Amanda Christensen, ideaXme guest interviewer, interviews Ben Hammersley, one of the world’s leading futurists and founder of international Strategic Foresight agency Hammersley Futures.
Amanda Christensen comments:
Our world as we know it has seemingly changed overnight as countries globally make the decision to impose lockdown-type mandates in a worldwide effort to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19).
As statistics, mandates, stocks, and all information related to coronavirus changes minute by minute, it can be overwhelming to keep up with it all, let alone separate fact from fiction, with misinformation being spread just as rapidly as the virus itself.
In this unprecedented time in our lives, we must adapt to our new situation by means of social distancing, working from home, and ensuring our news sources are credible.
As we try to keep up with our ever-changing new normal, two questions persist: how are we going to adjust to this new situation, and what does this mean for the future?
Ben Hammersley
Joining me to speak on these issues is Ben Hammersley, one of the world’s leading futurists and founder of international Strategic Foresight agency Hammersley Futures.
Hammersley has worked as an internet technologist and journalist for The Times, as well as being a contributing editor of Conde Nast’s Wired UK magazine.
He is a member of the European Commission High Level Expert Group on Media Freedom, and in 2014, he presented a six-part BBC World News series on cybercrimes, Cybercrimes with Ben Hammersley.
On this show we will hear about:
Hammersley’s unique experience at the forefront of technology journalism and applied futurism. His thoughts on the current battle between real and fake news in the midst of coronavirus. Why we shouldn’t be considering everything as “doom and gloom.” His assessment of how individuals, businesses, and societies will adapt to this unprecedented situation. Finally, we’ll hear his predictions for what the world looks like post-coronavirus.
About the interviewer
Amanda Christensen is an ideaXme guest contributor as well as marketing manager at social media agency Cubaka. She is also a researcher specialising in the dissemination and societal implications of fake news and deepfakes and recent MA graduate in Media, Communications, and Critical Practice from the University of the Arts London.
If you liked this interview, be sure to check out our interview with Amanda Christensen on prioritising fact over fiction in the age of coronavirus!
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