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Futures Studies
Contributions and Sources
This comprehensive work delves into the diverse facets of futures studies and is set to be a resource for scholars, policymakers, and forward-thinkers alike. The new release which spans various dimensions of the future, boasts an array of topics, all meticulously explored by leading experts in their respective fields. “Futures Studies: Contributions and Sources” aims to illuminate the paths to more innovative planetary futures for humanity. This publication offers readers a multidimensional understanding of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
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Introduction
Institutionalization of Futures Studies
Futures Research Methodology
Foresight Evaluation
Planetary Futures of Leadership & Governance
Planetary/Global Futures Index
Paradigms for a Post-Capitalist World
Paradigms of Planetary Sustainability
Future Scenarios of Space Revolution
Arthur C. Clarke and His Unique Gift for Technological Projection and Anticipation
Future Scenarios of AI Revolution
Future Scenarios of Work/AGI Governance
Bibliography
The Role of Creative Capability in AGI/ASI:
Unraveling the Mystery of Emergence
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) represent the pinnacle of human technological achievement and have captivated the minds of researchers, philosophers, and policymakers alike.
As we delve into the realm of AGI/ASI, one crucial question emerges: can these advanced AI systems possess creative capability, and if so, how does it emerge? In this analysis, we explore the enigmatic nature of creativity in AGI/ASI, its potential significance, and how diverse cultural perspectives might shape our understanding of this emerging technology.
Securing Our Future:
Addressing AGI Governance and Security Threats on a Planetary Scale
Jerome Glenn's letter to the editor of the Washington Post highlights the need for comprehensive security talks on artificial general intelligence (AGI) at the United Nations Security Council.
He rightly expresses concern that focusing only on current forms of artificial narrow intelligence (ANI) such as ChatGPT and GPT-4 might neglect the potential risks posed by AGI, which could emerge in the next five to ten years.
This analysis will explore the provided examples of AGI governance models and propose a hybrid solution for the UN to effectively address AGI governance and security threats.
Ukraine War, Power Dynamics, and the Challenge of Identity
The conflict in Ukraine has brought power dynamics and the complex issue of identity to the forefront. By examining regional power dynamics and the enigmatic challenge of identity, we can gain valuable insights into the ongoing war.
This post builds upon a publication by Russian foresight analysts in 2009 and explores cultural dynamics that could shape an independent and distinct identity for Ukraine.
Exploring Index Tracking in Foresight: A Planetary Perspective
Similar to investment strategists who rely on index tracking funds, foresight scholars and practitioners, with their emphasis on long-term perspectives, overarching trends, and transformative change, can play a vital role in defining, refining, documenting, and analyzing a wide range of indexes.
Their focus may expand beyond predicting specific future events or developing narratives and scenarios, allowing them to delve into indexes that reflect ideologies, worldviews, and the underlying dynamics of STEEPV shifts.
Symposium “The State Of Foresight Studies in the World”
The Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and the Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University co-organized “the State of Foresight Studies in the World” conference and workshop sessions on May 26 and 27, 2023 at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Rabat.
The world is undergoing a major demographic boom. Projections state that global population will reach 9.7 billion people in 2050, with population growth almost coming to an end at 10.4 billion in 2100 . This growth represents a considerable heavy trend that requires different actors and stakeholders to think about the future strategically.
Indeed, the global landscape is becoming increasingly complex and dynamic, exposing decision-makers to a remarkably higher level of uncertainty and complexity. With this context in mind, it is crucial for all actors within the international community to emphasize on the importance of anticipating and understanding change in order to ensure proper policy implementation through strategic decision-making.
The Future is Now
Exploring the Emerging Ideologies Shaping the US
In recent years, there has been a surge in emerging political ideologies in the United States. These ideologies span a wide range of beliefs and values, but they all share a common thread: a desire to address some of the most pressing issues facing our society today. In this report, we will explore some of the most prominent emerging ideologies in the US, their key features and some scenarios for the future.
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Emerging Ideologies and the Key Figures
Four Plausible Scenarios
Wild Card Scenarios
The Storytelling; Three Short Novels
Futures studies is an art and a science with a strong emphasis on imagination and creativity in creating different possible futures. Its main purpose is to discover and master the complex chains of cause and effect through conceptualization, systemic approach, and feedback loops, ultimately providing innovation in the social and technological fields. There is a great and important distinction between Globalization and Planetization. Political spaces can benefit a great deal if some doubt is cast on the agenda of globalization and put in its place the idea of “planetization,” a planetary consciousness or identity.
Futures Wheel Analysis
First, Second, and Third Order Impacts of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
created on 25 February 2022
Timelines of the 2010s to make sense of the 2020s
The global futurist, Jerome Glenn, CEO of the Millennium Project, has published Year in Review lists since 2010. By keeping track of this data in several STEEP timelines of the 2010s, we can identify the emerging planetary hot theme of the 2020s:
1/ The planet temperature is getting hotter
2/ The prospect of (nuclear) war is getting hotter
3/ The humanity's struggle towards (sexual) freedom is getting hotter
4/ The race for space tech and settlement is getting hotter
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Social Timeline
Technological Timeline
Economic Timeline
Environmental Timeline
Political Timeline
An introduction to the Introduction to the World History
Ibn Khaldun's most well known work is Introduction (Al-Muqaddimah) to the analysis of World History and large scale patterns of change. He wrote the masterpiece in almost five months when isolated, it was supposed to be a preface but under sudden inspirational creativity grew into a separate volume of theory building. The key binary opposite in the book is desert versus city dwellers and the idea of social solidarity (Asabiyyah), a basis for Social Cycle Theory of change, which explains the rise and fall of states and civilizations, using the laws governing the system dynamics of the governance and economy. In order to better study the futureS of governance and global consciousness we need neuroscience and politics together, a somewhat modern conceptualization of good/positive Asabiyyah.
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The Logic of Ibn Khaldun
Law of Thought
Ibn Khaldun's Social Natural Oscillation
What are modern examples of Asabiyyah?
The Future Ages of Collective Awakening
Executive Summary
Weak and strong signals, from diverse and independent sources, point to an imminent global consciousness, suggesting spirit, mind, and ethical revolutions. On the horizon, we observe a new rush hour of the prophets, ideologies, and cults calling for first values and first principles. In 2100 the planetary consciousness will push machine-humanity towards increasing freedom. In 3000, at the dawn of the cosmic age, the myth of the sacred rock will be re-defined around the entire planet Earth.
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The Centuries of the Spirit
Macro History of Collective Awakening
Outline of the Planetary Consciousness Age
Outline of the Cosmic Age & the Sacred Rock
A Dialogue on Science Fiction
How to Achieve Planetary Wisdom Through Future Consciousness
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Executive Summary
The Future of Everything
The Power of Narrative
Openness of Futures and Holistic Consciousness
Possible Futures of Education
Wisdom Narratives
Consciousness, Omniscience, and Omnipotence
Aliens, Ecology, and Space
Evolution, Progress, and a Culture of Hope
Love, Sex, Gender, and Marriage
Planetary Wisdom and Cosmic Consciousness
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