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Designing the future: With Jod Kaftan

Episode 477 of the Catalyst podcast, hosted by Launch by NTT DATA, titled "Designing the future: With Jod Kaftan" was published on March 18, 2025 and runs 34 minutes.

March 18, 2025 ·34m · Catalyst

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Jod Kaftan on imagining a future that’s more human

Jod Kaftan on imagining a future that’s more human 

What could a future with AI look like? Jod Kaftan has imagined almost every future scenario possible, both good and bad. Jod has over 20 years of design experience and is now the Head of Product Design and Research at Oracle where he is developing cutting-edge SaaS solutions to tackle climate change. This week Jod joins Tammy to discuss the practice of futures thinking and foresight, a creative process that imagines possible future scenarios in order to better manifest them. He shares why it’s important to imagine both good and bad future scenarios and shares his thoughts on where we’re going with AI. 

Please note that the views expressed may not necessarily be those of NTT DATA.

Links: 

Design-Led Futures 

Future Shock - Alvin Toffler 

Human-Centered AI - Ben Shneiderman 

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