New novel: We Are Not Anonymous NUDGE THE FUTURE: it's ours and it's up for grabs... Writing speculative fiction. Working & speaking on applied science fiction.
Fitzrovia, London
Joined August 2012
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So pleased that Liars' League and Fitzrovia Futures are collaborating on this 7 Sept event with 7 fictional futures of London in 2055.
Bad boyfriends beware! HOW TO GET YOUR MAN GONE by Rebecca Marcel is a killer thrill-ride: liarsleague.com/2026/08/22/h…
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💀Writers! #LiarsLeague #RAGandBONE deadline Sun 6 Sep see liarsleague.com/2008/04/03/f…
🎤FITZROVIA FUTURES 2055 Mon 7 Sep @Fitzroviachapel fitzroviafutures.uk/events/
This is really worth reading...
Here's a great article about thrutopian fiction and how it can help inspire #ClimateAction here vector-bsfa.com/2026/07/09/t…
@MandaMScott @OramStephen
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Creativity - could have chatted for hours but kept it close to 10 minutes
🎧”OUR DATA OUR FUTURE” podcast: Full episode available NOW Pt 1 of our SUMMER SPECIAL (AMA) Ask-Me-Anything Join @OramStephen and me for a chat about WHAT IS CREATIVITY, and how it shows up for writers, musicians, etc.
Join us now, this link is live⬇️
robinriback.substack.com/p/o…
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Tomorrow - the next episode of our small but perfect podcast.
Here's a preview of "Curating Our Digital Lives for Emotional Safety."
with me and @RibackRobin
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Dead Bots & Data Sets.
Who owns the deceased? Who knows them? Who can simulate them? Do we ever fully know someone? Can 'grief bot' companies replicate? The right data? The rights to the data?
Here are some 'starter' thoughts with @RibackRobin
open.substack.com/pub/nudget…
#griefbots
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Data: Identification / Individuality / Intimacy
@RibackRobin
and I talk about the differences - what they are & what they mean to us humans. #data #ourdataourfuture #identification #individuality #intimacy
open.substack.com/pub/nudget…
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"The Three Eyes of Data" drops on Thur 16 April.
Keep your eyes (!) peeled or subscribe to me or @RibackRobin on substack (nudgethefuture & robinriback).
Which eye is your favourite? Which one worries you most?
#data #future #ourdataourfuture
Coming soon: "The Three Eyes of Data" Episode 7 of Our Data, Our Future from me & @RibackRobin
Which eye is your favourite? Which worries you most?
Drops thurs 16 Apr. Either keep your eyes (!) peeled or subscribe on substack (nudgethefuture & robinriback) #data #ourdataourfuture
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New: 6th episode of Our Data, Our Future where @RibackRobin and I spend 10 minutes chatting about the future of work. As ever we keep it brief, dropping thoughts to create ripples to inspire discussion. And, we attempt to keep it as positive as we can!
open.substack.com/pub/nudget…
very much enjoyed being interviewed by Linda (Including the questions about shoes and clothes!)
NEW POST: Chatting to author Stephen Oram this week about his brilliant near future sci fi novel “We Are Not Anonymous” - join us! bootsshoesandfashion.com/aut… @OramStephen #SundayBlogShare
What's good about today's data? Would you want to be without it?
The next episode of @RibackRobin and I talking about Our Data, Our Future 'drops' on 17 Feb.
#data #ourdataourfuture #hope #algorithm
Preview of, Our Data, Our Future ep. 4 on data dependency & contingency planning. Should we? Why don't we? What might we do? Dropping beginnings of ideas & answers...
subscribe to our substacks for publishing alert (Tuesday 20 Jan)
@RibackRobin #ourdataourfuture #data #future
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Buying the cheapest, from a company that avoids taxes and pays its workers a low wage, is a false economy - you then have to pay higher taxes to fund schools, hospitals etc. to make up for their avoidance and to subsidise their wage bill. Discuss.
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Is our attention span getting shorter, or is something else going on?
Episode 3 of our 10 minute 'short cast' is out now.
Link is in the comments.
With @RibackRobin
#future #data #ourdataourfuture
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Tonight... 3 authors read their short stories set in #fitzrovia in 2055 - great stories and a chance to pause and imagine what community might look like in 30 years time.
fitzroviafutures2055.eventbr…
@Fitzroviachapel @FitzroviaCentre
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Fitzrovia in 2055?
Futuristic stories of Fitzrovia performed and discussed @Fitzroviachapel 11 December 6pm
fitzroviafutures2055.eventbr…
#fitzrovia #future #london
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Pleased to see Fitzrovia Futures 2055 featured in the local @FitzroviaNews - if you live or work in #Fitzrovia or are interested in community futuring (is that a phrase?) then come along to our 11 December event.
fitzrovianews.com/2025/12/03…
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