Future Crunch

A few snaps from the AP PartnerNetwork Conference! 📸

Tāne had the pleasure of exploring the latest trends and innovations reshaping the industry with an incredibly engaged and thoughtful group of leaders, partners and people staying curious.

Because as technology and AI continue to transform the way we work, the human capabilities required to navigate and adapt to change are now more important than ever.

A huge thank you to the Rockwell team for bringing everyone together and creating space for these conversations.

And yes, a few copies of Full Stack Human made the journey to Hanoi too. You can order your own copy and explore what it means to be human in a world ruled by technology via the link in our bio. 🔗

What if the thing your workplace needs most isn’t more productivity, but more play? 🎲

As AI takes over more routine tasks, the skills that make us uniquely human are becoming increasingly valuable: creativity, curiosity, collaboration, adaptability and imagination.

Tāne Hunter and play at work expert Dara Simkin from .co explore how play can become one of the most powerful ways to unlock better thinking, stronger teams and more innovative ideas.

Read the full article via the link in our bio.

Hope often gets dismissed as fluffy. Science disagrees. 🌈

Psychologist Dr Charles Snyder defined hope as two things:
1) Agency - believing your actions matter.
2) Pathways - finding routes forward, even when things feel uncertain.

This is what we call strategic hope in Full Stack Human. Nobody should feel blindly positive in the face of very real, and very prominent crisis and grief, but strategic hope gives you a practical and easy way to move through complexity without getting swallowed by it, so you can build the hope required to keep momentum going even amidst uncertainty.

So, here’s our question for you: how are you building hope this week? 🌟

If you want to go deeper, grab your copy of Full Stack Human via the link in our bio.

Hanoi dump 🇻🇳✨

What an incredible trip from start to finish. Tāne had the pleasure of presenting to a brilliant audience at the Rockwell Partners Network Conference, sharing ideas on the future, innovation, and what it takes to navigate a world changing faster than ever.

And of course, no work trip is complete without soaking up a little experience along the way. Great flights with , incredible hospitality from , and a chance to enjoy a beautiful country.

A huge thank you to the Rockwell team for having us — we loved being part of it. 🚀

Last month Tāne Hunter and presented to 180 employees at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s annual conference.

Their theme was “Mission: Possible.” 🚀

Together they shared five stories about what’s actually happening in decarbonisation, electrification and renewables that you probably didn’t hear about during your doom scroll.

To read those stories head to our LinkedIn and see our latest article.

Or if you would like to get your own copy of the must read Full Stack Human - head to our website or visit the link in our bio!

Five. That’s roughly how many companies are building the most powerful AI systems on the planet right now. Five. Maybe six if you’re feeling generous.

And they’re getting better every few months at a rate that makes Moore’s Law look like a gentle stroll.

Here’s a number that should sit next to that: 11 million. That’s how many people are now actively building on Hugging Face, the open-source platform where anyone can download, modify and deploy AI models.

Five companies at the top. Eleven million people pulling from below - that’s the tug of war.

Read more about the pull between concentration and democratisation in the race to our future via the link in our bio. 🔗

Happy reading!

Already need a pick me up this week? Here’s some genuinely good news for your Tuesday morning. 🪸

A new land-based breeding lab in Seychelles has recorded its first successful coral spawning. This is a major step forward for reef restoration, now instead of relying solely on fragments, scientists are able to support natural reproduction, raising coral from larvae to boost genetic diversity and resilience.

Why does this matter? More diversity means a better chance of surviving warming oceans and environmental stress, giving our reefs a better chance at survival.

It’s early, but this kind of breakthrough could reshape how we restore coral ecosystems around the world.

Head to the Oceanographic Magazine to read the full story.

Last month Tāne delivered CTRL + ALT + ADAPT at the RLDatix Asia-Pacific Connected Heath & Care Summit. 🧩

Together with an incredible audience Tāne explored the latest innovations across tech and AI, and how cross-industry thinking, your innate adaptability, and not sacrificing your humanity for ‘success’ might be the last valuable skills you can build to stay irreplaceable in a rapidly changing world.

If this sounds like something your organisation could use, head to our website to see more of our offerings and amazing speakers.