Peering Into the Crystal Ball
We live in one of the most tumultuous and exciting times in human history. With our cultural, political, economic, and spiritual systems colliding, breaking down, and transforming in the mixing bowl of the twenty-first century, it is very difficult to predict what the world or our lives might look like even a few years from now.
For issue 44 (June-August 2009) of EnlightenNext magazine, we decided to peer into the crystal ball and find out what the future—unpredictable as it may be—might have in store for us. We spoke to a number of our favorite visionaries, asking them what they think will be the biggest shift or shifts in the next few years.
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John Petersen
A Future of Extraordinary Change
Futurist John Petersen speaks with EnlightenNext’s Carter Phipps about his new book, A Vision for 2012: Planning for Extraordinary Change, and why he feels that we may be headed toward one of the biggest transitions in human history.
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Joel Garreau
Speaking with Futurists: Part 1 - Radical Evolution
Washington Post reporter Joel Garreau, author of Radical Evolution, describes some of the most exciting new technologies on the horizon that have the potential to dramatically transform our lives in the not-too-distant future.
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Elza Maalouf
Speaking with Futurists: Part III - The Future of the Middle East
Cultural development specialist Elza Maalouf speaks to Elizabeth Debold about some of the most promising trends she sees emerging across the Muslim world.
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Ray Kurzweil & Patricia Aburdene
Speaking with Futurists: Part 2 - Techno-Utopia & Conscious Capitalism
EnlightenNext speaks to techno-prophet Ray Kurzweil, and conscious capitalist Patricia Aburdene about where they think the world is going in the next five years.
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