NOW LIVE: This year, 2045, marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Let's celebrate some of the countless initiatives that helped make the vision a reality!
“Signed in 2038, the Bristol Zero Hunger Agreement pledges 153 countries to support more sustainable farming methods.” #Visit2045#FuturesFair#SDG2#ZeroHunger
“Repatriation of Art for Decolonialism (RAD) is a committee within the Decolonial Association for Reparations which aims to repatriate art and cultural artifacts to the subaltern cultures from which they were stolen.” #Visit2045#FuturesFair#SDG16#PeaceAndJustice
“I'm a theraputic teddy bear that teaches children how to manage their emotions, set goals, and identify their strengths to increase self awareness and emotional intelligence.” #Visit2045#FuturesFair#SDG4#QualityEducation
“CarbonCycle is the leading tech company in carbon engineering. We pride ourselves on a network of carbon sequestration, recycling and storage systems implemented by some 150 countries and 7000 cities to date.” #Visit2045#FuturesFair#SDG13#ClimateAction
“The Museum of Poverty celebrates the overcoming of poverty in the United States, reflecting on the nation as it is now, and as it used to be.” #Visit2045#FuturesFair#SDG1#NoPoverty
A key purpose of futures practice is to invest thought in possible contingencies, so that when something unexpected suddenly happens you are better prepared.
COVID-19 is a vivid illustration of both the importance and the limits of foresight. Let me tell you a story.
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This story is about how the first serious game funded by the CDC came about –– a near-future pandemic simulation, back in 2009 –– and how it was overtaken by real events. And what we learned from that. /2
In 2007, my colleague @dunagan23 (now at @iftf) and I were both grads in the futures program at the Uni of Hawaii at Manoa. We had already designed and run immersive scenarios (set in the year 2050) to engage lawmakers and public in the state’s sustainability planning process. /3