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2007 State of the Future

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This book, which includes a CD with a ton of additional information and visualization, is worth every penny of the asking price. It brings together global statistics, illustrations, and expert depictions of alternative scenarios.

Although it focuses primarily on Energy & Economies, it is closely tied in with achieving all of the Millenium Goals set by the Member Nations of the United Nations, and cacn easily be scaled up and out as more resources are applied.

The Earth Intelligence Network, a non-profit seeking to create the EarthGame as a public service, regards this specific effort as one of the best on the planet, a model for all of us, a starting point for all of us.

The most valuable part of the CD in my view are the seven global scenarios, but it contains a wealth of other information including bilbiographies and lists of organizations focused on ethics and on women and gender, among others.

See also:
Seven Tomorrows
Thinking In Time : The Uses Of History For Decision Makers
Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future
The Future of Life
The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World
The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise, and Progress
net future
The Drucker Foundation: The Community of the Future (J-B Leader to Leader Institute/PF Drucker Foundation)
Out of the blue: Wild cards and other big future surprises : how to anticipate and respond to profound change
The Road to 2015: Profiles of the Future