Foundation for the Future seminar
“Humanity 3000: Think Globally, Act Locally”
April 19, 2008 | Bellevue, Washington
Summary
Historically, Humanity 3000 seminars have drawn distinguished scholars from all over the world to address critical issues that may affect the long-term future of humanity. In April 2008, for the first time, the Foundation For the Future will host its first “local seminar,” bringing together some two dozen leading citizens from Washington State for focused discussions on how to “think globally, act locally.” Prominent state business leaders, educators, state and local legislators, university presidents, and others have been invited to engage in a two-day discussion on the long-term future of humanity from a “community inquiry” perspective.
Increasingly, Humanity 3000 subjects such as population, resources and sustainability, education, technological developments, governance, the biosphere, space, and energy have planet-wide implications and ramifications. But how do issues such as these play out on the local level? How do the two levels impact each other? What does it mean to think globally while acting locally? These and related questions will be addressed in the April 2008 Humanity 3000 seminar.