Distribution of geostrategic power –
unipolar, bipolar, or multipolar?
Conflict resolution of the future – zero
sum or win-win?
The superpower of the future – is
manufacturing necessary, or is capital trading sufficient?
Does the superpower need to be a nation-state, or not?
Identity
Which is the wave of the future,
"fission" or "fusion"? – that is,
identification with bigger groups such as nations vs.
smaller groups such as "tribe" or ethnicity?
Sources of identity in the future – for
example, one's nation-state, occupation or profession,
socioeconomic group, political affiliations and views,
ethnicity, or culture?
Leaders
and leadership
How will leaders emerge?
Which types of leaders will prevail –
conviction leaders or consensus leaders?
Task/mission-oriented leaders, people-oriented leaders,
process-oriented leaders, or other?
Will there be more true leaders or more
managers?
Civilization
and culture
What will follow globalization?
Is civilization evolutionary or cyclical?
What will shape nations and cultures
between now and 2050?
Losses in one's way of life – Aboriginal
and Native peoples, the family farmer, the individual after
layoff – who is next?
Deculturation – which cultures will best
survive the anticipated changes and the era of rapid change?
Which close-knit peoples will survive? Which
traditions and languages?
Other
What will your home, appliances, and
automobile look like in 2020?
How will increased longevity impact
education? Healthcare? The family? Living
and working patterns?
Characterize agriculture of the future –
farmland, ranchland, or other? Soil mineral
replenishment?
What will be the food and nutrition of the
future – "fast food" or other? Nutritious,
or now?
Characterize the arts in 2025 –
literature, music, drama, sculpture, paintings, etc.
Who will be the celebrities of the future?
What is the future of bureaucracy in
general?
What will be the nature of privacy in 2025?
Characterize transportation of the future.
Will the automobile and commute society prevail in several
modern nations, or will it be supplanted?
Will there be more interest, or less, in
volunteerism and community service in 2025 than today?
What types of human intelligence will be
valued in 2020? Visual-spatial-artistic?
Deductive-mathematical? Musical? Linguistic?
Social? Other?
What changes do you see happening in
philanthropy and community service?
Will notions of excellence and greatness
change by 2030, and if so, in what ways?
What new structuring institutions will
emerge by 2025, and what is the future of the present ones
– the family, one's religion, the community, and the
nation-state? What are the implications?