Trista Harris: "Shaping Tomorrow: Futurist Trista Harris on Climate Action, Racial Equity, and Sustainable Cities"

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