The Post-COVID Social Contract Trilemma

In any time of prolonged crisis, our responses depend on "the ideas that are lying around". But what if the various ideas that are growing in popularity, for adoption in a post-COVID social contract, are in profound tension with each other?

This London Futurists webinar features Bronwyn Williams, economist, futurist, and business trend analyst. Bronwyn will be drawing attention to a growing "trilemma" of choice, highlighting potential contradictions between, for example:

*) BTC (Bitcoin), along with other cryptocurrencies
*) MMT (Modern Monetary Theory), with its focus on a "Job Guarantee"
*) UBI (Universal Basic Income), with payments independent of employment status.

Other "ideas lying around" that will appear in this talk include the Doughnut Economy, Citizens' Assemblies, and FALC (Fully Automated Luxury Communism/Capitalism).

As Bronwyn will demonstrate, thinking through the potential interactions of these different ideas can allow us to identify creative new possibilities ahead of time.

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This event will be hosted on Zoom. To register, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aSiUrrFmTQq3qMNtzmIlYQ

The Zoom registration fee (UKP £2.50) helps cover London Futurists running costs, such as software licensing. The webinar can also be viewed, without charge, on the London Futurists YouTube channel, but without the option to participate in the live Q&A.

(The Zoom registration page opens a PayPal interface, but there is NO requirement for attendees to use a PayPal account.)

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Bronwyn Williams has over a decade’s experience in strategic management, trend research and foresight, consulting to clients in the public and private sector across the African continent.

Her educational credentials include tertiary qualifications in Marketing Management (University of Johannesburg), Economics (University of London), Foresight (University of Manchester), and Future Studies (University of Stellenbosch). She is currently completing a Masters in Applied Economics from the University of Bath.

As a partner at Flux Trends, Bronwyn’s research focuses on how macro socio-economic trends and emerging technologies will impact businesses, industries, and nations in the near and long term future. Part economist, part strategist, Bronwyn’s particular areas of expertise include fintech trends, alternative economic models, and sustainable future design.

Bronwyn’s clients include Top 40 JSE listed companies, The South African Reserve Bank, African government departments, and global business leaders. She also guest lectures for leading business schools, such as Duke, GIBS, UCT, and the University of Johannesburg. Bronwyn is also the co-author of The Future Starts Now, published by Bloomsbury UK, and a well- known media commentator on future trends and economic trajectories for network channels including CNBC Africa and ENCA News.

For more details, see https://www.fluxtrends.com/about-bronwyn-williams/

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The webinar will start broadcasting at 4pm UK time on Sat 27th February. To find this time in other timezones, see https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20210227T160000&p1=136

You are advised to log into Zoom up to 10 minutes ahead of the publicised start time of the event, so you won't miss the start of the live broadcast.

As the discussion proceeds, attendees will be welcome to raise questions and vote to prioritise questions raised by others.

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To register for this event, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aSiUrrFmTQq3qMNtzmIlYQ