Driving Impact: Futurist Trista Harris on Equity, Sustainability, and Innovation

Trista Harris, a Philanthropic Futurist, the President of Future Good and a prolific Author, discusses the importance of predicting the future and taking action to create positive change. She shares her journey into futurism and the tools she uses to help organizations envision and work towards their desired future.

Harris emphasizes the need for corporations to take responsibility for their impact on climate change and for individuals to advocate for change at the local level. She also addresses the challenges and opportunities in achieving racial equity and offers practical steps for organizations to create a more inclusive and diverse environment.

In this conversation with Driving Impact® podcast Host & Tech Executive Katheline Jean-Pierre discusses various topics related to the future, including diversity and inclusion, predicted trends such as global warming and racial equity, the future of housing and multi-generational living, the importance of community and connection, the future of food and hyperlocal farming, the potential of self-driving cars and multi-use spaces, the transition to the access and sharing economy, creating resilient and livable cities, predicting global pandemics, the future of racial equity and equitable cities, the impact of AI on human rights and ethics, and the future of education and learning.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction and Background

07:08 - Early Career and Introduction to Futurism

08:26 - Challenges Faced in the Nonprofit Sector

13:40 - Tools for Predicting the Future

18:38 - The WOW Framework

20:59 - Moving Manufacturing to the Moon

25:38 - The Impact of Corporations on Climate Change

28:23 - Driving Impact at the Corporate Level

31:26 - Taking Local Action for Change

36:18 - Trends in Climate Change and Racial Equity

45:11 - Addressing Racial Equity in Organizations

47:33 - Diversity and Inclusion in Foundations

48:59 - Predicted Trends: Global Warming and Racial Equity

49:21 - Trends in Housing: Cost of Living and Multi-generational Living

50:46 - The Importance of Homeownership

51:44 - Communal Living and Building Community

53:34 - The Need for Community and Connection

56:45 - The Loneliness Epidemic and Building Community

57:15 - The Future of Food and Hyperlocal Farming

58:09 - The Potential of Self-Driving Cars and Multi-Use Spaces

01:00:00 - The Transition to Access Economy and Sharing Economy

01:01:25 - Creating Resilient and Livable Cities

01:04:02 - Creating Cities Accessible for All Ages

01:11:29 - Predicting Global Pandemics and Adapting to Change

01:19:04 - The Future of Racial Equity and Building Equitable Cities

01:21:23 - The Impact of AI on Human Rights and Ethics

01:32:43 - The Future of Education and Learning