Category: The future of ________
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If you’re wondering where the concept of life stages learn, work, and retire (in order) came from, here’s a passage from my recent read: When the Prussian statesman Otto von Bismarck implemented the first national old-age social insurance plan, he was attempting to “domesticate” the working class by offering them something to look forward to.…
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You probably heard the buzz words like fake news and post-truth. And living in a world where truth could be proclaimed a lie, and lie screamed as the truth, how can we trust everything we interact with? The Institute for the Future identified seven future forces reshaping our familiar building blocks of trust and a map…
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Dear Jessa, You are fortunate to take part in a social simulation on zerophoria ten years ago, so you already have an idea of what it feels like to live in a zero-waste city. Just as you imagined how it would be adopted differently based on what country, city, and family income, you are fortunate…
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I am spending 10 days in the future, and this is what my daily life like in the year 2033, where zero-waste laws are strictly enforced, and no one comes to pick up the trash anymore. You can read more about this imagined future scenario here. Traveling in 2033, you’d usually see road signs as…
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I am spending 10 days in the future, and this is what my daily life like in the year 2033, where zero-waste laws are strictly enforced, and no one comes to pick up the trash anymore. You can read more about this imagined future scenario here. It’s incredible how I have been able to continue…
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I am spending 10 days in the future, and this is what my daily life like in the year 2033, where zero-waste laws are strictly enforced, and no one comes to pick up the trash anymore. You can read more about this imagined future scenario here. Roaming inside a city with strict zero-waste laws makes…
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I am spending 10 days in the future, and this is what my daily life like in the year 2033, where zero-waste laws are strictly enforced, and no one comes to pick up the trash anymore. You can read more about this imagined future scenario here. Today, we celebrated my mom’s 80th birthday. Unlike ten…