Aleksi Neuvonen, PhD

The fact that European lifestyles are not sustainable in the long term is hardly a surprise for anyone. However, there has been a total gap in through research into what kind of social structures and lifestyles can be disruptively more sustainable. In this scenario-report we present extensive and in-depth research on sustainable lifestyles into year 2050. The scenario’s are based on the two significant uncertainties. Future technology is either “pandemic” or “endemic”. Additionally future… Näytä lisää

The fact that European lifestyles are not sustainable in the long term is hardly a surprise for anyone. However, there has been a total gap in through research into what kind of social structures and lifestyles can be disruptively more sustainable. In this scenario-report we present extensive and in-depth research on sustainable lifestyles into year 2050. The scenario’s are based on the two significant uncertainties. Future technology is either “pandemic” or “endemic”. Additionally future society’s governing principle is either humancentric or meritocratic. From these different viewpoints we have created four alternative scenarios for lifestyles in 2050. The scenarios are Singular Super Champions, Governing the Commons, Local Loops and Empathetic Communities. Näytä vähemmän

Most of the world’s population now live in the same place, the Global Metropolis. The greatest opportunity for success in metropolitan regions lies in their ability to realize the potential of their inhabitants. This simple fact is often lost in discussions about recipes for and measures of success. The reason is simple too: any recipes and measures will quickly go out of date. Whether the focus is competitiveness or well-being, people and their circumstances are constantly changing.

Most of us value happiness over wealth. In a democratic society this notion should influence politics.

Happiness studies in the recent years show that we are appallingly bad in evaluating what really makes us happy. We strive for happiness with ways that are destructing the well-being of generations to come.

We find ourselves in a situation where new challenges require new mechanisms. Politics of happiness means exactly this: developing and taking advantage of these new, sound… Näytä lisää

Most of us value happiness over wealth. In a democratic society this notion should influence politics.

Happiness studies in the recent years show that we are appallingly bad in evaluating what really makes us happy. We strive for happiness with ways that are destructing the well-being of generations to come.

We find ourselves in a situation where new challenges require new mechanisms. Politics of happiness means exactly this: developing and taking advantage of these new, sound ways.

The directions supported by happiness studies make the task easier than ever. This manifesto explains how better and deeper free time, participation and togetherness, meaningful places, a new culture of well-being and the deepening of our relationships enable the just building of happiness. Näytä vähemmän

Once Were Consumer is non-fiction best seller on the future of consumption. We gathered a team of experts from fashion to technology and sat down to write four scenarios of potential futures. The main question was how does consumption adapt to resource scarcity.