@vanderwal She sure is! Have known her since way back in conference days in Santa Clara.

Michelle Manafy: The media we consume shapes how we live.

Our conversation in 1 sentence: The future of media is grounded in equity, ethical data use, and trust — without sacrificing truth or enjoyment.

Imagine Media That Doesn’t Exploit You
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WkdiKSNS4gs?feature=share

Want to Rethink Reality? Start With Sci-Fi

In my conversation with Jillian Reilly, she reframed sci-fi as a serious tool for breaking mental limits, a permission slip to think beyond the default, and dreaming up new worlds when the old ones stop working. Engaging with science fiction isn’t escapism — it’s a radical act of imagination.

https://youtube.com/shorts/qjcE3z1YHaI?feature=share

AI on Wheels - a real life change-maker

Sachin Joshi is making a huge difference in children's lives. Check out his video or our podcast - and tell me what you think.
All links here: https://imaginize.world/ai-on-wheels-with-sachin-joshi/

What if a war was started — not by politicians — but by AI + nukes?

In this powerful clip, Sundeep Waslekar exposes how a handful of countries hold the world hostage with nuclear weapons. It’s time to wake up before we sleepwalk into catastrophe.
https://youtube.com/shorts/AzoLsqGizrE?feature=share

Debbie Urbanski did it again! Wrote a book that makes you question your world.

Portalmania is about portals. We all have them but may not know it!
“....Portals are both openings and closings. They are transitions between us and others, and between different versions of ourselves. The impact on people who go through them is powerful.”
Listen to our conversation, then read Portalmania. You'll be glad you did.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=a-i5WDtDsI0&feature=shared

Another hard-hitting, eye-opening conversation with Sundeep Waslekar. In less than one minute he makes the dangers of screen addiction clear and scary.

https://youtube.com/shorts/kQWdNqY05LQ?feature=share

Is this the future of the global economy?

Coincidentally and in spite of the current tariff controversies, I published a short about our global economy from an earlier conversation I had with Sohail Inayatullah. It’s about what SHOULD be happening, not what is happening.

Check it out - less than one minute

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aPCVfBXcB_U?feature=share

Thinking about what Cortney Harding said when we talked a few months ago: We’re in a middle space where new technologies have not yet found their place: VR, AR, spatial computing, crypto, AI. We over estimate them and under estimate them.
Take a listen - it’s only a minute!

"I am" because "we are"
The underlying mindset of Sundeep Waslekar, leading futurist thinker and author of the much-read book "A World Without War"
https://youtube.com/shorts/lmSnNirZFJQ?feature=share

You only live once - Think bigger!

What if you zoomed out and imagined your future self? What will people say about your life, choices, and impact? Rita McGrath reminds us — we only get one shot, so think bigger!
https://youtube.com/shorts/XBmaxD9Ndkc?feature=share

The Chronoscope would let us wind back time.

I asked Sugata Mitra: "If you could invent one technology today, what would it be?" He did not hesitate one second. "The Chronoscope".
"Because it could change our reality...It would change the world."

https://youtube.com/shorts/G5RxMuLHNPk?feature=share

I had a very good conversation with Rita McGrath on how AI and humanity will co-evolve - which will be the stronger? You can hear it in this short: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eFgCKiHablk?feature=share

Break the Dictates of Hierarchy

I had a very good conversation with Bill Fischer a couple weeks ago.

We all agree that we are now in tough times, and I asked how can organizations ensure that people are able to be at their best?

Bill responded with Haier as an example, a company he knows well. They have stretched leadership commitment and found ways take advantage of the future.

Here's a short that's worth a minute of your time!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6_ReFmKMVCk?feature=share

🧵: As an IRS agent, Tigran Gambaryan was the first to ever trace crypto to ID criminal suspects. He led or had a hand in the busts of AlphaBay, Welcome to Video, (see below) the seizure of $7 billion worth of bitcoin from a Silk Road hacker, and more. https://www.wired.com/story/tracers-in-the-dark-welcome-to-video-crypto-anonymity-myth/

I wanted to thank all the people who participated in my Imaginize.World video podcast in 2024. They made it what it is!
Here is what I wrote on Substack: https://netjmc.substack.com/p/paths-to-our-futures-reflections

‪I asked Rita McGrath about her views of future-ready organizations. She talked about being permissionless and distributed.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/permissionless-sounds-risky-jane-mcconnell-4yiuf/

We had planned to go to Arles today to see the incredible santons that are always on display in December. But, it was too cold and windy! You can see some here anyway!
https://www.beyond.fr/themephotos/santons-arles-2015-photo-gallery.html

My most recent article "when gig mindsetters meet zombies" is getting some traction, tho not as much as I had thought!
Maybe too far out? Or too close to home??? What do you think of the theme? https://netjmc.substack.com/p/when-gig-mindsetters-meet-zombies

Just posted a conversation I had with @vanderwal some time ago, and wanted to share: Will Technology Have Our Back?
https://netjmc.substack.com/p/will-future-technology-have-our-back