Designing the future: With Jod Kaftan

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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 Learn more about Launch by NTT DATASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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