The Institute for the Future has published its Map of Future Forces Affecting Sustainability. This is a really interesting document outlining their research and forecasts on what the future will be for sustainability in six areas: People, Regions, Built Environments, Nature, Markets, Business and Energy. These six areas are matched against the following five forces affecting sustainability:
An Imperative for Looking Long:“The 21st century will test our ability to grasp the future impacts of present choices, but even as we struggle to incorporate future knowledge into our day-to-day decisions, we’re tuning up our bodies and minds and even our cultural frameworks for a much longer view.”
Tomorrow, I leave Clayton for good. I have to say…I’m quite nervous. I’m joining up with a group of people that I don’t really know all that well, to go on a journey which may show me things that I’m not sure I want to see. But what choice do I have? Staying here really isn’t an option anymore…not since last year’s earthquake destroyed the last bits of infrastructure that we had out here.
SuperStruct is basically a scenario planning exercise, which will be conducted by thousands of participants over a 6-week period. The “game” seeks to explore what type of soutions we can develop to several major “SuperThreats”, or global crises “predicted” to occur in 2019. The name SuperStruct refers to the human ability to build social structures, one top of another.
Steve Puma is a sustainability and strategy consultant, technologist and writer. He lives with his wife Cori and pug dog Miles in Northern California. More...
