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How might our world have changed by 2030?
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Out of every present moment, endless possibilities for our future emerge. What might mean the world for us tomorrow, may only seem like a niche oddity today. Things that make the world go round today, might hardly be remembered in some years time.

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68 opinions have been collected, rated and compiled into 4 distinct future scenarios, autonomously generated by artificial intelligence.
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4 Ratings
Anonymous
Home Office has become the new standard. One negative side effect will be a decrease in creativity because spontaneous interactions are limited.
58% probable
9% disagreement
40% desirable
6% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
The increasing conversation around Trans Rights will have resulted in a safer and more accommodating society.
81% probable
4% disagreement
88% desirable
16% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
Digital learning will play a central role in school, university and in our whole life.
93% probable
7% disagreement
57% desirable
29% disagreement
6 Ratings
Anonymous
We will eat much less meat.
38% probable
12% disagreement
85% desirable
7% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
There will be car free cities all over the world.
32% probable
22% disagreement
71% desirable
20% disagreement
6 Ratings
Anonymous
Universal Basic Income will have helped to reduce social inequalities.
23% probable
12% disagreement
85% desirable
15% disagreement
8 Ratings
Anonymous
Nanobiosensing technologies will have created internal modes of real-time molecular surveillance.
25% probable
14% disagreement
24% desirable
13% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
Cities will not be the focus of economic activity, or social life. By leveraging new technologies, people will be able to work remotly and have local/global communities.
54% probable
21% disagreement
47% desirable
15% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
As promoting mental health becomes a theme of ubiquitous importance, therapy sessions are offered to children and youth for free as part of their regular education curriculum.
41% probable
10% disagreement
93% desirable
7% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
Medical nanotechnologies will have addressed shortfalls in healthcare and created more precise treatments and diagnostic tools.
76% probable
3% disagreement
56% desirable
39% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
Instable political constructs will have increased the importance of local initiatives and projects.
54% probable
17% disagreement
57% desirable
13% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
Facing the greed in us will have moved us forward as humanity.
30% probable
10% disagreement
90% desirable
9% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
Circular economy is the new normal in 2030!
54% probable
2% disagreement
82% desirable
2% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
We will see a grand exodus of intellectual capital from urban centers to more remote locations.
73% probable
8% disagreement
53% desirable
15% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
People will realize that by transforming city green areas into local plant food production, they can create lots of compound wellbeing for themselves and others. This can also lead to them making the cities more free from pollution, in order to produce cleaner local food.
35% probable
6% disagreement
82% desirable
2% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
Once the material conditions of our current world have shifted beyond recognition, we will understand that we have no choice but to reinvent everything. With the blank slate that comes out of chaos, we will have the courage to rebuild with people and planet at the heart.
45% probable
6% disagreement
60% desirable
4% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
Huge leaps towards a new sustainability will have been made. Many countries in the world are celebrating their transition to a zero-carbon economy.
54% probable
14% disagreement
90% desirable
9% disagreement
7 Ratings
Anonymous
We will see an increase in forced migration due to more frequent catastrophic climate events.
67% probable
22% disagreement
31% desirable
17% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
A huge reduction in the production and selling of plastic will have given our planet the chance to stay green.
45% probable
15% disagreement
84% desirable
11% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
As people continue to live longer the 3-stage learn-work-retire life will no longer be the accepted norm, and life stages will stop being associated with age.
67% probable
13% disagreement
65% desirable
3% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
Diversity is not just a buzz word anymore but a largely valued norm leading to better results in business and societal processes.
60% probable
10% disagreement
59% desirable
26% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
Humans will be visiting Mars.
42% probable
10% disagreement
49% desirable
9% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
Jobs will finally be paid by their relevance and the worth they create.
41% probable
19% disagreement
85% desirable
9% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
Nuclear fission power will provide us with the energy resource of the future.
65% probable
25% disagreement
52% desirable
38% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
Politicians all over the world will have learned that building borders is not the right thing and that only by collaborating with each other we can solve the world's biggest problems.
1% probable
1% disagreement
94% desirable
4% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
The emotional atomization of society is a radioactive blast. Art reverses the process.
49% probable
24% disagreement
42% desirable
21% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
The integration of AI in healthcare will have further increased the sociodemographic inequalities in quality of medical treatment.
51% probable
27% disagreement
18% desirable
5% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
AI will have played a major role in helping to slow down climate change.
33% probable
13% disagreement
76% desirable
18% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
Many governments are collapsing as they prove unable to deal with multiple global and intertwined crises. International organizations become irrelevant, migration surges and a minority of multinational corporations and their shareholders save themselves in gated, interconnected utopias.
47% probable
22% disagreement
15% desirable
10% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
With the successful implementation of gender equality throughout all spheres of life, we will be facing a holistic, consensus-driven and therefore more just, sustainable, tolerant and inclusive future.
65% probable
14% disagreement
96% desirable
2% disagreement
8 Ratings
Anonymous
Loss of biodiversity has further grown. By erasing other living beings from the planet, we might destroy our own foundation of life.
87% probable
5% disagreement
10% desirable
10% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
Our world will look scarred, but there will be a huge chance for renewal.
60% probable
20% disagreement
48% desirable
23% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
I am working 80% of my time from my garden.
32% probable
15% disagreement
80% desirable
4% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
Humanity will be more self conscious, work will take up a smaller part of our daily lives and we will go back to the 'thinkers' era where existential discussions will be as important as career path and financial success.
40% probable
24% disagreement
80% desirable
11% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
Equitable access to education that involves skills, mindsets and the talent requirements of companies will have created a better world by offering sustainable and valuable professional careers.
66% probable
15% disagreement
73% desirable
9% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
Cities will transform to decentralised multifunctional, agile, digitally connected neighbourhoods with direct links to green spaces. New modes of urban production, economic circles and digital distribution will change inner cities radically and turn them into more livable neighbourhoods.
63% probable
6% disagreement
79% desirable
14% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
Due to further global climate destabilization and ensueing food scarcity even industrial nations will experience food shortages.
46% probable
30% disagreement
59% desirable
26% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
Humanity will start all over on Mars.
49% probable
28% disagreement
28% desirable
28% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
Humankind will finally have been able to leverage on the Tipping Point to a zero-carbon circular economy that is inclusive and based on the idea of world peace and joint prosperity rather than a few countries exporting weapons and infrastructure to hamper sustainable development.
34% probable
18% disagreement
79% desirable
11% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
New leaders will have emerged opposing division and separation in our societies, together striving towards a more holistic, healthy and sustainable future in which countries have founds effective models of collaboration for our common good.
38% probable
12% disagreement
91% desirable
7% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
Populists will loose in popularity and more liberal and green oriented parties will lead governments.
45% probable
23% disagreement
56% desirable
17% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
Scientific and technological agendas will be co-designed together by trained and non-trained citizens, which will lead to a more democratic and inclusive society.
45% probable
18% disagreement
88% desirable
8% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
The societal devide will have further widened. For example, conscious and sustainably-minded people and those who are mostly self-centered and delimiting will not talk to each other anymore and isolated stable sub-groups in society.
57% probable
15% disagreement
15% desirable
5% disagreement
10 Ratings
Anonymous
The Sumatran tiger will have disappeared due to deforestation.
68% probable
7% disagreement
18% desirable
12% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
The world will no longer use fossil fuels.
46% probable
19% disagreement
91% desirable
8% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
There will be more focus on the nation-state interests, and less globalization and regional alliances.
45% probable
4% disagreement
46% desirable
35% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
We will see more ecological awareness at the same time with an increasing resistance to change.
70% probable
5% disagreement
33% desirable
13% disagreement
12 Ratings
Anonymous
2030 is dark, there might be a war between huge private armies and the 99% around the world.
26% probable
19% disagreement
28% desirable
22% disagreement
7 Ratings
Anonymous
A second Corona wave and lockdowns will have further weakened the economy and ability to realize sustainable development.
66% probable
23% disagreement
37% desirable
16% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
Advancements in urban design will inspire a fundamental shift in the sustainability, resilience, and identity of the majority of the world's population.
43% probable
14% disagreement
71% desirable
27% disagreement
9 Ratings
Anonymous
All trends - positive and negative will gain more traction and rip our societies apart. Accelerating movements to address the different crises on a global scale will be confronted with a fatalist movement, pursuing individual and nationalist agendas.
33% probable
16% disagreement
28% desirable
21% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
An inclusive growth model within planetary boundaries will become the baseline for a new international peace and security agreement
44% probable
18% disagreement
84% desirable
10% disagreement
3 Ratings
Anonymous
Austerity politics and underfunding of public service, economic instability and destabilisation by migration will make quality healthcare and public safety a private luxury in western countries.
47% probable
6% disagreement
10% desirable
4% disagreement
7 Ratings
Anonymous
Because of Covid and internet, people have realized the positive possibilities of global remote collaboration and start practicing it.
56% probable
27% disagreement
54% desirable
28% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
Developing a tool that enhances empathy might have helped prevent political and societal crisis.
11% probable
13% disagreement
37% desirable
18% disagreement
6 Ratings
Anonymous
Even though today the state and national governments tend to be challenged by private organizations and horizontal civil networks, often transnational, it will remain the best political structure to deal with future crisis. At the condition that it becomes the non-discriminating servant of society.
39% probable
10% disagreement
59% desirable
23% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
Food scarcity will have led to greater international conflict.
54% probable
29% disagreement
4% desirable
3% disagreement
6 Ratings
Anonymous
Germany will be one of the first countries that have established the basic income for everybody.
62% probable
23% disagreement
67% desirable
12% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
Global crises, poverty and corruption would have negatively impacted children’s ability to acquire basic skills through education.
64% probable
27% disagreement
28% desirable
26% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
Growing societal awareness of the environmental harm caused by animal agriculture at industrial scale will have led to many plant-based alternatives and lab-grown meat has become the new normal in food consumption.
39% probable
20% disagreement
57% desirable
4% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
In 2030 we will have less violence in the world.
33% probable
13% disagreement
86% desirable
11% disagreement
5 Ratings
Anonymous
Increased transparency in science will challenge societal perceptions of ethics and morality, especially the use of animals in biological and medical research.
59% probable
22% disagreement
79% desirable
9% disagreement
8 Ratings
Anonymous
Many countries around the world will experience extreme poverty and a bigger class divide between their citizens.
50% probable
24% disagreement
42% desirable
25% disagreement
4 Ratings
Anonymous
The future breathes thick air!
48% probable
18% disagreement
18% desirable
9% disagreement
8 Ratings
Anonymous
The world will understand what is essential and what is not. People will have discovered back their humanity.
67% probable
20% disagreement
66% desirable
18% disagreement
7 Ratings
Anonymous
Younger generation will not live better then older generations however have a completely new and different set of values. The generational divide will increase.
59% probable
23% disagreement
55% desirable
25% disagreement
7 Ratings
Anonymous
Zero carbon is still a far-fetched dream.
58% probable
28% disagreement
48% desirable
30% disagreement
10 Ratings
Benedikt
Large, corporate platforms die out in favor of smaller ones
56% probable
19% disagreement
70% desirable
19% disagreement
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Positive Expectations
Hopeful Dreams
Distant Threats
Expected Challenges
68 Opinions
339 Ratings
Resulting future scenarios
Based on their ratings, submitted opinions have been compiled into four distinct future scenarios, autonomously generated by artificial intelligence.
Positive Expectations
Envisioning Future: Diversity, Sustainability, Decentralization
Expected Challenges
Future Forecasts Global Challenges, Opportunities
Hopeful Dreams
Future Forecast: Green Planet, Inclusive Society
Distant Threats
2030: Dystopia Threatens Amid Progress

Envisioning Future: Diversity, Sustainability, Decentralization

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  • Future societal norms could include increased trans rights, digital learning, and medical nanotechnologies enhancing healthcare.
  • Intellectual capital may shift to remote locations, with diversity and sustainability driving zero-carbon economies and redefined life stages.
  • Cities could transform into decentralized, green neighborhoods, with basic income, increased scientific transparency, and smaller platforms becoming standard.

In the future, societal norms could shift significantly. The increasing conversation around trans rights might lead to a safer, more accommodating society. Digital learning might play a key role in education, complemented by medical nanotechnologies improving healthcare. Political instability could heighten the importance of local initiatives, while a circular economy could become the norm.

Intellectual capital might move from urban centers to remote locations, and sustainability efforts might result in zero-carbon economies. As life expectancy increases, the traditional life stages of learning, working, and retiring might be redefined. Diversity could be more than just a buzzword, positively impacting business and societal processes.

The energy sector might be revolutionized by nuclear fission power, while gender equality could be successfully implemented across all spheres of life. Equitable access to education tailored to the needs of companies might offer sustainable and valuable careers.

Cities might transform into decentralized, digitally connected neighborhoods with green spaces. The shift could be catalyzed by the positive global remote collaboration experiences from the Covid era. Countries like Germany might establish basic income for all, while increased transparency in science might redefine societal perceptions of ethics and morality. The world might refocus on essential matters, rediscovering humanity. Generational values could change, widening the divide between age groups, and smaller platforms might replace large corporate ones.

Future Forecasts Global Challenges, Opportunities

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  • Future work may shift to home offices, impacting creativity and urban economic/social activity due to remote technologies.
  • Climate change, AI in healthcare, and biodiversity loss could exacerbate socio-economic inequalities and damage life foundations.
  • Global crises like a second Corona wave, food scarcity, and poverty could hinder education and sustainable development.

In the future, home offices could become the new standard, potentially reducing creativity due to limited spontaneous interactions. Cities might no longer be the epicenter of economic and social activities as new technologies allow people to work remotely and form local/global communities. An increase in forced migration due to catastrophic climate events could occur. The integration of AI in healthcare might exacerbate sociodemographic inequalities in medical treatment quality. The loss of biodiversity could intensify, leading to potential damage to our own foundation of life. Although our world might appear scarred, there could be substantial opportunities for renewal. The societal divide might widen, with conscious, sustainably-minded individuals becoming increasingly isolated from self-centered, delimiting groups. The Sumatran tiger could disappear due to deforestation, and while ecological awareness may increase, so might resistance to change. The impact of a second Corona wave and subsequent lockdowns could further weaken the economy and hinder sustainable development. Food scarcity might escalate international conflicts. Global crises, poverty, and corruption could severely hinder children’s ability to acquire basic education. Extreme poverty and an enlarged class divide might pervade many nations. The dream of achieving zero carbon emissions could still remain far-fetched.

Future Forecast: Green Planet, Inclusive Society

View individual opinions in the Futures Canvas by filtering for the sector "Hopeful Dreams".
  • Future societal transformations may include a shift towards plant-based diets, urban green spaces, and reduced plastic production.
  • Universal Basic Income could reduce inequalities, work may be less dominant in life, and mental health could be prioritized.
  • Politics may become more collaborative and green-focused, AI could combat climate change, and an inclusive growth model may arise.

In the future, humanity might experience substantial transformations in lifestyle and societal structures. Consumption of meat could drastically decline, replaced by plant-based alternatives and lab-grown meat, driven by the realization of environmental harm caused by industrial-scale animal agriculture. Urban areas could transform into green spaces for local food production, contributing to pollution reduction and wellbeing. Cities might also become car-free, and plastic production could be significantly reduced, aiding in maintaining a green planet.

Universal Basic Income could lessen social inequalities, with jobs being valued based on their relevance and worth. This, coupled with increased self-consciousness, might result in work occupying a smaller part of our lives, reviving an era where existential discussions hold as much importance as financial success. Free therapy sessions for children and youth could become a standard part of education, emphasizing the importance of mental health.

Worldwide, politicians may learn that collaboration, not division, is the key to solving global issues. Populist parties could lose popularity, with more liberal and green-oriented parties leading governments. AI might play a significant role in combating climate change, and fossil fuel use could cease entirely. The world could see a shift towards an inclusive growth model within planetary boundaries, forming the basis for new international peace and security agreements.

Finally, humanity may leverage the Tipping Point to a zero-carbon circular economy, focusing on world peace and joint prosperity. As material conditions shift beyond recognition, we might find the courage to rebuild with people and planet at heart. This all combines for a future with less violence and a more collaborative, inclusive society.

2030: Dystopia Threatens Amid Progress

View individual opinions in the Futures Canvas by filtering for the sector "Distant Threats".
  • Future nanobiosensing technologies may revolutionize health monitoring and humans may explore Mars.
  • Society could be emotionally atomized, with art as an antidote and globalization could decrease.
  • By 2030, tension between private armies and the public, austerity politics, and class divides may intensify.

In the future, nanobiosensing technologies could create internal modes of real-time molecular surveillance, revolutionizing health monitoring. Meanwhile, humans might be exploring Mars, potentially starting anew due to escalating crises on Earth. Society could be emotionally atomized, with art serving as a potential antidote. As numerous governments struggle to manage various global crises, international organizations might become irrelevant. Migration could surge and a minority of multinational corporations might create their own utopian microcosms to survive. The emphasis on nation-state interests could increase, leading to less globalization and regional alliances.

By 2030, the world might be on the brink of a war between enormous private armies and the general public. Current trends, both positive and negative, could intensify, pulling societies apart. Efforts to address global crises could be met with resistance from individualistic and nationalist movements. Due to austerity politics and migration-induced destabilization, quality healthcare and public safety could become exclusive luxuries in western countries. The development of empathy-enhancing tools might have helped in averting these crises.

Extreme poverty and widening class divides could become characteristic of many countries worldwide. The future might be fraught with challenges, breathing thick air and demanding resilience.

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