About this episode
The episode discusses the future of housing with David Staley, exploring futurism and its applications.
This month, we welcome on President of Columbus Futurists, David Staley, who is also an associate professor of history at The Ohio State University. Together, we discuss not only the future of housing, but the driving factors that determine it and ways we could possibly build the future we want. This month’s episode lays the groundwork of what futurism is and explores more grounded applications. Stay tuned for next month's episode, when we’ll discuss topics like the implications of AI, how to address systemic inequalities, and how we could restructure our culture and economy to not only guarantee housing for all, but to actually place a person’s intrinsic value above their ability to generate income and rethink what it means to be a contributing member of society. Who is David Staley? David J. Staley is a writer, designer, mark maker, futurist, historiographer, presenter, educator, advisor, and journalist, and was recently described as an "eclectic academic" and as a "polymath." He is an Associate Professor in the departments of History and Design at The Ohio State University, and is the author of Alternative Universities: Speculative Design for Innovation in Higher Education…
People in this episode
Guest: David Staley
Topics covered
- future of housing
- futurism
- systemic inequalities
- AI implications
- cultural restructuring
Keywords
- housing
- futurism
- David Staley
- systemic inequalities
- AI
- cultural economy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Columbus Futurists, The Ohio State University
Books & works: Alternative Universities: Speculative Design for Innovation in Higher Education, Knowledge Towns: Colleges and Universities as Talent Magnets, Visionary Histories
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