Volume 6, no. 1 (Spring 2007)

First Transcultural Thematic Issue

“Transcultural Impacts and Perspectives on the Future”

Perspectives from Armenia, Canada, France, Georgia, Germany, South Africa,
Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

In this issue

Articles

• The Irresistible Soft Power of Ukraine, by Olexandr Aleksandrovych, Minister-Counselor, Embassy of Ukraine in Washington DC
• A French Touch, by Louis Tuvée, Coordinator, WFS French Chapter
• Futures Studies Activities in Germany: Towards a Perspective of Foresight, Cornelia Daheim, Z_punkt GmbH The Foresight Company, Germany
• A Multicultural Millennium, by Jennifer Butler, President, Racially and Ethnically Mixed Student Association (REMIX), The George Washington University
• Revolution of Traditionalism: Look at Future, by Mamuka Tsereteli, Executive Director of the America-Georgia Business Council, and part time faculty member at George Washington and American Universities in Washington, DC
• Armenia, by Karinne’ Hovnanian and Emanuel Mkrtchian, Co-Presidents, Armenian Student Network, The George Washington University
• Future’s Trends: Culture vs. Institutions?, by Bengt-Arne Vedin, Professor of Innovation Management, Mälardalen University; Fellow, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering; Fellow, World Academy of Art & Science; and Fellow, Swedish Verbovisual Academy
• Africa, Fast-Forwarding Into the Future, by Carolyn Stauffer, futurist and freelance writer
• Getting to 2025: Inspiring Cross-Cultural Leadership, by David Day, founding partner, Incite Leadership
• The State of Culture 2025: the “Meta-Question,” by Nathaniel Wade, researcher
• Reflections on Identity in an Increasingly Interdependent World, by Linda Groff, Director, Global Options Consulting, and Professor, Political Science and Future Studies, California State University

Column

• From the Desk of Tim Mack, President, World Future Society

Announcements

• We’re doing it again – thematic issue encore!
• Free accommodations provided for futurists by Semyung University, Jecheon, South Korea