What No One Tells You About the Future (AI, Uncertainty & Staying Grounded)

Negotiate Anything

American Negotiation Institute

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 748 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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The future feels louder than ever—AI, nonstop headlines, and uncertainty that makes it hard to stay grounded. In this episode, futurists Erica Orange and Jared Weiner break down what most people miss about change: it’s not the future that scares us—it’s our attachment to certainty. In this conversation, you’ll learn: Why uncertainty triggers anxiety (and what to do about it) How to stop chasing certainty and start building clarity The “pilot vs passenger” mindset that calms decision-making AI’s upside (innovation) vs disruption (work and identity) How to have healthier future-focused conversations at home Negotiate Anything: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code ANYTHING at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: ⁠https://incogni.com/anything⁠ incogni.com ⁠Personal Information Removal Service | Incogni | Incogni⁠ Data brokers are collecting, aggregating and trading your personal data without you knowing anything about it. We make them remove it. Connect with Erica and Jared www.thefuturehunters.com www.ericaorange.com Contact ANI ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Kwame Christian on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠negotiateanything.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to buy your copy of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life!

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0:00.0	Today's episode of Negotiate Anything is sponsored in part by Shopify, Bravo, Cozy Earth, and Incogni.
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1:00.4	exposure to scams and identity theft. Use code anything for 60% off of an annual plan at
1:07.3	incogni.com slash anything. As always, you can find all of these deals in the show notes.
1:13.6	Every day it feels like we wake up to something new, a new AI tool, a new headline, a new
1:18.6	technology that shifts what we thought we understood about the world. How do we talk about the
1:23.3	future in a way that actually helps us live better today. That's why I'm so excited about this
1:28.2	conversation I had with Erica Orange and Jared Winer. They're futurists, but not in the
1:33.2	sci-fi sense. They study how real people adapt, how families adjust, how kids think, and how all
1:39.9	of us can stay grounded while the world changes around us. In this episode, we will explore why the
1:45.6	future feels so confusing, why our brains struggle with uncertainty, and how to create meaningful
1:50.7	conversations at home about what's coming next. This isn't a doom and gloom discussion. This is a
1:56.2	practical look at how to stay thoughtful, curious, and connected when the world speeds up.
2:01.7	If you've ever wished that someone could just explain the future in a way that actually
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