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20 Crucial Terms Every 21st-Century Futurist Should Know
We live in an era of accelerating change, when scientific and technological advancements are arriving rapidly. As a result, we are developing a new language to describe our civilisation as it evolves. Here are 20 terms and concepts that you’ll need to navigate our future.
Back in 2007 I put together a list of terms every self-respecting futurist should be familiar with. But now, some seven years later, it’s time for an update. I reached out to several futurists, asking them which terms or phrases have emerged or gained relevance since that time. These forward-looking thinkers provided me with some fascinating and provocative suggestions — some familiar to me, others completely new, and some a refinement of earlier conceptions. Here are their submissions, including a few of my own.
1. Co-veillance
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Could the Language Barrier Actually Fall Within the Next 10 Years?
Even with improvements in translation technology, there are still significant hurdles.
By David Arbesú
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to travel to a foreign country without having to worry about the nuisance of communicating in a different language?
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