FUTURE OF XYZ

FUTURE OF XYZ

Lisa Gralnek | iF Design

Episodes 170
Avg. Duration 27m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (30)
Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
98%
Hosting
feeds.transistor.fm

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About This Podcast

FUTURE OF XYZ is a bi-weekly interview series that explores big questions about where we are as a world and where we’re going. Through candid conversations with international experts, visionary leaders and courageous changemakers- we provoke new thinking about what's coming down the pipeline on matters related to art & design, science & innovation, culture & creativity. Future of XYZ is presented by iF Design, a respected member of the international design community and host of the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD since 1953. The show is also a proud member of the SURROUND Podcast Network. For more information, visit ifdesign.com/XYZ.

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S8E168 Future of Architects | Carole Wedge | S8 E12

Jun 11, 2026 44m Transcript

S8 E12: Carole Wedge FAIA NOMA LEED AP is the CEO/EVP of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) - the largest design organization in the world with over 101K members across 200 chapters. An…

S8E167 Future of Man-Made | Karen Korellis Reuther | S8 E11

May 28, 2026 34m Transcript

S8 E11: Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a car crash than men. Across the trades, 90% of women cannot find properly fitting safety gear. In every public space everywhere, the lines for…

S8E166 Future of Spatial Strategy | Güray Oskay | S8 E10

May 14, 2026 33m Transcript

S8 E10: When a strategic architecture and experience firm thinks about design in decades-long time horizons and considers culture, community, and climate in their built environment projects – what…

S8E165 Future of Foresight | Radha Mistry | S8 E9

Apr 30, 2026 35m Transcript

S8 E9: Foresight is a practice that predicts or prepares for the future by listening to the “weak signals of possible futures”. Similar to trend tracking and forecasting - it explores how a…

S8E164 Future of Seating | Todd Bracher | S8 E8

Apr 16, 2026 36m Transcript

S8 E8: Todd Bracher studied at Pratt, did his Masters in Copenhagen, and spent a decade working across Europe, before returning to New York City where he established his eponymous design studio.…

S8E163 Future of The Intelligent Home | Yves Behar | S8 E7

Apr 02, 2026 42m Transcript

S8 E7: Within the industrial design community, our guest is known as an innovative, global leader who has created hundreds of products and services for major brands, launched over 100 early-stage…

S8E162 Future of What's Real | Annabelle Schneider | S8 E6

Mar 19, 2026 32m Transcript

S8 E6: “Embodied presence.” “Intelligent gestures.” “Vulnerability is the real humanity inside us.” This week, we host Artist & Experience Designer, Annabelle Schneider, for a seemingly esoteric,…

S8E161 Future of Shoes | Charles Johnson | S8 E5

Mar 05, 2026 37m Transcript

S8 E5: Humans have been covering our feet with shoes to protect from injury and disease for over 5000 years. Sportsmen have been harnessing shoe innovation to maximize performance since the 1800s.…

S8E160 Future of (Hu)man-Machine Collaboration | Matt McElvogue | S8 E4

Feb 19, 2026 35m Transcript

S8 E4: “It’s about the orchestration of human judgment and machine capability towards a shared outcome.” This week’s episode is about (Hu)man-Machine Collaboration, and our guest is Matt McElvogue,…

S8E159 Future of Third Places | Robert Hammond | S8 E3

Feb 05, 2026 40m Transcript

S8 E3: Of all the spaces in the world that people flock to, admire, and emulate in recent decades – few are as iconic as NYC’s The High Line- the old, elevated railroad tracks on Manhattan’s West…

S8E158 Future of Color | Laura Guido-Clark | S8 E2

Jan 22, 2026 32m Transcript

S8 E2: At the start of the year, what else is there for us to do than imagine all the bright wonderful possibilities ahead? And color helps guide us into sense and feeling. Our guest this week is…

S8E157 Future of Moviegoing | Jed Harmsen | S8 E1

Jan 08, 2026 40m Transcript

S8 E1: To kick off the new year, we are opening Season 8 with a conversation about a favorite holiday entertainment and pastime, ‘moviegoing’. Our guest is Jed Harmsen, VP & General Manager of…

S7E150 Future of Thinking About the Future | Nick Foster | S7 E19 (Rerelease)

Dec 23, 2025 39m Bonus Transcript

S7 E19 Rerelease (150th episode overall): Acclaimed industrial designer and recent author, Nick Foster RDI, joins XYZ for our 150th episode of the series! In this special episode, we celebrate not…

S7E156 Future of Regenerative Design | Dr. Delfina Fantini van Ditmar | S7 E25

Dec 11, 2025 38m Transcript

S7 E25: For our final new episode of 2025, we’re speaking with Dr. Delfina Fantini van Ditmar - a Senior Researcher at the Royal College of Art where she co-directs the Becoming Regenerative Lab and…

S7E155 Future of Fine Dining | Jo-Ann Makovitzky & Wylie Dufresne | S7 E24

Nov 25, 2025 35m Transcript

S7 E24: Happy Thanksgiving, America! And happy eating everyone everywhere! In this special edition, we’re speaking about food, and specifically, fine dining. Our guests are both formally trained top…

S7E154 Future of Applied R&D | Martha Tsigkari | S7 E23

Nov 13, 2025 30m Transcript

S7 E23: Our guest this week is Martha Tsigkari, a Senior Partner at Foster + Partners, among the world’s most acclaimed architectural firms founded by Lord Norman Foster. For over 20 years, Martha is…

S7E153 Future of Being Replaced | Tey Bannerman | S7 E22

Oct 30, 2025 29m Transcript

S7 E22: Everyone is talking nonstop about how machines, robots, and AI are going to replace humans in the workforce and beyond. But what’s true? This week, FUTURE OF XYZ speaks with Tey Bannerman, a…

S7E152 Future of Anime | Gita Rebbapragada | S7 E21

Oct 16, 2025 31m Transcript

S7 E21: In this episode, we speak with Gita Rebbapragada, COO at Crunchyroll, the global entertainment platform specializing in anime, manga, and Asian media. Anime is a hand-drawn or…

S7E151 Future of Creativity | Doreen Lorenzo | S7 E20

Oct 02, 2025 30m Transcript

S7 E20: What is creativity and why does it matter? How does creativity differ from innovation? What is the role of imagination? Of education? In the Future of Creativity, we speak with Doreen…

S7E150 Future of Thinking About the Future | Nick Foster | S7 E19

Sep 18, 2025 39m Transcript

S7 E19 (150 overall): Acclaimed industrial designer and recent author, Nick Foster RDI, joins XYZ for our 150th episode of the series! In this special episode, we celebrate not only 150 episodes of…

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