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Interview with Bridgette Engeler, a foresight specialist. We will talk about her visions for the future of cities, what futurists and foresight specialists do, her understanding of sustainability, and many more. 

Bridgette is a Senior Lecturer teaching across strategic foresight, design and innovation in Swinburne University’s Business School. She has 30 years’ industry experience in brand, design and innovation strategy, and holds master degrees in Strategic Foresight and Women’s Studies. Bridgette’s work focuses on the potential of design and futures to tackle challenges facing people, culture and systems, and her research interests include post-growth innovation, the unintended consequences of design, and embedding futures literacy in design and innovation. Recent projects include public participatory futures installations in Melbourne and Hong Kong, investigating VR and AR wearables for people with early-onset dementia, exploring the challenges of self-sovereign identity and digital wallets, and finding ways to use technology and new materials to support sexual and reproductive health.

You can find out more about Bridgette through these links:

• Bridgette Engeler on LinkedIn;
• @incognitosum as Bridgette Engeler on Twitter
• Bridgette Engeler at Swinburne University;
• Design Futures Initiative website;
• Speculative Futures Melbourne on LinkedIn;

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I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.

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Music by Lesfm from Pixabay