Megatrends Project Update Q1 2012
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Linking Citizens. Spreading Knowledge. 1st Quarterly Update January - March 2012 with support from 1st Quarterly Update • January - March 2012 FutureChallenges.org at Social Media Week in Hamburg By Mario Sorgalla, FutureChallenges.org contributor Social Media Week is a global platform that explores the impact of social media and its role in driving economic, political and societal change. At this global event, the presentations and get-togethers take place simultaneously in more than 20 cities worldwide. Futurechallenges.org was invited to give a presentation on our efforts to crowdsource policy ideas in Hamburg on February 17, 2012. Giving consideration to the title of our session “Can a Big Network Help?” we took an innovative approach to our presentation. We asked our blogger network to contribute to the presentation by adding one or two slides with examples of using the Internet and social media tools for engaging the political sphere. We received almost two dozen slides from 19 bloggers from 13 countries. Our goal was to receive feedback on how FutureChallenges.org can improve in its engagement with readers. Is it a viable option to crowdsource policy ideas for global, complex problems? If so, how can we achieve this goal? The two most important aspects that came out of the discussion for us are: 1. The experience of compiling a crowdsourced presentation with a truly global perspective. 2. Feedback on FutureChallenges.org: All participants agreed that it is an ambitious goal to crowdsource policy ideas on complex topics such as the correlations among global megatrends. It was suggested that the focus should be on specific policy sectors to improve engagement with the public. FutureChallenges is constantly evolving, and we take into account suggestions from readers, blog- gers and network partners. The feedback that we have received was discussed at the Social Media Week.
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This quarterly Megatrends Project Update focuses on the 2012 Social Media Week in Hamburg, Germany and the project's upcoming events and publications.
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Linking Citizens. Spreading Knowledge.
1st Quarterly UpdateJanuary - March 2012
with support from
1st Quarterly Update • January - March 2012
FutureChallenges.org at Social Media Week in Hamburg
By Mario Sorgalla, FutureChallenges.org contributor
Social Media Week is a global platform that explores the impact of social media and its role in driving economic, political and societal change. At this global event, the presentations and get-togethers take place simultaneously in more than 20 cities worldwide.
Futurechallenges.org was invited to give a presentation on our efforts to crowdsource policy ideas in Hamburg on February 17, 2012.
Giving consideration to the title of our session “Can a Big Network Help?” we took an innovative approach to our presentation. We asked our blogger network to contribute to the presentation by adding one or two slides with examples of using the Internet and social media tools for engaging the political sphere. We received almost two dozen slides from 19 bloggers from 13 countries.
Our goal was to receive feedback on how FutureChallenges.org can improve in its engagement with readers. Is it a viable option to crowdsource policy ideas for global, complex problems? If so, how can we achieve this goal?
The two most important aspects that came out of the discussion for us are:
1. The experience of compiling a crowdsourced presentation with a truly global perspective.
2. Feedback on FutureChallenges.org: All participants agreed that it is an ambitious goal to crowdsource policy ideas on complex topics such as the correlations among global megatrends. It was suggested that the focus should be on specific policy sectors to improve engagement with the public.
FutureChallenges is constantly evolving, and we take into account suggestions from readers, blog-gers and network partners. The feedback that we have received was discussed at the Social Media Week.
Future Challenger Video Competition
Future Day Berlin, GermanyJuly 2, 2012Location: Kalkscheune
Day of BarCamp-Style Workshops and DiscussionDetails Forthcoming
For more information and to watch the submissions, see the Future Challenges Facebook page @FutureChallenges
Want to tell the world about your community and about the challenges you see in your future? We want to take your local perspective and make it global. Future Challenges is an online platform looking for distinctive, authentic statements about how major global trends affect you and your community. Take part in our “Future Challenger” Facebook challenge by uploading a short video statement
that tells your own story. Politically correct or politically incorrect - it doesn’t matter. Make a statement, and share your ideas with people all over the globe!
Blaxtar, the NetherlandsJoh Correia, Brazil Bertram, Switzerland
1st Quarterly Update • January - March 2012
Global Governance
Demographic Change and Migration
Economic Globalization
Security
Natural Resources and Biodiversity
Climate Change and Biodiversity
Publication of the Megatrends Papers
With great excitement, the team in Washington has been preparing the megatrends papers for publica-tion in print and as an ebook for the web. In conjunction with a team of editors and graphic designers, each megatrends paper is being prepared not only for publication as a stand-alone document but also for segmentation to provide lead articles for new future content packets. Our team of readers is combing through each paper for appropriate thematic chunks, opportunities to expand the val-ue of the piece by linking to open data, and opportunities developing complex visualization. The publica-tion will be available soon. Please contact us if you would like us to mail you a copy. Otherwise, it will be available on the Future Challenges website as an ebook. .
Google AdWords
FutureChallenges.org is pleased to announce the receipt of a Google Grant. The grant, which was awarded via the Google for Nonprofits program, has awarded FutureChallenges.org $10,000 per month of in-kind advertising via the Google AdWords application. AdWords offers targeted advertisements that run via the Google.com search engine when users search for selected keywords or phrases. The Future Challenges AdWords account has been in operation only for a short time, but FutureChallenges.org is already seeing an increase in traffic.
Sample AdWords Advertisement
InfographicsOur graphic designer, Nigel Holmes, is continuing to produce incredible infographics for the megatrends chapters. His latest batch included graphics on the subject of global security. On the left is one of his infographics illustrating concepts from the megatrends chapter on security.
1st Quarterly Update • January - March 2012
Visit us online at: www.futurechallenges.org www.bfna.org
For futher information on Future Challenges and the Megatrends Project, contactJonathan Stevens • Director, Global Futures Project • +1 202 384 1994 • [email protected]
Anneliese Guess • Project Manager, International Relations • +1 202 384 1995 • [email protected]
North and CentralAmerica
17.33%
Europe24.72%
Asia44.33%
Africa8.87%
Latin America1.95%
Oceania2.4%
EuropeUnited Kingdom
GermanyRomania
FranceTurkey
Russian FederationLithuania
AsiaPhilippines
PakistanIndia
IndonesiaThailand
Cambodia
AfricaEgypt
South AfricaKenyaGhanaNigeriaTunisia
OceaniaAustralia
New ZealandPapua New Guinea
North and CentralAmerica
United StatesCanadaMexico
El SalvadorGuatemalaCosta Rica
Latin AmericaColombia
BrazilArgentinaEcuador
PeruVenezuela
Future Challenges: A World of Visitors
Percentage of visitors and top countries visiting our platform
