Health and Wellness Sessions at the WorldFuture 2011 Conference

Most individuals and most organizations are just a few steps away from genuinely creating the type of future they want for themselves. The challenge is that the one or two steps they miss when planning for their future may cause them to fall well short of both expectations and desires.

Introduced by researchers from the University of Sussex, the term "digital outcasts" is applied to users with disabilities or illness who are left behind as technology advances. The Web now offers new forms of engagement that bring greater fidelity and complexity to the online space; the very concept of "web accessibility" itself has evolved into something deeply immersive and complex.

Health care is estimated to be a $2.3-trillion industry and represents 16%–17% of GDP.

Health equity is likely to be the next civil-rights movement.