Futurology

The Finale Jan 31, 2018

In the last episode of the Futurology Show (for now) the team discusses the guests who have been on the show, things that have changed, and what will change in the future. They explore what has been learnt and look back... way back... to throw forward about what’s coming next for the team.

2018: #ThinkDigital! Jan 24, 2018

Part 1 of #ThinkDigital futurology looks at where we are going in 2018. What does digital mean to us? How do we need to embrace digital to redefine our lives and our businesses? 2018 also brings a lot of change for the Futurology Show - which we will discuss this week and next.

CXTECHFEST: Bringing Customer Experience to Life Dec 13, 2017

In this podcast we chat to Tony Hughes about how you can bring the customer experience to life. Tony is the most read person in LinkedIn on B2B selling and shares his thinking on leadership, business-to-business (B2B) strategic sales, modernised selling, and sales enabling technologies.

CXTECHFEST: Banking & the World of Customer Experience Dec 13, 2017

Roelia Malan from FNB wants to live in a world filled with innovative people inventing extraordinary, and beautiful yet less complicated methods to perform day to day activities where ideas can be transformed into practical solutions in a blink of an eye. As a banker with over 10 years’ experience, she has worked in the fields of marketing, sales, business operations and more recently customer experience for the biggest call centre at the most innovative bank in the world.

CXTECHFEST: Data-driven Customer Experiences Dec 13, 2017

In this podcast we chat to Andrew Vorster, who shares his thinking about understanding your customer through data. Although Andrew has spent the last 20 years living in the UK, he is first and foremost an “Imbongi” – an African Storyteller, an honorific he picked up in his youth when armed with a portable slide projector, he would entertain the locals from surrounding farms with stories of far off places that his father had travelled to, regaling them with tales of cultures and technologies that had not yet reached our shores. Today, as an Innovation Consultant, it is he who travels far and wide in search of the impacts and implications that technologies and innovations are having on society, industry and the individuals within, acting as a catalyst to create the story of a future not yet written.

CXTECHFEST: Customer Experience & Social Media Monitoring Dec 13, 2017

In this podcast we chat to Nic Ray from BrandsEye on social media mentoring and how it relates to the customer experience. Nic is the Chief Marketing Officer of BrandsEye. He is also a dad, a surfer and a keen, but unlucky fisherman. He cut his teeth in ad-land working at Ogilvy in South Africa and the UK. He then went on to be part of the founding leadership team that built and sold an African digital agency group (Quirk) to WPP. Today, he is helping grow BrandsEye into a global opinion mining business.

CXTECHFEST: 10 New Age Rules for Great Customer Experience! Dec 12, 2017

In this podcast Simon Cranswick shares his 10 rules for a great customer experience. Simon has been a CX enthusiast for 20 plus years, and is especially passionate about how enabling technologies can assist organisations in driving and executing on their customer engagement strategies.

CXTECHFEST: A 360° View of the Customer, with a Personal Touch Dec 12, 2017

In this podcast we chat to Nicholas Maweni who has a 360° view of the customer, with a personal touch. Nicholas is the Marketing Director at SAP and was previous Chief of Staff at The Department of Arts and Culture and MD of the BMF.

CXTECHFEST: The Impact of Future Technology as a Key Needle Mover in Customer Service Dec 12, 2017

In this podcast we chat to Roland Naidoo. He is Head Customer Operations Support at Multichoice, where he looks at creating and managing the delivery of operations Intelligence.

CXTECHFEST: Technology Driven People Solutions Dec 12, 2017

In this podcast we chat to Simon Clarke who combines his passion for people and technology. He works with a team of special people to deliver technology driven people solutions. For the past 23 years, retail and FMCG has been his home - mainly in HR.

CXTECHFEST: CX In The Fast Food Industry Dec 12, 2017

In this podcast we chat to Michael Emanuel, who runs the digital strategy at Famous Brands and is responsible for the development of digital solutions to meet the objectives of 27 diverse brands.

CXTECHFEST: Welcome To Customer Experience 5.0 Dec 11, 2017

Self-made thousandaire, Mathew Cook is a family man first and an experienced SAP Solution and Product Innovation Architect @ NGA, involved with cross domain, cross functional, and cross-industry solutions. He likes long walks on the beach… when it rains.

CXTECHFEST: Safer Cities & The Quality Of Experience Dec 11, 2017

In this podcast we chat to JP Horne, who has been on the forefront of public sector innovation within the public sector for the last 20 years. His experience spans both spectrums of this sector, having serviced government while working for Microsoft and Oracle Corporation - as well as within the belly of the public-sector beast at the City of Cape Town.

CXTECHFEST: Scaling CX Through Technology Dec 11, 2017

In this podcast we chat to Christelle van de Merwe, whose presentation was around scaling the customer experience through technology.
Christelle Van de Merwe is the Global Director of Customer Innovation and Transformation at Mimecast. Prior to this, Christelle’s passion for CX originated at the University of Cape Town with a Bus Sci Degree in Marketing and then many years in the telco industry, including Cell C and Virgin Mobile. The focus has been on translating the subjective concept of customer experience into a scientific, objective process by mapping the customer journey and providing scoring opportunities at each juncture. Her focus now is on optimisation and exploring different approaches to embrace Customer Success as an outcome.

CXTECHFEST: Artificial Intelligence Drives Smarter CX Dec 10, 2017

Artificial Intelligence is the future of the business-technology landscape. It’s not good enough to just have a strategy and plan to use AI in your business, it’s important about how well it is executed, what is the impact of AI on consumers, business and our way of life today and into the future. Joe Fuster is Global Head of Customer Experience Cloud at Oracle.

CXTECHFEST: In Math We Trust - Bitcoin & Blockchain Dec 10, 2017

Human trust is undergoing its most significant transformation in history. Money is the second most important societal construct after language and is currently undergoing its biggest transformation. Beyond money, this will fundamentally change contracts and creative work, leaving no business untouched... leading some prominent computer scientists to call the blockchain a more significant invention than the internet itself. Simon Dingle is a designer at Phantom Design.

The Future of Work (recorded live at Huawei Innovation Zone) Dec 06, 2017

The Futurology team goes live in the Huawei Innovation Zone. To change things around a bit we decided to do a live podcast with Brian Armstrong on the Future of Work. We were joined by a live audience who added their 2 cents worth. It was a fascinating, in depth discussion that digs into what the #FoW means and where it is all going. The audience joined in with a few questions and kept the conversation interactive and entertaining. A big thanks to Huawei for opening their Innovation Zone and for hosting this amazing event. #HuaweiZA #Mate10Pro Huawei

BCX Disrupt Nov 22, 2017

Ian Russell, CEO of BCX, joins the team in studio to discuss the BCX Disrupt event and all things causing #disruption - as well as adopting technology and new ways of working as we look to the future.

The Trends of 2018 Nov 15, 2017

2017 is almost over and the gurus are starting to publish next year's big trends. Some are predictable - like AI and Machine Learning - and maybe old trends like AR will be back in vogue. Who knows? Well Mark Walker has a pretty good idea. He runs the Africa office for International Data Corporation (IDC), which is one of the largest research houses in the world. Mark has over 25 years of experience in the information technology and telecommunications industry - so he has his finger on the pulse, and shares with us his thinking around what's important for 2018.

The Future of Fake Social Media Nov 08, 2017

Recently social media has been redefined by the massive spike in fake news, fake accounts, and general manipulation of the core message to suit specific agendas. The #Guptabots are a case in point, run out of India and spilling their vile evil across the social media channels. The team speaks to Andrew Fraser to get a better handle on what's going on.

Go Digital, Stay Human! Nov 01, 2017

From The Netherlands, Christian Kromme is a Futurist, Technology speaker and author of the book 'Humanification'. Christian shows organisations how to turn technological change into a competitive advantage. He believes that visionary ideas with a lasting impact on people are ones that are delivered in a simple and engaging way... which is why he uses stories, engaging visuals, and case studies to bring insights to life.

Singularity University Part 5: Mars & the Future of Mobility Oct 25, 2017

The Futurology team brings you one last batch of interviews with amazing speakers and guests from the Singularity University Summit. The Bretts talk to Brett Loubser about the SingularityU experience, discuss the future of mobility with Carlo van de Weijer, and have an out of this world conversation with Adriana Marais about being an aspiring Martian.

Singularity University Part 4: Medical Technology & Quantum Security Oct 18, 2017

In this next podcast within the Singularity series we chat to Diviya Chander about Medical Technology and Jaya Baloo on Quantum Security. So if you want to know how often North Korea has been hacked, how ones and zeros are in the same place at the same time, or the merging of tech and organic humans join us for these very powerful interviews. Have fun listening... and thanks for joining us in this show Justin Coetzee!

Singularity University Part 4: Exponential Technologies, Evolution & Innovation Oct 11, 2017

To #FutureProofAfrica we need to know what our future is? And so we continue with the Singularity U Series as we chat to Nick Haan on how exponential technologies is solving the Great Global Challenges that the world is currently facing. The future of work is evolving and Valter Mxolisi Mgojo and Valter Adao tell us where it's all going. We chat to Thiru Pillay on how consultancies like Deloitte Consulting are offering solutions. Then Larry Keeley finishes up with what innovation is all about - and as a global leader in this field he knows his stuff.

Singularity University Part 3: Energy, Health, & Biology Oct 04, 2017

The Futurology team bring you more interviews with amazing & influential people from the Singularity University Summit in JHB. They find out some of the interesting connections & opportunities between us as humans and the tech heavy world of the future. This jam packed show is filled with brilliant insight into our future in Africa. Guests include Ramez Naam, Ryan Noach, Stephen van Coller & Raymond McCauley. #futureproofafrica.

Singularity University Part 2: AI, Data, Education & Robotics Sep 27, 2017

Kicking off with some of the interviews from the Singularity University Summit, the team chats to David Roberts on what Exponential is all about - and how Ice disrupted the world. They dig into AI and the world of data with Viviene Ming... she’s power and a ball of passionate inspiration. They also look at education with Sizwe Nxasana, CEO of RMB and is now passionately trying to solve Africa’s education. This is followed by Sarah Berg Breiter and the world of Robotics (she likes the small ones - with good reason).

Singularity University Part 1: Shayne Mann Sep 20, 2017

We are extremely excited to start our series from Singularity University, which was on 23-24 August. And wow, what an incredible show, where 1,300 South Africans were exposed to the 29 future thinkers from all over the planet. The world is changing and these are the beautiful minds changing it. We had the privilege to interview most of these amazing people. To kick off the series off we spoke to Shayne Mann, who with his brother Mic Mann brought Singularity University to Africa. What an absolute gentleman and shape shifter.

The Future Financial Crisis Sep 06, 2017

The team chats to maverick economist Prof. Steve Keen. Steve was one of the very few economists who predicted the 2008 financial crisis and has just written the book, 'Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? (The Future of Capitalism)'. The short answer is no, we can't avoid another financial crisis. To understand this, we dig into why Professor Keen's prediction goes against mainstream economists. We also look at how this crisis will hit South Africa and the current thinking on how to solve our current economic challenge.

Sapiens & SingularityU Aug 30, 2017

The Futurology Team recently attended the SingularityU Summit in Johannesburg and had the privilege of interviewing many amazing people with a view of the future around things like Disruption & Exponential Technology. While they prepare the episodes from SingularityU, here's a previous episode, where the Bretts spent time with Brett Loubser of WeChat, discussing the book 'Sapiens' by Yuval Noah Harari.

Future of Problem Solving Aug 23, 2017

Futurology is joined by Raymond Ledwaba and Gideon Ogongo where they tackle the problem of... solving problems. Ray and Gideon are establishing themselves as one of Africa's unique problems solvers using tech. The future of problem solving could be solved by communities solving one problem at a time - focus is key. A must listen if you are all about solving customer problems!

How Storytelling Defines the Future of Content Aug 16, 2017

Sapiens talks about storytelling being the key reason why we have evolved beyond any other homo species. This week in studio we have Mike Sharman, who is a master at storytelling. He is the founder and CEO of Retroviral Agency and a phenomenal speaker who is passionate about content. Join the Futurology team as they explore the world of content and storytelling... how this has shaped our society and helping brands engage better with customers.

Future Entrepreneurs Aug 09, 2017

The Futurology Team chats to Lianne du Toit - who was voted as one of “Fast Company’s most creative people in business in 2016” - about how things have changed drastically for entrepreneurs, both locally and internationally. They dig deep into how women are taking the startup world by storm, and discuss some of the challenges faced by all startups. They also throw it forward to see how entrepreneurs will shape our future and how their worlds could change.

How to Survive Future Change Aug 02, 2017

Change has Happened and the Future is Now! You need to make the changes to your own business before someone else does. Transformation is tough and hard work, but by starting right now and doing, you can make the right changes you need to survive Future Change. Brett Lindsay and Michael Cowen dive into the world of transformation and disruption, looking at What's The Future and some examples of how to go about refining, refocusing, and reinventing yourself.

Future of IoT Jul 26, 2017

The Futurology Team chats to Jamie Whittaker, the Global Chief Digital Officer at Barloworld Equipment, about how the world of IoT is exploding. We are now entering the 4th Industrial Revolution - driven by over 50 billion devices connected by 2020, according to Mary Meeker's state of the internet report. We are excited to dig deep into where the value lies for African business.

Technology Speed Dating Jul 19, 2017

The Futurology team is live from MediaTech Africa - a biennial advanced media and entertainment technology trade show held in Johannesburg. There’s no denying that anywhere you look technology is advancing the way in which we operate, create and consume every day, and the media/broadcast industry is possible one of the biggest adopters of new tech in the world. The guys sort of speed date a few people attending and/or exhibiting that represent various brands/businesses and technology both globally and locally.

Future of Consulting Jul 12, 2017

Join the Futurology team as they chat to Vincent Hofmann about the future of consulting, agencies and deliberately designing a healthy organisational culture. Can agencies and consultancies exist in a world together, and how can they upskill and empower staff to drive real growth?

Future of Artificial Intelligence Jul 05, 2017

The Futurology Team chats to Entelect about the future of Artificial Intelligence. AI has been at the forefront of driving technology to new boundaries. We are excited to deep dive into AI and where it is going globally and across South Africa. What are the latest innovations currently and where could it go?

Sapiens Jun 28, 2017

The Futurology team have Brett Loubser in studio... yes another 3-Brett get together, to talk about sapiens - what does that mean? Well, listen to this episode and find out. Prepare to have your mind blown!

Gaming Determines the Future of Tech Jun 21, 2017

Join the Futurology team on stage for the first time, as they broadcast from ICON SA - the oldest and largest gaming convention in South Africa. They are joined by Tech Girl Sam Wright (@TechGirlZA). She is one of SA's top gamers and has an in-depth knowledge of the games and technology behind the games. They deep dive into how gaming has literally defined some of the major advancements in technology. Part of this first for Futurology, we also have the audience at the show taking part and asking questions for Sam and the Futurology Team.

Blockchain & Universal Basic Income Jun 14, 2017

The Futurology Team chats to Justin McCarthy, a director at Project UBU, a potentially game-changing startup that brings together Universal Basic Income (#UBI) and Blockchain technology. Project UBU asks you to “Imagine a world in which we can cater for the basic economic needs of everyone”. It’s a very very big idea whose time has come to see what’s possible and explores new and different ways of doing things. If you want to disrupt yourself, listen in to this show.

Internet Trends 2017: Media Jun 12, 2017

The Futurology Team brings you some insights episodes around the release of the most highly-anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley, Mary Meeker’s Digital Insights. This year’s report includes 355 slides and tons of information and the team take a look at some of the topics in the report.

Internet Trends 2017: Interactive Games Jun 12, 2017

The Futurology Team brings you some insights episodes around the release of the most highly-anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley, Mary Meeker’s Digital Insights. This year’s report includes 355 slides and tons of information and the team take a look at some of the topics in the report.

Internet Trends 2017: Online Advertising (+ Commerce) Jun 12, 2017

The Futurology Team brings you some insights episodes around the release of the most highly-anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley, Mary Meeker’s Digital Insights. This year’s report includes 355 slides and tons of information and the team take a look at some of the topics in the report.

Internet Trends 2017: Global Internet Trends Jun 12, 2017

The Futurology Team brings you some insights episodes around the release of the most highly-anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley, Mary Meeker’s Digital Insights. This year’s report includes 355 slides and tons of information and the team take a look at some of the topics in the report.

The Physical Digital Retail Reboot Jun 07, 2017

The Futurology Team chats to Yatish Nasri, the CXO of Design Partnership, about the future of Retail Design. With online retailers like Amazon leading the charge, technology has had a massive impact on how people shop and the experience they have. The change is speeding up. Digital meets the Physical, and we see online retailers treading where other traditional retailers are failing - into Bricks and Mortar. We look into the world of retail design, experience and where this is all going!

Future of Venture Capital May 31, 2017

Following on from the last episode of the Future of Startups, the team chats to Brett Commaille (yes another Brett) about the future of the VC space and how it has evolved over the many years and where it is going to. Brett is the CEO of Angle Hub, an angel investment business that operates out of Cape Town.

Future of Startups May 24, 2017

The Futurology Team chats to Will Green (@willjngreen) about the future of startups, where we throw back on what startups meant 10 years ago to now... and then throw forward to what a startup could be like in the future. Will is a successful founder in the world of media with Apurimac Media, where he partnered with businesses like Yahoo. Now he is back out there in the world of Fintechs and changing humanity with his new startup Colab.

Future Of Connectivity May 17, 2017

The Futurology team chats to Suren Govender (@suren_govender), CEO of Fibered, about where the world of connectivity is going. Why is this so important? Well, the cloud starts in the ground. In fact, without connectivity we have nothing and our future is dependent on how connectivity gets rolled out. This is really a show about the future of our future.

The Future of Health May 10, 2017

The Futurology Team chats to Dr Craig Nossel, head of Vitality Wellness - Discovery’s incentive-based wellness programme - about where the future of health is going. They look at the shift from prevention to proactive well-being and happiness. #whatsthefuture #lookbackthrowforward

The Future of Media May 03, 2017

The Futurology team chats to Wayne Bishop, MD of phd Media Johannesburg, about where media has come from and is going to. They explore how media has changed from the days where we just had TV, print and radio... to the new digital age and the impact that technology has on how people make buying decisions.

The Future beyond SXSW Apr 26, 2017

Brett Lindsay spends time discussing SXSW with Gareth Cliff after his recent trip to Austin, Texas to attend and present at SXSW. They discuss some of the amazing things coming out of this year's show, and what the future looks like with all the new technology being revealed.

The Future of Data Apr 19, 2017

The Futurology Team chats to Lee Naik and Brett Loubser - two experts on the topic of where data has come from and where it's going to. They explore how humanity has stored and used data in the past, going as far back as rock paintings... all the way through to what the future holds for data when it comes to Quantum storage and real time data streamed from billions of IoT sensors. A complicated topic which is the basis of everything that is happening in digital, artificial intelligence and the future of life or death. Now THAT is deep!

The Future of Mobile Apr 12, 2017

The Futurology Team chats to Jon Hoehler about the future of mobile... and also get an update about MWC 2017, which happened earlier this year in Barcelona. Five years ago mobile was all about the penetration of devices and network coverage at the best possible price point. We have seen a major trend of smartphone growth and drop in price of data. Apps and device features have changed the way we live - where is it going and what are the driving forces? What is the hot networking technology that is redefining connectivity?

Changing Farming Through Big Data Mar 29, 2017

The Futurology team speaks to The Better Trading Company Managing Director, Stephen Wormald, about how they are changing rural farming through big data. They chat about how this impacts food stability and the future sustainability of farmers.

Gartner 2017 & Design Thinking Mar 22, 2017

The Futurology show welcomes back Jeffrey Mann from Gartner to tell us more about the 2017 Symposium and the Aspiring Innovators Programme. Your hosts Brett Lindsay, Brett St Clair and Michael Cowen get personal and discuss what makes them tick as humans, philosophers, disruptors and renegades. The team also welcomes Francois Brill of BIGBrave to discuss 'Design Thinking' - what it means, what it does and how it’s changing the way we look at the future. #thefutureiscoming

The Future of Fintech: Building on Blockchain Mar 15, 2017

The Futurology team chats to Strate CEO, Monica Singer, about how Strate is using Blockchain for the electronic settlement of financial instruments in South Africa (bonds, money markets, equities).

The Future of Disruption: Look Back, Throw Forward Mar 08, 2017

The Futurology team reviews the past few episodes and discusses the impact of disruption on society, education, business and daily living. As always they look to the future and forecast areas of change that are still to come. #thefutureiscoming

The Future of Agile Mar 01, 2017

The world is moving so fast and the Futurology team look at how we compete and win while testing and iterating. Justin Coetsee of Ignitor joins the Bretts and Michael.

The Future of Machine Learning Feb 22, 2017

This week the Futurology team take on the future of machine learning - what does it all mean? Listen to the discussion around the ins and outs of Machine Learning, AI and the impact of all of this progress on jobs, innovation and the future.

The Future Of Knowledge Feb 15, 2017

Are we a smarter or wiser society and what is the impact on our careers? Brett Lindsay, Brett St Clair, and Michael Cowen - with guest Karen Walstra, Head of Education at Google - take a look at how the connected world has allowed us to socially share fails of others, but also to have access to a wealth of global collaborative knowledge.

The Future of Change - Part 2 Feb 08, 2017

Brett Lindsay (B2) is joined in studio by Michael Cowen and Brett St. Clair to discuss part 2 of the Future of Change - how yesterday affected today and how tomorrow will affect the future!

The Future of Change - Part 1 Feb 01, 2017

The Futurology show is looking forward (surprise) to how the state of the world and tech advancements of today will shape the world of tomorrow and beyond. Join us as we discuss transport, AI, jobs, and learning.

Energy is the New Internet Jan 25, 2017

The Bretts attempt to finish their feast of CES (hopefully the ADHD doesn’t kick in again!). They also chat about energy being the new internet and Object Recognition in AR.

Back for Seconds Jan 18, 2017

The Bretts come back for seconds at the Technophile’s Buffet and are joined in studio by Celeste Naude from POD 3D to talk Social... or is that to be Social?

A Technophile's Buffet Jan 11, 2017

The Bretts dust off the beach sand, compare suntans, and then look at all the cool happenings of CES - it's a technophile's buffet!

2016 into 2017 Dec 21, 2016

The Bretts end the year off with a BANG (well, actually a threesome) as Brett St Clair (B3 Bomber) is back in the studio. They look at back 2016 and peek round the corner at 2017. It doesn't take long for things to go "there" quickly!

2017: The Year of Engagement Dec 14, 2016

Besides the usual updates and app chat, B1 picks up on B2’s call of 2017 being the Year of Engagement last week, by chatting to Aryeh Sternberg via Skype about Intent Marketing and what it actually means for customers and engagement.

The Most Awesome Show of The Year Dec 07, 2016

B1 & B2 take stock of 2016, the year of innovation that has passed, they review some gadgets that are available for the festive season and predict what 2017 will hold, as the age of experience dawns!

Black Friday & Cyber Monday Nov 30, 2016

The Bretts have a look at Black Friday, Cyber Monday and then chat to Heinrich Botes from Xero accounting.

Connectivity: From Africa to the World Nov 23, 2016

The Bretts chat about AfricanCOM and TV Connect in Cape Town... and then talk to Reshaad Sha, Chief Strategy Officer at Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) about the roll-out of the first Sigvox network in SA.

The Transporter Nov 16, 2016

Brett Levy talks tech, AR and other cool digital stuff. Then Kobus van der Westhuizen, MD of We Quote, pops in to chat about SnapCart.

How to Defeat Online Evil Nasties Nov 09, 2016

The Bretts chat to Candice Sutherland, affectionately nicknamed 'Doctress Doom' about the latest updates in the industry on Cybercrime, Ransomware, DDOS and general naughty people online.

Connecting with Customers through Technology Nov 02, 2016

Brett Levy talks to Aryeh Sternberg, an American who lives in Australia and is the Co-Founder of Prime Variable. They discuss what really matters in making deeper connections with customers through technology. Aryeh also has strong thoughts and opinions on the upcoming US election.

Futurology - MTN App of the Year Oct 26, 2016

The Bretts chat to Thato and Berno - co-founders of Domestly - the MTN App of the Year winners about their app and recent trip to Silicon Valley.

Futurology - The Future of Storytelling Oct 19, 2016

The Bretts talk about the future of storytelling in a digital age of experience, after their recent visit to New York for the Future Of Storytelling #FostSummit. Their guest is Wayne Flemming from Brand Truth, a team of storytellers, filmmakers and experience architects.

Futurology - Tech Round-up Oct 12, 2016

With so much happening lately and all the new products and features coming soon, the Bretts do a tech round-up of the current landscape and what to look out for in the future... with some quality time spent on VR too.

Futurology - Ryan Beech Oct 05, 2016

The Bretts talk to Ryan Beech from Ryonic Robotics. Yes we're talking robots... enough said!

Futurology - Gartner Symposium wrap-up Sep 28, 2016

B1 is in Cape Town at the Gartner Symposium and B2 holds down the studio. They look at the usual cool stuff and a summary of the show.

Futurology - Gartner Aspiring Innovators: Tuse Sep 21, 2016

The Bretts chat to the last of the Gartner Aspiring Innovators, Sabelo Sibanda from Tuse. Tuse is an enterprise mobility app that allows for secure voice and video calls to people, with or without the app.

Futurology - Gartner Aspiring Innovators: Kriterion Sep 14, 2016

Brett is joined by Mike Cowen as a guest co-host and they chat to Obodoekwe Chukwudi from Kriterion. Kriterion aims to simplify and improve the effectiveness of Tender procurement by handling every process of the tender system, minimising the human factor and allowing a computer to give analytic, unbiased results.

Futurology - Gartner Aspiring Innovators: Impression Signatures Sep 07, 2016

The Bretts talk to Andrew Papastefanou on the Gartner Aspiring Innovators series. Andrew speaks about Impression Signatures, a secure digital document delivery and signature platform where customers are able to push documents directly to their end-users' devices where they can be reviewed, signed and returned.

Futurology - Gartner Aspiring Innovators: Invoke Solutions Aug 29, 2016

The Bretts talk to Nthekgo Moroaswi from Invoke Solutions in the third part of the Gartner Aspiring Innovators series. Invoke Solutions is an innovative IT solutions provider that helps organisations unleash the power of information to help increase profitability through the use of technology.

Futurology - Gartner Aspiring Innovators: Provulo Aug 22, 2016

The Bretts chat to Simon Hudson from Provulo in the second of the Gartner Aspiring Innovators series. Provulo designs, develops and hosts services that replace manual, inefficient, people, pen, paper and email intensive processes with automated tools that are independent, auditable and available wherever business needs to take place.

Futurology - Gartner Aspiring Innovators: Nico Steyn from IoT.nxt Aug 15, 2016

It’s the first in our 2016 series of Gartner Aspiring Innovators interviews - the Bretts chat to Nico Steyn from IoT.nxt, who provide a comprehensive Internet of Things hardware and software platform.

Futurology - All About Drones Aug 08, 2016

How are we changing the face of agriculture in South Africa? The Bretts talk to Andrew Burdock and Benji Meltzer from Aerobotics about drone technology and where it's headed.

Futurology — Gartner Aspiring Innovators Aug 01, 2016

It’s exciting times for the #Futurology show with their new sponsor MTN Business - and as the Bretts will be looking at the Gartner Aspiring Innovators over the next few weeks, they thought it would be great to chat to Gartner’s VP of Research, Jeffrey Mann. Brought to you b

Futurology - Cloud Email Solutions Jul 25, 2016

The Bretts talk to David Jacobson, Managing Director of Synaq, about Cloud Email Solutions, and what is actually involved in securing and managing these services.

Futurology - The Future of Media Consumption Jul 18, 2016

The Bretts talk to Pierre van den Hoven from Tuluntulu about compression and video transmission over EDGE, and what the future of media consumption in SA looks like.

Futurology - Entrepreneurship & FTTH Jul 11, 2016

The Bretts chat to Ross Mains-Sheard about Growth Hub and what it is hoping to achieve for SA entrepreneurs. Calvin Collett from iConnect tells us more about fibre to the home.

Futurology - Medical Innovations Jul 04, 2016

Join the Bretts as they investigate the future of medicine and medical innovation, including mHealth and Telemedicine.

Futurology - Gareth Cliff's Silicon Valley trip Jun 27, 2016

The Bretts chat to Gareth Cliff about his recent trip to Google and Facebook in Silicon Valley, and try not to act too jealous.

Futurology - Apple WWDC 2016 Jun 20, 2016

The Bretts decided that seeing they unpacked Google I/O, it's only fitting to look at Apple's WWDC... so listen and find out what went down and what it means for you.

Futurology — Mason Sinclair Jun 13, 2016

The Bretts chat to Mason Sinclair, founder of Inspiration Lab, about his new platform that connects students directly with companies looking for interns/graduates.

Futurology - A Year in Review Jun 06, 2016

The Bretts just realised that half the year has gone, so they think a quick year in review is required. Find out what has, what will, and what they think is still gonna happen. They also chat to CEO of iConnect Telecoms, Calvin Collett, about unified communications using voice and data.

Futurology - Three Days of Google I/O May 30, 2016

The Bretts are having a threesome! B1 and B2 will be joined by Brett St. Clair (Bomber) to unpack the 3 days of Google I/O in 60 minutes. If you're interested in Google and all things Google-related, don't miss this show!

Futurology - FTTH & Web Portals May 23, 2016

There's a hub of activity with Fibre to the Home (FTTH) in the Johannesburg area. Calvin Collett, founder and CEO of iConnect, speaks about the business of connection. The Bretts also talk to Ross Mains-Sheard, founder of Versofy, a web portal to help customers find service providers without having to look.

Futurology - Are we content with our Content? May 16, 2016

The world is full of stimulation through all of our senses to the point where it can become overwhelming. B1 and B2 discuss the content revolution in the digital space and where we all fit in from viewers, to broadcasters to advertisers. With so much available content and so little time to view it all, we have become very discerning with what content we consume, as well as when and how we consume it.

Futurology - Safe Online Transactions Pt 2 May 09, 2016

The Bretts continue with the discussion around online payments. Their guest are Francois Liebenberg from Pocketslip, Renier van Staden from Nedbank and joining them on Skype, Simon Leps from Fontera. Get more information on how you can protect yourself online.

Futurology - Safe Online Transactions Pt 1 May 02, 2016

Don’t become the victim of a scam artist! Brett Levy talks to Llewellyn Morkel about eEscrow and the risks of financial transactions online when buyer and seller don't know each other. Protect yourself by informing yourself!

Futurology — The Entertainer Apr 25, 2016

Hang with Nikki and Mike from the Entertainer as they talk about real value as well as how to make your money go further in the digital consumer age.

Futurology - Customer Relationship Management Software Apr 18, 2016

What is Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software all about and how can software manage relationships? The Bretts talk to Manfred Noriskin-Ender from iKineo about what CRM actually is.

Futurology - Instant Digital Gratification Apr 11, 2016

With modern technology, humans are becoming more accustomed to instant gratification than ever before. Brett Levy and Brett Lindsay talk to Clint de Abreu from Zapper and Nick Heygate from OTA about instant gratification in the digital world. Find out how this impacts you...

Futurology - Android PC Apr 04, 2016

The Bretts talk to David Ko from Jide Technology in Beijing, who have developed a proper Android PC, running their own software version called Remix.

Futurology — My Face Finder Mar 28, 2016

Brett Levy chats to Greg Hack from Hackmedia about their app 'My Face Finder' that they have developed and the challenges of developing in the SA market.

Futurology — Artificial Intelligence Mar 21, 2016

Artificial Intelligence is here and it is real! Brett Levy and Brett Lindsay are joined by Dennis Mortensen from X.AI who reveals the latest and greatest in Virtual Assistants and other awesome Artificial Intelligence technology.

Futurology — Future of USSD Tech Mar 14, 2016

Andrew McHenry deliberates about what USSD tech in the future will look like. He focuses on the uptake, its growing adoption in Africa and emerging mobile markets, as well as mobile growth and opportunities. Then, as if that wasn't enough tech advice, Ygor Francisco from the Newness also joins in on the conversation.

Futurology — Internet of Things (iOt) Mar 07, 2016

The Internet of Things (iOt) is real and it is here. Brett Levy and Brett Lindsay tell you how it can and does make a difference to your life each and every day.

Gartner Symposium - Jeff Mann Mar 02, 2016

Vice President of Research and Chair of the Gartner African Symposium, Jeffrey Mann, talks about the upcoming Symposium taking place in Cape Town in September 2016 with a specific focus on the ‎Aspiring Innovators Program.

Futurology — Gartner Symposium & Mobile World Congress Feb 29, 2016

Brett Levy chats with Jeffrey Mann from Gartner about the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, which is the world’s most important gathering of CIOs and Senior IT Executives. Then Jon Hoehler joins the show to reveal exactly what went down at the Mobile World Congress (MWC).

Futurology - eCommerce Feb 23, 2016

Looking at the rise of eCommerce in SA and Africa with specific emphasis on shopper expectations, increased sales, security and access with Candice Sutherland.

Futurology - SA Connectivity vs Australia Feb 16, 2016

Brett Levy and Brett Lindsay, along with their guests, look at the difference in connectivity between South Africa and Australia from a first-hand account. They put a specific focus on traffic management and GPS technology that is changing the way we live and travel.

Futurology - “DarkWeb” Feb 09, 2016

Cybercrime in South Africa and the “DarkWeb” are real! Brett Levy speaks to Candice Sutherland about what you need to know.

Futurology - Big Data Magic! Feb 02, 2016

Brett Levy and his guests Kelvin Jonck and Celeste Naude talk about how almost everything you say on social media can be used for research. Using social media is big data magic!

Futurology - eGaming Jan 26, 2016

Brett investigates the rise of eSports in South Africa with professional eGamer, Paul Chaloner.

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