Trying to understand the world we live in and to build a more desirable future | Founder of Unthinkable

Belgium
Joined April 2009
Premiรจre of our documentary: LETTERS TO THE FUTURES ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ Each year I challenge our students eSociety at Hogeschool VIVES of Applied Sciences to accomplish a mission impossible they have to solve together! ๐Ÿ˜… Last yearโ€ฆlnkd.in/e2r--Hpr lnkd.in/es-qn9zM
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Why do we invest so much in #ai and other #emergingtechnologies, and so little in #foresight and #exploringfutures? ๐Ÿค” It's never about #technology and its #applications on it's own, it should also always be about societal and ethical consequences! #teโ€ฆlnkd.in/eVuZQdgx
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How do you Teach the Future? ๐Ÿ˜ Today we used The Futures Bazaar to spark imagination and explore alternative futures. ๐Ÿ”ฎ With tangible artefacts we discussed societal implicaties of future products. ๐Ÿค” Not only the results but also the process, the iโ€ฆlnkd.in/e5DpSRtz
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Every country should have a Future Generations Act! We owe it to our future generations!! ๐ŸŒฑ Thank you Sophie Howe and team for paving the road! ๐Ÿ™ lnkd.in/esr64aPP
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What do you think? ๐Ÿค” "In 1820, only 12% of the global population was literate, today this figure stands at 87%, up to 99% in most developed countries. What if future literacy and foresight were to follow the same development patโ€ฆlnkd.in/eWEQAHtM lnkd.in/eez7AcXS
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What do you think? ๐Ÿค” "In 1820, only 12% of the global population was literate, today this figure stands at 87%, up to 99% in most developed countries. What if future literacy and foresight were to follow the same development patโ€ฆlnkd.in/eU-eXWmP lnkd.in/eez7AcXS
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Vandaag vieren we de toekomst!! ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ”ฎ๐ŸŽ‚ Al tien jaar lang organiseren The Millennium Project en partners op 1 maart World Futures Day. Van over de hele wereld komen mensen (virtueel) samen om samen stil te staan bij de toekomst.โ€ฆlnkd.in/e7eJAdFY lnkd.in/eMFxCDVk
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Who else will be there? ๐Ÿค” Because I am looking forward to looking new people from all over the world!! ๐Ÿค— #countdown lnkd.in/gQj85iBJ
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Yes, I was really looking forward for this one!!! ๐Ÿค— โ€œThe 50 most promising opportunities for governments, societies and individuals in the future.โ€ Thank you DUBAI FUTURE FOUNDATION!!! ๐Ÿ™ lnkd.in/eUA2k-ZB
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Not so fun fact of the day: โ€œIn 1896, a seminal paper by Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius first predicted that changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels could substantially alter the surface temperature through the greenhouseโ€ฆlnkd.in/eZXnX9ib lnkd.in/eTwCRC-A
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Way to go @lienderuyck and @JornCraeghs!! ๐Ÿ‘Š Great source and community for everybody who is looking for regenerative images of the futures!! ๐ŸŒฑ lnkd.in/eDAPbDHp
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