The Y+30 is designed as an authentic forum for discussing what the world might look like in +30 years. We ask which trends and technologies are emerging today that will have formative effects on the not to distant future.

One thing that many people find troubling is our society's inability to think and plan more than a handful years into the future. It is frequently argued that Capitalism, at best, can muster about 5 years of prospective planning and that the best of governments might be able to think on a 10 year horizon. This relatively short term perspective is fully insufficient as we move towards an ever faster, more interconnected, and more dynamic world.

Therefore, the responsibility of examining such pressing questions is left to curious, intelligent, and dynamic people who will keep alive the discussion about the long-term implications of these emerging macro-trends. To this end, our Meetup will host a new topic long-term topic every month with a short presentation by a guest speaker followed by discussion and debate over libations.

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  • March 28, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 32 Futurists attended

    Y+30: The Future of Women

    They rated it 2.00 2.002 (2 ratings) and uploaded 1 photos

    Nearly every day, headlines about the "end of men" and the inexorable rise of women are juxtaposed with stark facts about the pay gap and the lack of women at the upper... Learn more

  • March 22, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 118 Futurists attended

    Future of Religion

    They rated it 4.00 4.003 (3 ratings) and uploaded 1 photos

    Let's go for broke. How about, "The Future of God"? The war at home, the war abroad, the denouncing of evolution, where is it all going? A recent Radio Lab production... Learn more

  • February 16, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 64 Futurists attended

    Y+30: The Future of Activism

    They rated it 4.00 4.002 (2 ratings)

    In the past, activism meant taking to the streets in protest, holding up a sign and showing solidarity through sit-ins and slogans chanted. As we've seen the... Learn more

  • December 13, 2010 at 7:00 PM, 119 Futurists attended

    Y+ 30: The Future of Digital Communication

    They rated it 4.50 4.506 (6 ratings)

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    Just as the panel was getting revved up and most interesting, time is called and the discussion dissolves to one-on-one on the floor. ...

    —Jason Adams

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    It was great to see the room full and the discussion was good. But most of the ideas were 5 years out -- not 30. ...

    —Clark Matthews

  • November 1, 2010 at 6:00 PM, 172 Futurists attended

    Retail + 30: The Future of Retail

    They rated it 3.50 3.504 (4 ratings) and uploaded 6 photos

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    I didn't feel there was enough conversation around the future of the retail - it was mostly centered around the present I am worr ...

    —Maria Moratis

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    Great spirit on the panel and especially enjoyed Jake's focus on the customer experience

    —Charlie Federman

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Brooklyn Future Meetup Group +30 Years (Y30.IT) http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/7/2/f/global_12719183.jpeg
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Founded Jun 23, 2008
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