Episode 151: Does Being a Star at Work Mean Being a Team Player?

In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Director of the Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory. They discuss: Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready […]

Episode 150: Is AI Destroying Creative Thinking?

In this episode of the Work and the Future podcast economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Tony Martignetti, Chief Illumination Officer at Inspired Purpose Partners about the ways that AI is impacting creative thinking. You will learn Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author […]

The Super Seven

It was a busy spring season for keynote speaking for me and I was especially happy to be able to introduce a new topic to audiences, The Super Seven: the Soft Skills Leaders Need in a Tough World.  The crux of it is this: as an economist I am only too aware of the challenges […]

Episode 149: How Will AI Change the Work of Lawyers?

In this episode of Work and the Future economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Marlon Hylton, lawyer and CEO of Innov-8 about the ways that the age of AI will change the role of lawyers. They discuss: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of […]

Episode 148: How Can You Get Control of Your Time?

Note: This interview first aired on April 28, 2021. In this episode of Work and the Future economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Sabina Nawaz, global CEO coach and keynote speaker and writer about the challenges of getting control of our time. They discuss: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on […]

In Conversation for Empathy

It was a real privilege to be part of the Empathy Unbound event on the Great Wealth Transfer at the Art Gallery of Ontario. I was ‘In Conversation’ with Nicholas Thompson, CEO of the Atlantic about the forces changing the economy and world, including demographic shifts and the way the new generations are viewing the […]

Episode 147: How Should We Prepare for an Aging Workforce?

In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Dan Pontefract, Author of the new book The Future of Work is Grey about our aging workforce and why organizations need to be planning around the changes. They discuss: Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on […]

Episode 146: What Skills Will Workers Need as AI Takes Hold?

On this episode of Work and the Future, Linda Nazareth talks to Gabby Burlacu, Senior Manager at the Upwork Research Instiute about the way that the skills that workers will need is changing in the age of AI. They cover: Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The […]

Episode 145: How Can AI Tools Help Workers With Dementia?

On this episode of Work and the Future, Linda Nazareth talks to James Fletcher, Assistant Professor at the University of Bath, about the reasons why dementia is a workforce issue and why AI tools can offer support to workers who have received a dementia diagnosis. Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on […]

Episode 144: What Tools Should we be Using to Improve Workforce Training?  

On this episode of Work and the Future, Linda Nazareth talks to Paola Cecci DiMeglio, author of Building a Thriving Future: Navigating the Metaverse and Multiverse (MIT Press, 2025) and advisor on AI and virtual worlds at the United Nations. They cover: Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The […]