Today’s news cycle, filled with shouts of “fake news” and alternative facts, is unlike anything we’ve seen in the past. In this episode, Fjord’s Kelsa Trom talks to Sam Ford, a noted media studies expert, to discuss how the media landscape is changing, what the role of media should be today, and why there seems to be such an abundant mistrust of news.

As founder of Kiely & Co., a services business that pioneers people-powered digital transformation, Katz Kiely is a bona fide expert at effectively managing change and helping transform brands into Living Businesses. During this Fika, Kiely and Fjord’s Abbie Walsh tackle this topic in an unexpected way: through a discussion of desert music and arts festival, Burning Man. Katz also reveals the results of her research into office productivity losses and shares imperative culture changes businesses must make to realize their true potential.

Aleks Krotoski has co-presented “Bits,” the video-gaming review show on Channel 4 (UK), and published “Untangling the Web,” which is the result of years of social psychology research on technology’s impact on mankind. In this Fika, Krotoski speaks with Fjord’s John Oswald about the digital and physiological academic landscape, the making of her radio show, “The Digital Human”, and how she sees the future of today’s digital revolution.

Despite the recent advances of the digital age and the disruption of many facets of the corporate landscape, one thing has remained consistent: the unbreakable bond between design and brand identity. In this Fika – hosted by Fjord’s Daljit Singh – acclaimed thought leader Michael Wolff explains this link, and forecasts the future of branding and design. Michael also shares the experiences and expertise he’s acquired through decades of working with brands through his world-renowned design company, Wolff Olins.

As the author of three internationally acclaimed books on the digital revolution (Cult of the Amateur, Digital Vertigo and The Internet Is Not the Answer), Andrew Keen has plenty of opinions on the topic—and a lot of them are controversial. In this Fika, Keen and Fjord’s Mark Curtis discuss the progression of the digital age: the role designers have in mapping out the future, what it means to be a digital company, and possible solutions to some of the more damaging and disturbing outcomes of the rise of the Internet and digitalization.