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Talk given in Italy in November 2011. What are the kinds of issues we'll be facing over the next 20 years -- and how do we deal with them?

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THE 20 YEAR CHALLENGE

Jamais CascioResearch Fellow, Institute for the Future

November 30, 2011

WHY FUTURISM?

WHAT WILL THE NEXT 20 YEARS LOOK LIKE?

WARNING:TURBULENCE

AHEAD

CLIMATE: STRESS AND RESPONSE

RESOURCES: DEPLETION AND COLLAPSE

TRANSPARENCY: THE INVISIBLE BECOMES VISIBLE

CONNECTIONS: GLOBALLY LOCAL

ECONOMIES: THE NEED FOR RESILIENCE

MAKING: ATOMS AND BITS

HUMAN AUGMENTATION: HUMANITY AND MORE

SCENARIOS

REPERCUSSION

REINVENTION

REVOLUTION

FORESIGHT:the capacity of a system to anticipate the consequences of present-day actions; to understand the implications of past choices; and to spot weak signals of change.

RESILIENCE: the capacity of a system to tolerate disturbance without collapse, to withstand shocks, to rebuild itself when necessary, and to improve itself when possible.

PLAY: Embracing Turbulence.

JAMAIS CASCIO

OPEN THE FUTURECASCIO@OPENTHEFUTURE.COM

TWITTER: @CASCIO

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