Are You Ready For The 21st Century ?

February 2009

A Future in Crisis

Intuitively, people everywhere are now sensing that they are living on credit … borrowing from the future in terms of the economy, the environment and sources of energy. People from all walks of life are beginning to realize they are borrowing from an uncertain future to finance current levels of prosperity. It's becoming clearer and clearer that the current models for society are mortgaging the quality of life from future generations in order to fulfill current desires.

Thus, mental models are beginning to change, and people don't want a range of disparate studies on various disconnected problems; rather, they are seeking concrete analyses and approaches that can help re=direct or remedy difficult and complex situations.

This section of the web site offers readers a framework that explores some new mechanisms for addressing the complexities of the emergent post-industrial society.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1- We're going in the wrong direction !
2- The new mechanism which govern us
3- After Internet 1 comes Internet 2
4- A North American model of the information society
5- Summary : strategies for the 21st century
6- References : authors and events

You can also download all PDF files in a single ZIP archive.

The work contained in the sections outlined above represents a synthesis of how a hundred or so authors are anticipating our collective future.

Michel Cartier
cartier.michel@constellationw.com

Jon Husband
jon.husband@constellationw.com