In this episode we look at historical visions of the future and how accurate they were, the future of work, and what it's like to predict the future for a day job.
Many of HG Wells’s futuristic prophecies have come true, but the one on which his heart was most set – the establishment of a world state – remains unfulfilled.
All humans navigate life using models - most of us just don’t realise.
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Planning for our future can be a heated topic, as the many people affected may have competing or conflicting objectives. The tension, frustration and bewilderment that can accompany such an exercise can…
We’re stuck in feedback loops that mean things are going to change; we need to get ready.
Steve Johnson
Just as 40 years ago Australia was a very different place from the Australia of today, the Australia of 2050 will be different again. If there are aspects of Australian life that we’d like to hang on to…
Humans understand complicated ideas better when they’re told as stories.
Marie Still
Many commentators have had a go at forecasting what Australia might be like in the future. Such exercises are valuable inputs to our thinking as individual, organisational or societal decision-makers…
Australia’s future depends on decisions we make today - what’s coming towards us?
Johnny Ross
Australians want a future of sustainable self-sufficiency and a healthy environment supporting a robust democracy – free of poverty and inequity. That was one of our projections, as part of the Australia…
How do we get to the Australia we want?
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Future generations can no longer be assured of being better off: it’s a challenge to traditionally held beliefs in the value of progress. Australians face threats from climate change, reduced biodiversity…