Interview with Gabriele Rizzo — Executive Partner at Longviews

Interview with Jan Berger — Founder & CEO, Themis Foresight; President, World Futures Studies Federation

n this episode, Natasha Alexander, member of the IFR Scan team and Chief Product Owner responsible for delivering on Finance Transformation Initiatives at Santam Insurance and Rianne van Vuuren, member of the IFR Scan team and futurist specialising in global security futures as well as African Futures at Aquilo Forecasting, share more about their about two urgent, intersecting trends that are reshaping the future of work. “The Newest Addition to the Gig Economy: The Fractional Executive” examines the rise of experienced professionals who are rejecting traditional full-time roles in favour of flexible, high-impact positions across multiple companies and “The Coming White-Collar Bloodbath”, which confronts the rapid ascent of AI agents.

In this episode, of ‘Beyond the Scan’ members of the IFR Scan team – Alison McKie, an Operational Futurist, Tourism Strategist and Change Architect with deep foresight expertise  and Caroline Halton, a strategist and writer with over 30 years of experience in corporate and agency communications, who now consults primarily in the food and education sectors, share more about their thought-provoking pieces from the latest SCAN@IFR: From Venice Canals to Global Governance and The Rise of Social Media Influencers as a Future of Authority.

In this episode, of ‘Beyond the Scan’ member of the IFR Scan team – foresight and risk professional and Head of Risk and Advisory at Simah Risk Advisors, Claude Hamman, share more about two of his thought-provoking pieces from the latest SCAN@IFR: Insuring the Algorithm: The Rise of AI-Driven Loss Coverage, and Going Ten Rounds with Uncertainty.

In this episode, of ‘Beyond the Scan’ member of the IFR Scan team – futurist and journalist Cara Bouwer share more about two of her thought-provoking pieces from the latest SCAN@IFR: Digital Identities, Deepfakes and Disillusionment, how AI driven identity fraud is reshaping our relationship with digital trust and Militarising Dolphin AI, exploring how AI could open up new frontiers and risks in human animal communication.

Welcome to Beyond the Scan, a podcast by the Institute for Futures Research at Stellenbosch Business School. Each month, we dive into key trends from the SCAN@IFR report. In this episode, member of the IFR Scan team – futurist and writer Mich Herbst share more about two of his thought-provoking pieces from the latest SCAN@IFR: Eating Slowly in a Fast Future and No Buy 2025. 

The ninth episode of the Talking Transformative Assessment podcast with Elzette Le Roux and Hanelie Adendorff, who interview Dr Rhoda Malgas, a lecturer now at Nelson Mandela University in Conservation and Sustainability Science. This conversation unpacks the importance of decoloniality, and why it matters.

The eighth episode of the Talking Tranformative Assessment podcast with Dalene Joubert and Hanelie Adendorff interviews Professor Geo Quinot, from the Public Law Department in the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University. This conversation opens an important space around assessment, with Prof Quinot sharing what he has developed around collaborative learning with permanent learning groups. He shares on the experience of refining his assessment practice and stresses the importance of cultivating relations within the learning environment. Quinot brings outcomes and competences for graduates to the fore by unpacking the role of understanding within a knowledge community. The question of the impact of AI on teaching, learning and assessment is begged and highlights the need for being open to shift within teaching, learning and assessment as developments are made.

In the seventh episode of Talking Transformative Assessment, hosts Dalene Joubert and Hanelie Adendorff interviews Taryn Bernard, from the Arts and Social Sciences Faculty at Stellenbosch University, discussing her work on theoretical understandings of 'space' and bringing the student perspective into the conversation. Taryn takes us on a deep dive into stories shared with her about students' journeys to campus. She bring students' perspectives to the fore by placing them behind the lens and taking ownership of their narratives. This conversation unpacks various aspects of students' ways of being in and beyond their university experiences.