The RobinsonHewitt Pod: The Next Era of Tech
Let’s talk about the future of technology. We share our futuristic insights for founders and the next era of tech to help you navigate your founder’s journey, bring ideas to life, and build a thriving future for humanity and the planet.
Technology Is Not Separate From Nature. The Future Depends on Designing It That Way.
Today, let's explore what changes when we recognise that technology has always been ecological. We draw on anthropology, Jane Goodall's observations, Doughnut Economics, and systems thinking, all to argue that the future of innovation won't be defined by intelligence alone, but by our ability to design technologies that exist in relationship with people, communities, and the living systems around them.
The Next Evolution in Leadership: Lessons From Vogue, Anna Wintour & Jacinda Ardern
What does leadership look like when information is instant, expertise is distributed, and complexity has become the baseline? In this episode, we explore why leadership is undergoing its next major evolution and why.
The Future of Movies: Why Storytelling Will Never Be Replaced by AI
In today's episode, we explore what the future of movies, film, and entertainment might actually look like as artificial intelligence knocks on the doors of creative industries.
What Makes a House Feel Like Home in the Age of AI | The Future of Homes
The future of homes is more than simply a design problem. It’s also becoming a problem about belonging. And the technology we’re building into our homes today will either help us solve it or make it harder to see.
When the Digital & Physical Converge | The Future of Ambient AI
Instead of existing simply as a chatbot or app, ambient AI becomes an invisible layer of intelligence embedded throughout our physical world. Let's explore this convergence of the digital and physical worlds with the rise of ambient AI, and why the moment before a technology becomes infrastructure is exactly when it deserves our attention.
From Nikola Tesla to Smart Grids: The Future of Energy Intelligence & Power Systems
We may be standing at the beginning of a second electricity revolution, but this time, the grid won't just move power; it will begin to think, respond, and adapt. Let’s talk about the future of energy and power systems.
From Biohacking To Balance: The Future of Health
Health technology and devices are reshaping what we know about our bodies, while older understandings of the nervous system, trauma, and the natural world still remind us that no dataset can ever capture the full picture.
How Technology Is Changing the Global Water Crisis | The Future of Water
Water is often described as a resource problem or a water crisis. But when you trace how water actually moves through modern life, it becomes clear it is also a management problem. Let’s explore the future of water through technology.
The Education System Was Built for a Different World | Future of Learning in the Age of AI
Imagine an education system designed around how humans actually learn, where curiosity is the starting point and lifelong learning is encouraged to be the default, not the exception. Let’s explore the future of education.
The Real Challenge of Future Smart Cities Has Nothing to Do With Technology
What do the future of smart cities look like? We take a dive into this question in this week’s podcast episode. Our only notes are that at the heart of city design, changing a place fundamentally should never come at the cost of what makes it feel like home.
AI taking your job might not be a bad thing | The Future of Work
Drawing on the Neolithic Revolution, Doughnut Economics, and the movie Her, let's reframe the future of work as an invitation and how to navigate what comes next.
What’s It Worth? The Future of Money & Finance
What if the real crisis in our financial system isn't a hack, a crash, or a currency war, but the erosion of the social contract that money was built on? What does the future of money & finance look like in the next era?
Fuel Crisis? Where we're going, we won't need roads
As we face a global fuel crisis, what does it mean for the future of transportation? In this episode, we break down the global fuel crisis and the shift that’s happening underneath our transport systems. And we think it’s time to start thinking about how humans will move in the next era.
Fashion for the Future: How Technology & Materials Will Transform What We Wear
Future of Fashion: Today, let’s explore how technology, identity, and culture intersect in the next era of fashion.
Who's steering the AI ship? Should it be up to the public to decide?
Today, we’re looking at the iceberg Anthropic has revealed, remembering that what’s visible is only a fraction of the challenges ahead in the emerging tech world.