The Future Isn’t Predicted - It’s Created: Live from Dubai Futures Forum

About this episode

Hosts Graeme Codrington and Dean Van Leeuwen share insights from the Dubai Futures Forum on emerging trends and the importance of shaping a positive future.

In this special episode, hosts Graeme Codrington and Dean Van Leeuwen broadcast live from the Dubai Futures Forum , the world’s largest gathering of futurists. They share insights on emerging trends, including the value of focus in a distracted world, the evolving meaning of expertise in the age of AI, and the importance of hope and wonder for driving change. Recorded at the iconic Dubai Museum of the Future, the episode encourages listeners to confront overlooked challenges and actively shape a positive, ambitious future. Our January episode will be another special as we look forward to the year ahead and what we predict 2026 might hold. We’re also inviting listeners to get involved by submitting their 2026 predictions. Submit yours at https://www.tomorrowtodayglobal.com/2026predictions . Elephants in the Boardroom is powered by Achilles . Connect with Graeme and Dean: Connect with Graeme on LinkedIn here   Email Dean at Dean@tomorrowtoday.consulting If you're interested in learning more about the 7 Grey Elephants and how they're transforming the world you can download TomorrowToday's white paper here www.tomorrowtodayglobal.com/greyelephants    TomorrowToday…

People in this episode

Hosts: Graeme Codrington, Dean Van Leeuwen

Topics covered

• futurism
• AI
• emerging trends
• hope
• change
• expertise

Keywords

• futurists
• trends
• AI
• Dubai
• change
• 2026 predictions

Sponsors

Achilles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TomorrowToday Consulting

Places: Dubai, Dubai Museum of the Future

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