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 A magazine of forecasts, trends, and ideas about the future. January-February 2007, Vol. 41, No. 1 |
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Issue Identifying and Tackling Key Challenges The continual need to meet the future's challenges head-on is itself a challenge. What exactly are the key challenges facing us? And how do we prepare for them? In this issue, James Martin"guru of the Information Age" and author of such seminal books as The Wired Society (1977) and most recently The Meaning of the 21st Century (2006)outlines the key challenges, including conquering diseases, cultivating more-sustainable lifestyles, defusing terrorism, and saving the planet. See "The 17 Great Challenges of the Twenty-First Century." Honing in on the challenges of defusing terrorism and saving the planet is Israeli futurist Tsvi Bisk. In "The Energy Project: Independence by 2020!" he presents a compelling scenario of the power we have to alter the future by altering our energy choices. Our Fortieth Anniversary With this issue, THE FUTURIST turns 40 years old. It is appropriate to take a look back at how it all began and to reflect on why the search for a better understanding of the future is important both at the individual level and for the broader society. Editor Edward Cornish, the founding president of the World Future Society, offers the first of a series of memoirs on the fears and hopes that drove him to seek the support of others who could benefit from a magazine devoted to trackingand managingthe trends shaping our collective futures. The first essay ends with the beginningof the Society and the magazine. In upcoming issues, Ed will continue the story through the early days of the Society and the vital niche it began to carve in the public psyche. As we here at WFS continue our reflections of our past (and our prospects and goals for the future), we invite you to share your own thoughts and experiences with the World Future Society and THE FUTURIST. Click here to send me an e-mail. Click to order the January-February 2007 issue of THE FUTURIST. Order the January-February 2007 issue or join the World Future Society for $49 per year ($20 for students) and receive THE FUTURIST, Futurist Update, and many other benefits. Send comments about our web pages to: webmaster@wfs.org |
