Episode 82: Communications
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Looking Outside is for curious people looking for a fresh take on familiar topics, in business and beyond.
This podcast was not read by synthetic AI generated replicas … although it could be. Live from the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies in Denmark, together with three trained communications professionals, we discuss the future of their field. If there even is one.
FARSIGHT podcast host and Head of Publications at the CIFS Casper Skovgaard Petersen, Head of Communications Toke Hanghøj and new CIFS partner, and host Jo Lepore discuss the synthetification of what we create and what we consume.
Technology is rapidly upending the traditional media industry. As this happens, we see literacy rates declining and the increasing ease of outsourcing writing and thinking.
So too, all of this influences the stories we create and tell about the future. Whether we paint visions as warning for where our vices may take us, or as a mirror to reflect back what parts of humanity we do not want to lose. And of course, there are lessons in looking back at the past and the stories we told each other that no longer hold true.
Filmed live in Copenhagen May 2025. Minimally edited for time.
Casper Skovgaard Petersen is Head of Publications at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, where he oversees editorial strategy and content development. He is host of the FARSIGHT podcast and co-hosts Fremtidsministeriet, a Danish podcast exploring future trends and societal change.
Toke Hanghøj is Head of Communications & PR at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies. With a background in media studies and experience across NGOs, media agencies, and the film industry, he specializes in digital communication and marketing. Toke focuses on translating complex foresight insights into engaging content for global audiences.
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