Imagine the world 30 years from now…
Most of us have the same reaction to this prompt - our stomach tightens into a knot and our mind immediately goes to a dark place - climate disaster, civilization collapse, robot overlords. The tales of dystopia abound - but what about non-dystopian futures? What does a healthy, thriving socio-technical world look like? Few shared stories, images and narratives exist - but we need them. We cannot create the future we want if we don’t have a picture of what it looks like.
Our idea is simple: interview subject matter experts from a wide range of relevant fields (economics, education, healthcare, energy, infrastructure, social justice, indigenous rights, etc) to gather the parameters of what a non-dystopian future would look like. (“Non-dystopian” is a conscious word choice, because utopia is impossible, but non-dystopia is realistic)
The next step is to bring in the creatives - the artists and storytellers - to use those parameters as an inspiration for bringing positive visions to life. Their/your images, videos and stories will be shared in a multimedia platform and within a growing community. The goal is to inspire people of all ages, but especially young people, with visions for a healthy and thriving future rooted in fact and wisdom, and provide us all with something meaningful to strive towards and co-create.
This is a community effort. We would love your participation.
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