Going through some views of the future built by experts in the field, I thought I'd share the most eye-popping ones with you...
This one digs into the next 189 years and, as far as I'm concerned, isn't too surreal... although obviously the further you go into the future, the wilder the projections are. What's striking though is that climate change (and its devastating effects) go hand in hand with very sophisticated progress in technology. Okay, tech innovation will get into acceleration mode due to climate change, but surely one of the scenario's that could unfold is that climate change hampers technological innovation?
This video shows the results of a typical 'scenario planning' exercise. Since it was performed by the logistics group DHL, it obviously focuses on the impact of the scenario's on the global supply chain. But don't let this hinder you to take the time to watch it, since the scenario's developed in it have much more impact than just logistics:
This one also results from a scenario planning exercise, this time performed by the British government. It maps the 4 scenario's on whether society evolves into an individualistic vs social environment, and whether society take a pro-active vs a re-active stance against climate change:
Okay, forget about the childish animation, this clip is actually full of interesting projections based on technologies that are currently being developed... so this could very well be our lives 10-20 years from now:
Siemens' view of the future is obviously biased by what its own business will be providing in the future. Nevertheless, its a nice view of where building technology is heading:
This one focuses on urban architecture... not sure where he got the thoughts from, but it's still a beautiful clip to watch:
... and since we're talking about architecture, here's my all-time favorite: the self-sustaining floating city!
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