What is What I've learnt from old sci-fi movies and cartoons? Moviesand books do more than just spark our imagination and send us on a virtual journey, for many they providethe sparkfora lifelong quest to bring to life the objects and gadgets that the characters are using. Star Trek (1966) spawned a dozen or more [...]
Where’s our Hoverboard? – MX News
What is Where's our Hoverboard? With only 365 days until we arrive at the 1989 hit film Back to the Future's future time of October 21st 2015, Lachlan Hastings of MX News has already begun the search to find out what we might have invented in the last few decades and whether Marty McFly will [...]
‘Your grandkids will rent in the clouds’ : futurist – The New Daily
What is 'Your grandkids will rent in the clouds'? On the back of a keynote I am delivering this week to one of Australia's largest commercial builders on the Future of the Construction Industry, I chatted with Jackson Stiles of the New Daily about what lies ahead for our cities and homes over the next [...]
2015’s Top 9 Food Trends
What is 2015's Top 9 Food Trends? On the back of a keynote I delivered in Hong Kong a few weeks ago, to a global catering company that produces 2 billion meals per year, I took a look at 2015'sFood Trends and this list was the starting point for a great segment with David Dowsett [...]
Everything old is new again – Radio 3 Hong Kong
What is Everything old is new again Radio 3 Hong Kong? For many years I did a weekly segment on ABC Radio Australia live into Hong Kong Radio'sMorning Brew Show with Phil Whelan and on my recent trip there I couldn't resist going live into studio with Philand reminiscing aboutthe old days and more importantly [...]
The Future of Retail | Overnight on Radio ABC Local & ABC Perth
Woolworth’s recently published a report on the Future of the Supermarkets complete with predictions about who their future consumers may be and the what, where, when and how of what they might want from them and this was the spark that started the chat between Rod Quinn of ABC Local’s Overnight and I. In this […]