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It's not that we know the future, but we are interested in learning about current trends and how they may develop going forward.
What will your life be like 10, 20, 30 years from now? What is possible, probable, and preferable? How should you prepare? What will be the effects of trends that are developing now on your employment, family, health, and community? How will advances in science and technology affect economics, politics, culture, society, business, geopolitics, and more? What are the challenges and opportunities?
If you are interested in how the world is developing and what that might mean for the future, sign up for our Meetup, and you will receive notices of upcoming meetings.
These are the areas that are explored at meetings of Minnesota Futurists.
GENERAL AREAS OF INTEREST - Technology | Sociology | Demographics | Economics | World Affairs | Ecology and the Environment | Genetics, ,Medicine and Health Care | Wealth and Power | Energy | Automation, and Robotics | Transhumanism I Information Networks
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IMPORTANT NOTE: If you look at past meetings, it often shows that between 4-6 people sign up for most meetings. In actuality, between 12 and 20 people attend virtually every Saturday morning.
Who are MN Futurists? Established in 1968, Minnesota Futurists is a group of curious people interested in understanding the evolution and state of current social, cultural, economic, geopolitical, scientific, and technological trends and phenomena and then considering [1] the probability of them persisting, accelerating, or regressing, [2] the probable and possible implications if they do, and [3] the future we prefer along with strategies and tactics for moving toward it.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- The Future of GovernmentLink visible for attendees
We live in "interesting times", where technology has changed faster and prosperity has increased more in the last 80 years than ever before in recorded history. Information availability has radically increased also. I have picked the following 4 videos because I think that they provide useful boundaries within which to discuss the future of government in the USA. The next 20 years are going to see humanity and governments grappling with a number of wicked and interconnected problems. I anticipate that any discussion of preferred government futures could go on for considerably more than a single meeting, but these videos will give us a starting point (please view them ahead of time if possible, especially “Humanity's Phase Shift”):
Complexity Theory - Key Concepts 6 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLXIJF5ytpM“Is the US headed towards another civil war?” Barbara F. Walter 13 min
https://www.ted.com/talks/barbara_f_walter_is_the_us_headed_towards_another_civil_war“Humanity's Phase Shift” Daniel Schmachtenberger 30 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQRzxEobWcoPerhaps, if we have time:
“Getting Honest About the Human Predicament”
Art Berman 68 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQm2wt7-kPUBrian Toren is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Future of Governmnet
Time: Apr 27, 2024 09:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
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