Social and Cultural Trends Sessions at the WorldFuture 2011 Conference

Karen Lam will lead a discussion on the greatest untapped, underutilized natural resource in the world: the power of feminine energy. Whether we are male or female, we all have access to this energy within us. It is a power source that can help us create radical new possibilities for our collective future.

The Living City Challenge redefines the future of architecture and communities into a radical new low-tech vision that is more integrated with nature and connects people.

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

DesignWorlds for Learning Inc. and DesignWorlds for College/Careers have developed a Future STEAM Careers Navigator and Network (Future SCANN) to help students navigate, envision, and create STEAM careers—those in science, technology, engineering/entertainment, arts, and math.

In response to current crises and opportunities, a new worldview is arising called conscious evolution. It connotes the evolution of evolution itself from unconscious toward conscious choice. Through a study of recurring patterns in cosmogenesis, or the creation of new universes, we see crisis after crisis leading to innovation and transformation. What is emerging out of the emergencies?