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April 17, 2006

Drivers of Change

Arup recently published Drivers of Change, a set of cards asking "What will our world be like in 2050?"

This set of cards identifies some of the leading drivers of change that affect our future.

Each card depicts a single driver. A factoid and rhetorical question are on one face, backed up by a brief indication of the breadth and depth of the content on the other face. The set was devised by the Foresight & Innovation team at Arup, a group tasked with exploring emerging trends and how they impact upon business of Arup and its clients. The publication serves not only as a vibrant visual record of research, but also as a tool for discussion groups, personal prompts, for workshop events or as a ‘thought for the week’.

Many of the cards deal with fairly predictable subjects, but a few-- like airport shopping, containerized cargo, and fear-- are pretty orthogonal.

[via cityofsound]

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