January 12, 2026

{Podcast} CES 2026: What Stayed With Me After the Noise

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CES 2026 did not shout about the future. It assumed it. In this reflective piece, Morris Misel explores what stayed after the noise faded and what it means for leaders in 2026 and beyond.

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January 7, 2026

Why I Still Love CES

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Every January, CES reveals more than new technology. In this Day One reflection, Morris Misel explores what CES 2026 shows us about people, systems, leadership, and the future we’re learning to live with.

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December 23, 2025

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Every Christmas absorbs the tools of its time without losing its heart. From NORAD Santa tracking to AI letters and digital rituals, here are 20 light, quirky ways technology is reshaping festive traditions. First shared with Radio 3 Hong Kong listeners.

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December 3, 2025

You’re Not Behind: How to Clear the Noise, See What Matters, and Step Into 2026 With Confidence – The 2026 Leadership Clarity Briefing

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2026 will be a year of compression. In this leadership clarity briefing, Morris Misel cuts through the noise with grounded foresight, human-centred insight and practical preparation tools. If your organisation needs clarity, direction and confidence before 2026 arrives, start here.

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November 17, 2025

{Podcast} The Afterlife Is Changing Again. This Time, AI Is Part Of The Story.

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AI is quietly reshaping how we remember those who have passed. Futurist Morris Misel explores the rise of digital immortality, synthetic afterlives and the changing nature of grief, memory and identity. This is the next chapter of the afterlife, and it affects every sector.

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November 10, 2025

{Podcast} The Day Robots Needed to Prove They Weren’t Human

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Under bright stage lights, engineers sliced open a humanoid robot to prove it wasn’t human. In this powerful foresight piece, Morris Misel examines the Imagination Gap, our struggle to adapt to what we’ve created and what embodied AI means for leadership, innovation, and the futures we’re already living in.

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