Introduction to
The Future
Series
Changes we’re paying attention to.

"The future belongs
to those who
prepare for it today."
— Malcolm X

Who
We Are

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Who we are
Academy Xi delivers progressive, practical
courses and workshops for people to
expand their skills in design, business and
innovation, transform their careers while
creating positive social impact.

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… and individuals

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XiThink
A series of thought leadership events,
curated to elevate the conversation in the
digital industry, exploring the future.

We’re also Velvet Onion

Service and Experience Design

improving life through design.

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Meet
The Future
Some things we’re
paying attention to.

"Be bold, be brave
enough to be your
true self."
— Queen Latifah

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The Future of
Self
How am I?

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Being me
— The end of external validation
— Externalising existentialism
— Purpose (repeating theme)
— Consciousness
— Intuition
— You’d better know me

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iDemand
— Know me: true personalisation
— Hyper luxe: new customisation
— Nuance context: the right place & time
— Beneficial intelligence: dazzle me
— Anticipatory offerings: before you know it

"Choose a job you
love, and you will
never have to work
a day in your life."
— Confucius

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The Future of
Work
How and where.

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Getting it
— How will I apply for jobs?
— Gaming
— Social rating
— Biometrics
— The Hollywood Model

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Exist(entialists)
— How will we work?
— Seeking meaning and purpose
— What happens when we no longer
define ourselves by what we do but who
we are?

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Work/force
— What does the future of the workforce
look like?
— Expecting alignment
— Deliberate Corporate Social
Responsibility

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To the power of one
— Rise of the freelancer
— 7 billion corporations
— upwork.com & freelancer.com
— Outsource my life
— Enter AI & VR
— Will companies cater for this?

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New expertise
— Which jobs will stay?
— The emergence of new fields:
— Context Coach
— Authenticity Associate
— Greenback Guru
— Ethics Agencies

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The law is an…
— What will the work week look like?
— Will leisure be enforced?
— Will governments step in and create an
AI Tax?

“Intelligence is the
ability to adapt to
change.”
— Stephen Hawking

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The future of
Companies
How will the company adapt to a demanding
workforce?

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Plugging the drain
— Keeping talent
— Real mentorship
— Intra-company Academy
— Role swaps
— Innovation

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Innovate & incubate
— The rise of Labs
— Innovation training
— Rise of intrapreneurship
— New business models
— Brand elasticity
— Brand stretching
— Brand snap!

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— Flexible workforce
— Autonomy & impact management
— Work anytime
— Work anywhere
Choice and context

"It is better to
travel well than to
arrive."
— Buddha

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The Future of
Transport
Are we there yet?

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The law is an…
— The return of car pooling
— The rise of car-sharing
— The battle of Collaborative Consumption

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Going to work
— Public transit to anywhere
— REAL cycleways for the active
— Enforced walkways for the sedentary
— Pilotless drones
— Driverless cars

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Auto-impact
— More productive?
— Fewer accidents
— Less impact on hospitals
— Exact arrival times
— Ubiquitous dependency

“I'm not perfect;
I'm not a robot.”
— Justin Bieber

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The Future of
Automation
Perfection or distraction?

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Automated Everything
— Bots that can think, project & anticipate
— Auto body guard
— Permanent assistant
— Enhanced teacher
— Elimination of menial tasks
— Conversational a.intelligence

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Impact
— Self-driving cars & the impact on
— Insurance - new insurance models
— Banking - revising personal loans
— Real Estate - conversion of car parks
— Law - speeding car vs speeding driver
— Council - the end of public parking

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Artificial Intelligence
— Machine learning
— Self aware bots
— When does AI stop being artificial?
— Can we design emotive response?
— Once they’re aware of us, will they like
us?

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“Be careful about
reading health
books. You may die
of a misprint.”
— Mark Twain

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The Future of
Health
Quick. Fix it.

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Diagnosis
— Accurate self diagnosis
— Bye-bye GP?
— Bye-bye pharmaceutical companies?

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Repair
— Open-sourced antibiotics?
— The decentralisation of drugs
— Self medication
— Robot surgeon
— iSurgeon
— Ethics?

"There are three rules
for writing a novel.
Unfortunately, no one
knows what they are."
— W. Somerset Maugham

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The Future of
Ethics
Who are we to judge?

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The Rise of Ethics
— Automated everything
— Split second decision making
— Choosing life
— Designing value systems
— Robots

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The Rise of Ethics
— Will new jobs emerge
— Chief Ethics Officer?
— Ethics Designers?
— The Ethics Police?

"Today you are you!
That is truer than true!
There is no one alive
who is you-er than you!"
— Dr. Seuss

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The Future of
Identification
Convenience vs sovereignty.

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Self sovereignty
— How far will our appetite for convenience
take us?
— Finger print, retina scan, voice print, heart
rate ….
— Blood sample
— Permanent record somewhere
— Faking it and altering our DNA

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Single source
— Who will own the single source of ID?
— Will banks, insurance companies and
government open APIs and share data?
— Will we hand it over to save time?

“Service to others is
the rent you pay for
your room here on
earth.”
— Muhammad Ali

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The Future of
Service
May I help?

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Getting to (know) you
— App as an assistant
— Video Valet
— Delivery Boom
— Being nice
— Info-sensing

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At your service?
— Facebook introduction of emoticons
— Like, Love, Laugh, Surprise, Sad, Angry
— Anticipation of emotion
— Timely service of ads

“The sage does not
hoard.”
— Lao Tzu

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The Future of
Sharing
Challenging ownership.

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Growth
— Trifold growth from 9% to 30%
participating in one year (EU figures)
— P2P Lending about to explode - distrust
of corporate lending
— Look out for Spotcap and copycats
— Sharing everything

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Impact
— Detaching from ownership
— The demise of the Asset class?
— Insuring what or who?
— What will banks be lending for?

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Over sharing
— We’re already sharing puppies
— What next?
— Wisdom?
— Kittens?
— Babies?

Welcome to
The Future
Series
The topics we’re
exploring in March

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The Future of
Personalisation
My True Self
10 March 2016 | 6:00PM

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It’s all about me
— Youniverse
— The era of I
— Finding my authentic self
— Finding my true nature and purpose
— How companies are responding to this
phenomenon
— 7 Billion people stating “therefore I am”

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Meet the panel
David Walker
Founder & Mentor | Core Truth
Mark Macsmith
Founder | Macsmith Innovation
Nic Carter
Founder | Muru Music

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The Future of
Reality
Real & augmented.
17 March 2016 | 6:00PM

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Real virtuality
— The application of new tech
— The impact on business
— The impact on our lives
— Integrating VR with automation
— Techamphetamine: the risks

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Meet the panel
Scott O’Brien
VR Advocate & Advisor
Ben Wong
Co-founder | Academy Xi
Jane Sproule
Events Manager | Academy Xi

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The Future of
Design & Tech
Ubitech & beyond.
24 March 2016 | 6:00PM

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Ubitech
— Teaching business, design & tech
— Power of Design
— The rise of the Design Class
— Psychology & neuroscience
— Tech and design as a competitive
advantage

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Meet the panel
Jamie Engel
Founder & CEO | Neutopia
Charbel Zeaiter
Founder | Velvet Onion
Co-founder | Academy Xi

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The Future of
Organisations
Biomimicry and biophyllic design.
31 March 2016 | 6:00PM

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Changing structure
— Using the principles of nature
— Creating healthier workplaces
— Productivity as a consequence
— The end of hierarchy
— Creating collaborative and connected
organisations

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Meet the panel
Jamie Engel
Founder & CEO | Neutopia
Natalie Roberts
Founder | Creative Pond
Natalie Roberts
Founder | Creative Pond

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The Future Series
DATES
— The Future of Personalisation | 10 MAR
— The Future of Reality | 17 MAR
— The Future of Design & Tech | 24 MAR
— The Future of Organisations | 31 MAR

What’s
happening?
The future has already started.

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Helping addicts

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Assistance

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Made to measure

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Oh so exclusive

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Bespoke luxury

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Makeshift luxury

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Wearable entertainment

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Integrated reality

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Improving learning

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Return to play

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Sanctuary

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Biomimicry

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Biophillic design

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Health/fashion

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Track workouts

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Loving local

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Pilotless transport

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X-Ray vision

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Robot butler

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DIY Tiny space

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Subsidising housing

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Student loan assistance

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Social responsibility

Let’s
chat.
Questions and answers.

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Contact
Charbel
charbel@academyxi.com
charbel@velvetonion.com
04 1111 5770

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