Global Development Futures 2030:
Shaping Wiser Futures Through More Inclusive Dialogues
Ideation Leader, The Futures ForumChair, Global Development Futures Community of Practice,
International Editorial Advisory Board, World Futures Society
www.thefuturesforum.orgwww.developmentfutures2030.org
Global Development Futures 2030:The Vision
A multidisciplinary inter-generational, inter-sectoral international conversation on prospects for global development in
2030, addressing the following agenda.
Sharing Our Planet: Issues involving the global commons
Sharing Our Humanity: Issues requiring a global commitment
Sharing Our Rule Book: Issues needing a global regulatory framework
Sharing Our Planet: Issues involving the global commons
Global Warming Biodiversity and Ecosystem Losses Ocean Life and Fisheries Depletion Deforestation Water Challenges Maritime Safety and Pollution Air Traffic Safety and Air Pollution
Sharing Our Humanity: Issues requiring a global commitment
Ending Extreme Poverty (food, housing, energy scarcity)
Peacekeeping, Conflict Prevention, Terrorism
Education Digital Divide Natural Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation Global Infectious Diseases
Sharing Our Rule Book: Issues needing a global regulatory framework
Trade, Investment, Taxation and Competition Rules
Financial Architecture Maritime/Air Traffic/Space Law Biotechnology Rules Crime – Arms, Human and
NarcoTrafficking, Intellectual Property Rights International Labor and Migration Rules
The Mission
Shaping Narratives that define the safe just space for humanity bearing in mind the environmental ceilings and social foundations
Describing life in 2030 inside the development doughnut
Enlivening the Post2015 Dialogue from a futures perspective
The Development Doughnut
The Proposed Project Elements Special Edition of World Future Review (April 2014) Book/Multimedia Publication (July 2014) Youth Dialogues on Life in 2030 – Virtual Global
Summit (Jan-Mar 2014: National & April-May 2014: Global)
Articles /Interviews in the Futurist & Online at WFS (Jan-June 2014)
Special Event at the WFS Conference (July 2014) Begin Collaborative Online Documentary (September
2014) Mini-Documentary Festival on Global Development
Futures 2030 (July 2015)
Resources/Support Needed for Team
Co-Chairs for Community of Practice Youth Dialogue Convenors Global Co-Convenor WFS Special Event at
Conference in 2014 Writers & Editors & Research Assistants Web & Social Media Managers Storytellers & Documentary Makers
Get Engaged…
I am interested in volunteering in the following teams:
Co-Chairs for Community of Practice Global Youth Dialogue Co-Convenors Writers, Editors, Research Assistants Web & Social Media Managers Storytellers & Documentary Makers
The Leadership Team (in formation)
Claire A. Nelson, Curator & Ideation Leader
Ideation Leader, The Futures Forum, USAChair, Global Development Futures Community of Practice, International Editorial Advisory Board, World Futures Society
Janine Cahill, Youth Dialogue Co-ConvenorManaging Director, Futures Journeys, Australia
The Writing Team (in formation)
Daniel Runde (CSIS)
Jay Herson Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University)
Anthony Scerbo
Thomson Fontaine Ph.D. (Dominica Academy of Sciences)
Helene LaVoix