My Future Business Interview with CHRISTOPHER BISHOP

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Hi, and welcome to the show!

On today’s My Future Business Show I have the pleasure of spending time with workplace futurist, TEDx speaker, LinkedIn Learning instructor and former IBMer CHRISTOPHER BISHOP.

Christopher writes and speaks at universities and corporate settings about emerging technologies including AI, crypto assets, blockchain, augmented and virtual reality and robotics.

He is also a nonlinear, multimodal careerist who has had eight careers so far – including touring rock musician (played with Robert Palmer), jingle producer (sang on the first Kit Kat TV commercial “Gimme A Break”) and Web site project manager (developed Johnson & Johnson’s first corporate Web site).

Chris also spent 15 years at IBM in a variety of roles including business strategy consultant and communications executive driving social media adoption and the use of virtual worlds for training and events.

Based on this atypical career path, Chris developed a program called “How to succeed at jobs that don’t exist yet” to give today’s learners insight into how to navigate the new world of work.

He has shared this perspective at various universities including Baruch, Columbia, Duke, Queens College, Stern School of Business at NYU, Texas A&M and Union College. Chris recently recorded a live-action course for LinkedIn Learning called “Future-proofing your data science career” – which went live in April 2020.

In addition, Chris co-authored a white paper last year with MIT Media Lab professor Sandy Pentland titled Blockchain+AI+Human”, describing the business possibilities as well as the powerful socio-cultural implications of connecting AI and blockchain.

Here are some of the additional resource links Christopher shared for your use...

• Course on LinkedIn Learning - "Future proofing your data science career"
• TEDxTimesSquare talk on "Openness"
• Web site - https://improvisingcareers.com/
• My LinkedIn profile

Thought leaders to follow

• Ravin Jesuthasan - global thought leader, futurist, author - Willis Towers Watson
• Thomas Malone - MIT Sloan School of Management - professor, author
• Alain Dehaze - CEO, Adecco
• Gerd Leonhard - futurist, speaker

Books to check out

• The Future of Work - Thomas Malone
• MORE - Philip Coggan
• Rise and Fall of Nations - Ruchir Sharma

Other ANTENNA channels

• BBC Click - a weekly TV show
• Bloomberg Technology - daily TV show and web site
• Futurism - web site and app
• Espresso - daily news from The Economist - app available on the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android)

This is an amazing content-rich call, filled with fresh perspectives that will get you thinking about how to navigate the future world you live and work in.

To access “How to succeed at jobs that don’t exist yet”, or to contact Christopher directly, click the link below.