"At The Arlington Institute, we believe that to understand the future, you need to have an open mind and cast a very wide net. To that end, FUTUREdition explores a cross- disciplinary palette of issues, from the frontiers of science and technology to major developments in mass media, geopolitics, the environment, and social perspectives." A free newsletter, published every two weeks or so. The latest issue is from 31 Jan 2002. Be sure to check out the archives for details on their projects, such as: The Macro*Memetics Project - The Design, Leadership, and Transformation of Large-Scale, Complex Systems and Resolution of Major Conflict Situations ... A number of forces are now converging to put even a greater emphasis on finding new and fresh ways to deal with large scale problems and challenges. These "macro" groupings range from whole communities to emerging city-states to multi-layered cultures to far-reaching corporate entities and, of course, to the global meshwork itself. Attempts to apply micro-scale (personal) and meso-scale (organizational) solutions to these interconnected and dynamic macro-scale environments have been "weighed in the balance and found to be wanting." ... |