Five Great
Ideas and Five Great Challenges
the World Needs to Address
How can we see the future through
the eyes of our prehistoric ancestors? Einstein said,
"All the problems we have in the world today were
generated by one type of thinking and you do not solve
those problems by using the same type of thinking." So
what is that type of thinking? To answer that, this
presentation goes from deep space to our most ancient
ancestors. The very characteristics that early humans
evolved in order to survive in a harsh, dangerous and
competitive environment are now working against us in
the complex technological and interdependent environment
we have created. To see the world with new eyes, we must
understand why and who we are and the resources we have
available.
Who
should attend: business people, educators,
leaders, creative problem solvers.
What you’ll learn: Participants will learn
a new way of understanding the world we have created
versus the one we have evolved from, leading to a new
way of seeing and thinking.
How can this new knowledge be applied:
Understanding the five great challenges will assist
attendees in creating solutions that work with our own
human characteristics.
Jerry Allan,
president, Critieria Architects, Inc.; professor of
design, Minneapolis College of Arts & Design,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
key words:
environments, choices
issue areas: Futures Methodologies, Social and
Cultural Trends, Resources and Environment
