Episode 89

This is a talent transformation - work futurist Andrea Clarke

Published on: 2nd December, 2025

In this live conversation, recorded on the podcast stage at SXSW Sydney, two futurists explore the unforeseen future emerging in the workplace. Author and ex-journalist Andrea Clarke, joins host Jo Lepore on stage to discuss the human and talent transformation taking place at work. Our resistance to this kind of change is normal, Andrea says, as our human inclination is to see it as a loss and not a gain. Workers must reframe how they take in and take charge of what’s asked of them - becoming discerning of mainstream narratives told to them, building ‘unignorable’ human skills, and strengthening the mindset of adaptability to constant change. As change is, after all, the only constant - especially at in how we work and how we lead.

Recorded live at SXSW Sydney October 2025. Edited for length and clarity. Published with permission from SXSW Sydney.

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Looking Outside is a podcast exploring fresh perspectives of familiar topics. Hosted by its creator, futurist and strategist, Jo Lepore. New episodes every 2 weeks. Never the same topic.

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Fresh perspectives on familiar topics, in business and beyond.
Exploring fresh takes on familiar topics, in business and beyond. Hosted by corporate futurist and strategist Jo Lepore.

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Joanna Lepore is a global foresight strategist.