with the Australian Department of Defence. She has worked across 26 countries in 8 global regions on multi-actor collaborative systemic change processes that enable the cocreation of better, more sustainable, equitable, healthy and prosperous futures.
In this interview, she discussed her role in the Foresight Unit, where she supports all government agencies in integrating foresight into strategy and policy development. Additionally, she shared her efforts in building strategic foresight capabilities and her own view on the future of education.
This week, we had the opportunity to chat with Riley McCullough, a futurist, designer, strategist, and researcher passionately aiming to build a better tomorrow.
Currently working as the Senior Systems and Service Designer at Accenture Song‘s Sustainability Studio, Riley believes that the future’s design must break free from isolated thinking. During our chat, she delves into her perspective on what lies ahead and shares how Futures Thinking translates into tangible industry applications.