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Cross WordChange Beyond LimitsSend us a textJames Arbib and I explore how humanity stands at the threshold of a fundamental paradigm shift from an extractive to a stellar world, and how technological change could transform our civilization for the better.• Our current societal structures (governments, markets, property ownership) have persisted for 5,000 years because they confer advantages in an extractive production paradigm• The extractive paradigm, requiring inputs from people and planet, inherently creates environmental degradation, inequality, and conflict• "Stellar technologies" like solar panels and AI reach an ignition point where they require no further inputs but contin...2025-04-1548 min
What is The Future for Cities?273R_Rethinking Humanity (research summary)Are you interested in rethinking humanity and its trajectory?
Summary of the report titled Rethinking Humanity – Five foundational sector disruptions, the lifecycle of civilizations, and the coming age of freedom from 2020 by James Arbib and Tony Seba, published by RethinkX.
This is a great preparation to our next interview with Richard Gill in episode 274 talking about change management and these sector disruptions.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how to rethink humanity. This report presents the key changes and disruptions shaping our future an...2024-11-1816 min
Radical TruthRethinking Climate ChangeJames Arbib will share his vision on addressing the Climate Challenge in an effective, uplifting manner.
Jamie is the co-Founder of RethinkX, a not-for-profit think tank that analyzes and forecasts technology disruptions and their impact on society, using a complex systems-based framework. He is co-author of the book Rethinking Humanity.
He is also the founder of Tellus Mater, a grant-making foundation that supports work on issues related to sustainability, with a focus on the finance system.
Jamie is Chairman of a family office based in London and specializes in clean tech venture capital.
What will you learn?
...2024-07-1659 minWhat is The Future for Cities?221R_Rethinking the future: The path to freedom (research summary)Are you interested in rethinking the future?
Summary of the article titled Rethinking the future: The path to freedom from 2020 by James Arbib and Tony Seba, published on the RethinkX website.
This is a great preparation to our next interview with Adam Dorr in episode 222 talking about rethinking the future in a brighter way.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see whether a new organising system could help avoid societal collapse in the future. This article investigates changes, choices, challenges and opportunities for a...2024-05-2110 min
Forward-Looking LeadershipAmy Ruppert Donovan on the War for Talent, the Qualities of Visionary Executives, and the Future of LeadershipAmy Ruppert Donovan, co-founder of The Integreship Group (integreship.com) and a pioneer of executive coaching, joins host Dan Freehling (contempusleadership.com) to discuss major changes in the business world, including increased volatility, disruptions to traditional business models, and an escalation of the war for talent. Amy describes the qualities of visionary leaders, such as putting people before results, building diverse teams, and facilitating solutions rather than imposing them. Amy emphasizes the importance of self-mastery and personal integrity in leadership, as well as the need for leaders to be humble and unassuming. She also discusses the future of coaching...2023-11-141h 10
RethinkGreen technology and innovationWill technology and innovation slow down or even reverse climate change? Amol Rajan looks at some of the existing innovations that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and also at some of those still being developed. He asks whether we're relying too much on the promise of technology that either isn’t ready yet or can’t work at scale. Graihagh Jackson, presenter of the BBC podcast ‘The Climate Question’ is with Amol alongside guests the former President of Kiribati Anote Tong, James Arbib, Aoife O’Leary and Dr Jan Rosenow.Producers Nick Holland and Marianna B...2023-01-0542 min
The Impact StoriesRebels With a Purpose S1E12 James ArbibRethinking Systems with an Eye Towards Disruption - A Smart Investment in the FutureJamie Arbib is not your average systems change revolutionary. He is both poet and quant, centering his work with mindful attention and an eye on the merits of technology in driving serious disruption. His company, RethinkX, makes sense of it all through in depth reports that reveal, instruct and encourage action. Climate in particular is the beneficiary making us all winners.Join us on March 29th with Shermin Voshmgir, author and Founder of Token Kitchen, where we’ll discuss We...2022-03-1537 min
WonderspaceEpisode 65: feat. Madison Adams & Gary Sheng [S5:E10]Our Wonderspace orbit this week is with Madison Adams and Gary Sheng from Civics Unplugged in New York. Civics Unplugged ia an amazing global enterprise that empowers leaders of Gen Z with the training, funding, and network they need to become civic innovators. Their story of hopefulness partly references an extraordinary response to the Ukraine crisis. Gary and Madison were nominated by James Arbib from RethinkX
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To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, g...2022-03-1319 min
Presence: A Global Conversation for a New Earth.Disruption!In this podcast I’m going to take an integral look at the role and function of disruption. I was inspired to talk about this as I read the book, “Rethinking Humanity” by James Arbib and Tony Seba. The same principles of disruption that were at work in the first century, cataclysmic end of one world and the manifestation of a new creation are now happening in these sectors, that at first glance may seem to have nothing to do with theology. But we see the principles of disruption as related to the evolution of human...2022-01-2731 min
Sven Gabor Janszky | Zukunftsmacher Podcast#078 Rethinking Climate Change - James Arbib at the Future Congress 2021***LIVE from the BMW-World in Munich!***- A technological, disruptive perspective on reaching climate goals by 2035 - Today's talk brings us back to our Future Congress in November 2021. An event, that has given us an outlook far beyond 2022.Rethink X think tank Co-Founder, investor and CEO James Arbib gave us a selected insight into the most pressing topic of our time: climate change solutions. He describes how humanity can reduce 90% of emissions by 2035 through disruption in the energy, transport and food sectors.Key is that we stop...2022-01-1243 min
What is The Future for Cities?019R_How the car transformed society in the 20th century? (research summary)Summary of the article titled How the car transformed society in the 20th century from 2020 by James Arbib and Tony Seba, in Rethinking Humanity – Five foundational sector disruption, the lifecycle of civilizations and the coming age of freedom, from the RethinkXTeam.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I though it would interesting be to see how the car has changed and been changing cities, as it is said to be one of the biggest problems for current urban environments. This article explores how and to what extent the car and the auto industry have changed our...2021-12-0608 min
UTOKing with GreggEp 34 | UTOKing with Robert Cobbold | The Dawn of Conscious EvolutionIn Episode 34, Gregg welcomes Robert Cobbold. He is a philosopher, educator, and public speaker who has delivered transformative educational experiences to over 40,000 young people worldwide (see here for more). He is founding editor of Conscious Evolution, an online publication and podcast aiming to disseminate the evolutionary worldview, and kindle an evolutionary transition. In this episode, Robert narrates how he had a spiritual awakening several years ago that prompted him on this journey of discovery and the production of the Conscious Evolution podcasts and webpage. He and Gregg then sync this up with UTOK, and explore ways to weave a...2021-11-011h 13
Energi TalksTony Seba rethinks climate changeMarkham interviews Adam Dorr of RethinkX, an independent think tank co-founded by Tony Seba and James Arbib, about the new study, "Rethinking Climate Change."2021-09-0834 min
Impact Leaders - Sustainable & Impact Investment and Performance with PurposeRethinkX: Complex systems change in rapid & radical equilibrium transformationGuest bioJames Arbib is a London-based investor in technology. He is the founder of Tellus Mater, an independent philanthropic foundation dedicated to exploring the impacts of disruptive technology, and its potential for solving some of the world’s most challenging problems. In addition, Jamie oversees a London-based family office with a diversified portfolio, across all asset classes and a focus on the risks and opportunities of technology disruption. A graduate in History from Trinity College, Cambridge, he has a Masters in Sustainability Leadership also from Cambridge. He is a qualified chartered accountant and worked as an investment analyst covering utilities....2021-08-271h 22
The FujiCast: Photography PodcastA change of show name? And shooting vintage glassNeale and Kev feel like the only masked photographers in town plus questions include: Why don’t you change the name of the show, where does photography fall in the most furloughed industries list, why do photographers shoot multiple systems, which movie directors inspire you photographically and do you shoot with vintage lenses? We also talk film simulations, the Big Stopper and whether you should bother with colour calibrating your monitors. Book of the week is Elliott Erwitt’s Kolor and our guest is documentary photographer Adrian Arbib.2021-08-021h 12The FujiCast Photography ShowA change of show name? And shooting vintage glassNeale and Kev feel like the only masked photographers in town plus questions include: Why don’t you change the name of the show, where does photography fall in the most furloughed industries list, why do photographers shoot multiple systems, which movie directors inspire you photographically and do you shoot with vintage lenses? We also talk film simulations, the Big Stopper and whether you should bother with colour calibrating your monitors. Book of the week is Elliott Erwitt’s Kolor and our guest is documentary photographer Adrian Arbib.2021-08-021h 12
WonderspaceEpisode 32: feat. James Arbib [S3:E5]Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is James Arbib who is the co-founder of RethinkX which is an independent think tank that forecasts the speed and scale of technology-driven disruption and its implications across society.
In his own story and in his story of hopefulness, James passionately shares about how tech has the potential to solve most of the systemic problems we are facing today. This interview will truly blow the fuses!
Check out their free online book and more recent reports at www.rethinkx.com
View the shortened video episode here: h...2021-05-1718 min
MESSUMS ONLINEACTIVE ENVIRONMENTALISM: Episode 7 - Technology-driven Disruption with James Arbib, founder of RethinkXRecorded on Wednesday 3 March 2021, as part of our Active Environmentalism series of talks and exhibitions. Conversation with James Arbib, founder of RethinkX, an independent not-for-profit think tank looking at technology-driven disruption & implications across society.
Against a backdrop of a generation instinctively calling for more immediate action on climate, what role can technology play and how we avoid prescribing a medicine worse than the disease? James explored how we have been blindsided to disruptive change in our past and how our current problems are also a wellspring for...2021-03-0831 min
RSA ConversationsThe Age of Freedom?Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future.James Arbib is an investor in technology, the co-founder of think tank RethinkX, and the co-author of Rethinking Humanity.A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global change, strong communities and ini...2021-01-0531 min
Species UniteJames Arbib: Rethinking HumanityWe are on the cusp of the fastest, deepest, most consequential transformation of human civilization in history, a transformation every bit as significant as the move from foraging to cities and agriculture 10,000 years ago. James Arbib and Tony Seba, Rethinking Humanity James Arbib is co-founder of RethinkX, a nonprofit think tank that explores how technology will shape the future and disrupt all levels of society, including information energy, materials, transportation, and my favorite, food – food that will not come from slaughtered animals. Jamie and RethinkX cofounder, Tony Seba are the authors of Rethinking Humanity: Five Fo...2020-10-1539 min
Force of NatureRethink The System - A Conversation with James ArbibIn this episode of Force of Nature, Clover sits down with James Arbib - co-founder of RethinkX, the non-profit think tank exploring how technology will shape the future and disrupt all levels of society. From lab-grown meat to driverless, electric cars, James helps leaders make better decisions for an equitable, healthy, and resilient society. In this episode, Clover and James discuss the influences that shape our lives, planning for uncertainty, and whether the system really is too broken to create meaningful change. Episode notes 01:40 - 14:46) Asking if the “system” is too broken for meaningful change; why...2020-09-231h 03
Impact Leaders - Sustainable & Impact Investment and Performance with PurposeMark Campanale - Sustainability, Planetary Boundaries, and Changing CapitalismMark Campanale is an award winning Sustainable Investment expert, the Founder & Executive Director of the Carbon Tracker Initiative and conceived the ‘unburnable carbon’ capital markets thesis. He has twenty-five years experience in sustainable financial markets working for major institutional asset management companies. Please listen to the episode to be inspired beyond any boundaries and read the “More about Mark Campanale” section at the end of these notes to learn more about his outstanding career and contribution to the financial markets and our society at large.Highlights:How can we change financial Markets for good? “There is an old saying...2020-08-2354 min
PakistonomyPakistonomy - Episode 25 - How Technology is Ushering in the Age of FreedomRethinking Humanity, published by the think-tank RethinkX is a fascinating read that talks about how major technological shifts in key sectors such as agriculture and energy are about to usher in a new age for humanity.
The authors of the book argue that humanity is at a crossroads, but not for reasons most would assume. Based on historical analysis, they predict that this is not another Industrial Revolution but something far more fundamental.
In this episode, Uzair Younus talks to one of the co-authors of the book, James Arbib, who is also the co-founder of RethinkX.
You can read the...2020-07-1356 min
The Klosters Forum PodcastFeed & Flourish: The Klosters Forum in conversation with James ArbibHannah MacInnes joins James Arbib, on The Klosters Forum Feed & Flourish Podcast series, to discuss the topic of biodiversity and ways in which we can transform our food systems in order to positively preserve our planet. James Arbib is the founder of Tellus Mater, a grant-making foundation that works on issues related to sustainability, with a focus on influencing the flows of capital through the financial system. He is also the co-Founder of RethinkX, a not-for-profit think tank that has developed a framework to better understand the non-linear nature of technology disruption across the economy and its b...2020-07-0726 min
The PhotowalkProtest photography and the burning monkWith protest as a theme understandably topping news agendas today, meet Adrian Arbib, who has made a career from photographing protests. It’s 57 years almost to the day that a monk was photographed by an AP photographer immolating himself on a Saigon street surrounded by monks watching on in quiet meditative prayer. The photo is a universal symbol of rebellion and fight against injustice. We talk about the work of photographers making stories about protest. More at www.photographydaily.show2020-06-1522 min
The Future is ElectricTFIE026 CT011: Autonomous cars won't lead to the disappearance of the private carIn 2017, Stanford economist Tony Seba and tech investor James Arbib released a co-authored study which made the following claims: “Private car ownership will drop 80% by 2030 in the US" and "The number of passenger vehicles on American roads will go from 247 million in 2020 to 44 million in 2030." Those are compelling numbers, but I’m not buying them. I think the underlying model of human behavior and transportation is too simplistic. This is a podcast version of the article of the same name in the TFIE Medium publication.2019-11-1813 min