Communities Of the Future 2020-30
In the decade after this one, many believe that the impacts of Peak Oil and Climate Change will start to be felt. On top of this, the growth of global population will also have an effect, stretching our food and water resources towards their limits. As futurists, we have labelled the next decade as a period where ‘Scarcity Bites’ to reflect these impending challenges.
Of course, the future is not pre-determined and we have it in our capacity to prepare for this future and to mitigate some of the possible worse effects. That is the theme of this programme. The purpose of this programme is to outline how a community base in rural England can respond to these challenges, and to highlight some of the policy decisions that could be implemented today to give us a brighter tomorrow.
Output:
Communities Of The Future: Tales From Suffolk In 2030
A short monologue describing the challenges to be faced by the five selected communities in Suffolk out to 2030. We have constructed both utopian and dystopian scenarios for each community and presented them as fictional narratives. Click here for further details.
An Age Of Stagnation?
Published in World Future Review in June 2014, this article considers whether or not the recent recession has permanently affected the trajectory of growth within the world economy. Click here for the chapter.
Communities Of The Future
A foresight programme delivered in conjunction with The World Future Society Europe Chapter, Suffolk County Council, RSA Suffolk, the Eastern Enterprise Hub, and Transition Ipswich. Over 2011-12, six sessions were delivered in Suffolk. Click here for further details.
Presentations:
A number of presentations outlining the work of the project have been given. The slides to the various presentations can be found as follows:
Communities Of the Future
This was a talk given at the World Future Society annual conference -World Future: Dream, Design, Develop, Deliver. It summarises the work undertaken within the WFS Europe Chapter in the 2011-12 programme, including how the project was structured, how the teams were organised, and what the content of the programme included. Click here for the slides. (Talk given 29th July 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel, Toronto)
The Many And The FEW
This was the first talk given at Suffolk County Council as part of our programme 'Communities of the Future', looking at the opportunities and challenges that a rural community in England could face in the years to 2030, in the face of disruptive climate change and the impact of peak oil.
Click here for the slides. (Talk given 20th September 2011 at Suffolk County Council.)
The Creative Community
This was the second talk given at Suffolk County Council as part of our programme 'Communities of the Future', looking at the opportunities and challenges that a rural community in England could face in the years to 2030, in the face of disruptive climate change and the impact of peak oil.
Click here for the slides. (Talk given 25th October 2012 at Suffolk County Council.)
The Entrepreneurial Community
This was the third talk given at Suffolk County Council as part of our programme 'Communities of the Future', looking at the opportunities and challenges that a rural community in England could face in the years to 2030, in the face of disruptive climate change and the impact of peak oil.
Click here for the slides. (Talk given 29th November 2011 at Suffolk County Council.)
The Caring Community
This was the fourth talk given at Suffolk County Council as part of our programme 'Communities of the Future', looking at the opportunities and challenges that a rural community in England could face in the years to 2030, in the face of disruptive climate change and the impact of peak oil.
Click here for the slides. (Talk given 24th January 2012 at Suffolk County Council.)
The Coastal Community
This was the fifth talk given at Suffolk County Council as part of our programme 'Communities of the Future', looking at the opportunities and challenges that a rural community in England could face in the years to 2030, in the face of disruptive climate change and the impact of peak oil.
Click here for the slides. (Talk given 28th February 2012 at Suffolk County Council.)
The Food Community
This was the sixth talk given at Suffolk County Council as part of our programme 'Communities of the Future', looking at the opportunities and challenges that a rural community in England could face in the years to 2030, in the face of disruptive climate change and the impact of peak oil.
Click here for the slides. (Talk given 3rd April 2012 at Suffolk County Council.)
Current Status: Closed
Of course, the future is not pre-determined and we have it in our capacity to prepare for this future and to mitigate some of the possible worse effects. That is the theme of this programme. The purpose of this programme is to outline how a community base in rural England can respond to these challenges, and to highlight some of the policy decisions that could be implemented today to give us a brighter tomorrow.
Output:
Communities Of The Future: Tales From Suffolk In 2030
A short monologue describing the challenges to be faced by the five selected communities in Suffolk out to 2030. We have constructed both utopian and dystopian scenarios for each community and presented them as fictional narratives. Click here for further details.
An Age Of Stagnation?
Published in World Future Review in June 2014, this article considers whether or not the recent recession has permanently affected the trajectory of growth within the world economy. Click here for the chapter.
Communities Of The Future
A foresight programme delivered in conjunction with The World Future Society Europe Chapter, Suffolk County Council, RSA Suffolk, the Eastern Enterprise Hub, and Transition Ipswich. Over 2011-12, six sessions were delivered in Suffolk. Click here for further details.
Presentations:
A number of presentations outlining the work of the project have been given. The slides to the various presentations can be found as follows:
Communities Of the Future
This was a talk given at the World Future Society annual conference -World Future: Dream, Design, Develop, Deliver. It summarises the work undertaken within the WFS Europe Chapter in the 2011-12 programme, including how the project was structured, how the teams were organised, and what the content of the programme included. Click here for the slides. (Talk given 29th July 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel, Toronto)
The Many And The FEW
This was the first talk given at Suffolk County Council as part of our programme 'Communities of the Future', looking at the opportunities and challenges that a rural community in England could face in the years to 2030, in the face of disruptive climate change and the impact of peak oil.
Click here for the slides. (Talk given 20th September 2011 at Suffolk County Council.)
The Creative Community
This was the second talk given at Suffolk County Council as part of our programme 'Communities of the Future', looking at the opportunities and challenges that a rural community in England could face in the years to 2030, in the face of disruptive climate change and the impact of peak oil.
Click here for the slides. (Talk given 25th October 2012 at Suffolk County Council.)
The Entrepreneurial Community
This was the third talk given at Suffolk County Council as part of our programme 'Communities of the Future', looking at the opportunities and challenges that a rural community in England could face in the years to 2030, in the face of disruptive climate change and the impact of peak oil.
Click here for the slides. (Talk given 29th November 2011 at Suffolk County Council.)
The Caring Community
This was the fourth talk given at Suffolk County Council as part of our programme 'Communities of the Future', looking at the opportunities and challenges that a rural community in England could face in the years to 2030, in the face of disruptive climate change and the impact of peak oil.
Click here for the slides. (Talk given 24th January 2012 at Suffolk County Council.)
The Coastal Community
This was the fifth talk given at Suffolk County Council as part of our programme 'Communities of the Future', looking at the opportunities and challenges that a rural community in England could face in the years to 2030, in the face of disruptive climate change and the impact of peak oil.
Click here for the slides. (Talk given 28th February 2012 at Suffolk County Council.)
The Food Community
This was the sixth talk given at Suffolk County Council as part of our programme 'Communities of the Future', looking at the opportunities and challenges that a rural community in England could face in the years to 2030, in the face of disruptive climate change and the impact of peak oil.
Click here for the slides. (Talk given 3rd April 2012 at Suffolk County Council.)
Current Status: Closed