{"id":265221,"date":"2022-09-20T11:05:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/?post_type=ftm_special-issue&p=265221"},"modified":"2024-10-18T13:46:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T17:46:53","slug":"the-progress-issue","status":"publish","type":"ftm_special-issue","link":"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/special-issues\/the-progress-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"The Progress Issue"},"content":{"rendered":" <\/a>\n
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\n \n The Progress Issue <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n \n In this inaugural special issue we set out to explore progress \u2014 how it happens, how we nurture it and how we stifle it, and what changes are required in how we approach our most serious problems to ensure greater progress for all.  <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/a>\n
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\n \n What\u2019s the role of optimism in creating the future? <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Our inaugural special issue is focused on progress \u2014 the search for, the study of, and the project towards a better world.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Hannah Ritchie is Senior Researcher in the Programme for Global Development at the University of Oxford. She is also Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher at Our World in Data.[…]<\/div>\n
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\n \n How we build the future <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
WIRED founder Kevin Kelly explains why progress often looks like dystopia to the untrained eye.<\/div>\n\n\n
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Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at WIRED magazine. He co-founded WIRED in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first seven years. His newest book is The Inevitable,[…]<\/div>\n
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It\u2019s not just immoral that in a world of plenty there are still people living in poverty, but it\u2019s also an extraordinary waste<\/mark> …<\/p> <\/div>\n

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\u2026 We don\u2019t have to choose between equality of opportunity and economic growth<\/mark>. I think we should strive for both.
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The futurist behind Minority Report explains 3 steps for predicting what comes next.<\/div>\n\n\n
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Peter Schwartz is an internationally renowned futurist and business strategist, specializing in scenario planning and working with corporations, governments, and institutions to create alternative perspectives of the future and develop[…]<\/div>\n
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\n \n \u2018We Are As Gods\u2019 Explores the Legacy of Stewart Brand and the Critical Importance of Culture <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
An interview with filmmaker Jason Sussberg about his new film about Stewart Brand and the importance of culture in achieving progress.<\/div>\n\n\n
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Brandon Stewart is a content strategist living in Los Angeles. He specializes in storytelling, creative strategy, and building exceptional teams that deliver amazing creative results. He currently serves as the[…]<\/div>\n
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\n \n \u00a0The Great Progression, 2025-2050 <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
The world isn\u2019t ending! But we are likely at the beginning of a profound transformation.<\/div>\n\n\n
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Peter Leyden is a longtime tech expert and thought leader on the future. He came to San Francisco to work with the founders of WIRED magazine at the beginning of[…]<\/div>\n
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Progress got derailed somewhere between indoor plumbing and the flying car. Why?<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n
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An interview with economist Tyler Cowen on why American progress has seemed to stall and how we can get it back on track.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n \n Expert Roundtable: What should progress look like? <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
We asked 11 experts about the future of progress for humanity.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n
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\u201cThe issue is that people mistake optimism for \u2018blind optimism\u2019<\/mark> \u2014 the blinkered faith that things will always get better.\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n

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Futurist Ari Wallach asks, “how do we want to be remembered?”<\/div>\n\n\n
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Ari Wallach is an applied futurist and Executive Director of Longpath Labs. He is the author of Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs by HarperCollins and the creator[…]<\/div>\n
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