Gartner Futures Lab Podcast

Feb 28 2025 24 ep. 32 mins 20
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What does the future hold for us? What common wisdom should we challenge? Listen to the Gartner Futures Lab podcast, where we take out our crystal ball to prepare you for future scenarios and disruptions, and explore new ways for you to create your own tomorrow.

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Geoengineering

Feb 28 2025 28 mins  
Geoengineering is described as a large-scale approach to combat climate change. In this episode of the Gartner Futures Lab Podcast, we discuss the controversies, positive and negative impacts, and the technologies of geoengineering today and in the future.

Future of Identity

Jan 16 2025 27 mins  
The future world(s) that businesses will operate across cannot thrive without identity. In this episode of the Gartner Futures Lab Podcast, we discuss the plausible future of identity and how that future might influence the future of our organizations and beyond.

Artificial General Intelligence and Artificial Consciousness

Dec 12 2024 40 mins  
For decades, the dream of AI has been the development of artificial general intelligence, a machine capable of equalling or surpassing human knowledge in any field. In this Gartner Futures Lab episode, we discuss how, when and if AGI will be achieved and what it means to TI and executive leaders.

Battle for Your Brain

Nov 22 2024 41 mins  
Neurological enhancement can “read” a person’s brain (to measure state) and “write” to it (to modify state). In this episode of Gartner Futures Lab, we discuss how neurological enhancements are leading to a new dawn of brain tracking, hacking and a battle for your brain.

Live from IT Symposium/Xpo

Oct 22 2024 18 mins  
Join conference chairs to get live updates from IT Symposium. What are they hearing from clients, experts and exhibitors at IT Sym this year? What is top of mind? What emerging topics do they want to hear about? What are their thoughts on the future of conferences like IT Symposium?

Industrialization of Space

Sep 12 2024 26 mins  
The industrialization of space affords novel opportunities for organizations across many industries. However, these opportunities also come with many risks. In this episode of Gartner Futures Lab, we discuss why IT leaders should keep their eyes on the stars and closely follow this phenomenon.

Designing the Future

Jul 11 2024 36 mins  
Communicating future scenarios is often very difficult, but design offers an effective tool for meeting that challenge. In this episode of Gartner Futures Lab, we discuss how IT leaders should use design to create tangible and evocative prototypes that inspire conversations about plausible futures.

Rhetoric and Information Warfare

Jun 13 2024 36 mins  
Broader access to the means of distributing news has eroded trust in traditional sources. On this episode of the Gartner Future Labs podcast, we discuss the impacts of anyone being able to create and distribute incorrect and/or deceptive information in order to control narratives.

Early Signals of the ‘Next Big Thing’

May 08 2024 29 mins  
Technology innovation leaders require the ability to predict and adapt to emerging trends. In this episode of the Gartner Futures Lab Podcast, we discuss the importance of sensing and tracking signals and how they may combine to point to the “next big thing.”

The Role of a Futurist

Apr 11 2024 39 mins  
Organizations need futurists who can think through multiple horizons and discover the forces, trends, disruptions, and signals that will impact strategic planning. In this episode of Gartner Futures Lab, we discuss the role of futurists and how they are an important asset to every organization.