What is the World Future Society? We are 25,000 individuals around the world who share a common idea. We believe that the people can create a better future for themselves and all humankind by studying possible future developments and making wise choices. We believe that a better tomorrow is built today.
Our members are business leaders, policy makers, educators, entrepreneurs, students, and retirees. They come from virtually every field and industry, and they're located in more than 80 countries. World Future Society members receive many exclusive benefits, including a subscription to THE FUTURIST magazine. You are invited to join us today with a special offer and benefit from the unique perspective a knowledge of the future can offer.
I would like to show you some of the techniques futurists use to discover the opportunities and challenges of tomorrow. You'll see how people have used knowledge about the future to achieve remarkable success. And you'll also see how you can use these techniques yourself to help your business, career, your family and your investments.
World Future Society members have access to the work of futurists around the world in the pages of THE FUTURIST magazine.
In the age of the Internet and 24/7 news, there is a serious glut of information, making it hard to determine what's really going on. THE FUTURIST gives you a way to make sense of our rapidly changing world. Each issue of THE FUTURIST will brief you on the most important trends that affect your business, career, family, investments, and the world in general.
We present the most significant trends divided into six sectors that are commonly used by professional business planners.
of the Next 15 Years
Nanotechnology — the manipulation of materials and machines at the nano-scale — one billionth of a meter — promises exciting new developments. Interviews with a group of nanotechnology experts yielded this list of likely developments:
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The sectors are:
This “Six Sector” analysis of trends saves you time by compressing a massive amount of information into six major categories. What you get in each issue is a careful selection of the most interesting and significant current reports on trends, forecasts, and potentially important developments.
THE FUTURIST will help you navigate through rapid developments and sort through this era of information overload. You'll have ready access to critical information that could affect your future, making this a unique resource.
Join the World Future Society today and you'll receive an array of exclusive benefits to help you anticipate change and create a better future both personally and professionally. As a World Future Society member you will receive:
This lively, independent magazine will keep you informed, enlightened and inspired. You'll get the latest developments, scenarios, and emerging technologies. You'll discover new solutions, visions, opportunities, and insights. You'll position yourself and your business to take advantage of important trends. And you'll get practical ideas and tools you can put to work to help you create a better tomorrow.
Each issue of THE FUTURIST includes these features:
Tomorrow-in-Brief — You'll get updates on breakthrough technologies and high-impact developments that are changing the world. Recent issues of THE FUTURIST have covered exciting new solutions such as:
World Future Society membership includes a subscription to THE FUTURIST. A small sampling of well-known experts whose ideas have appeared in THE FUTURIST includes:
Peter F. Drucker — business visionary
Rosabeth Moss Kanter — management expert
B.F. Skinner — psychologist
Ray Kurzweil — inventor
Harvey Cox — theologian
Amitai Etzioni — sociologist
Glenn Seaborg — Nobel Prize-winning chemist
Margaret Mead — anthropologist
Gene Roddenberry — Star Trek creator
John Challenger — employment expert
Hazel Henderson — economist
Anthony Fauci — NIH AIDS expert
Nicholas Negroponte — new media visionary
Richard Lamm — former Colorado Governor
Kofi Annan — U.N. Secretary General
Herman Kahn — defense analyst
Fritjof Capra — physicist
Alvin and Heidi Toffler — authors
Julian Simon — economist
Carl Sagan — astronomer
Neil de Grasse Tyson — astronomer
Frederik Pohl — science fiction writer
E.F. Schumacher — economist
John Naisbitt — author
Harold Shane — educator
Daniel Yankelovich — public opinion expert
Gerard K. O'Neill — space exploration expert
Vaclav Havel — statesman
Marvin Cetron — forecaster
Sir John Templeton — famed investor
David Walker — U.S. Comptroller General
and far too many more to mention.
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THE FUTURIST brings you the most important trends categorized into our “Six Sector” analysis. You'll see remarkable developments now on the horizon, such as:
You'll get reviews of the most significant books and reports on the future, news about the activities of futurists around the world and resources you can rely on for more information. And, of course, you'll also receive…
Each issue of THE FUTURIST brings you exclusive articles written by experts in their field. You'll get an in-depth exploration of the most important forecasts, trends and ideas about the future. Articles from recent issues include:
The World Future Society offers wonderful tools to grasp unfamiliar issues and help understand new technologies.
“I have been an enthusiastic reader of THE FUTURIST for many years, and applaud you on an excellent publication. It is hard to find people or publications that give serious consideration to what the future will be like.”
Ray Kurzweil, inventor, author, “The Age of Spiritual Machines”
“I couldn't resist the opportunity to join more than a thousand fellow futurists at the World Future Society's annual meeting.”
Michael Rogers, The Practical Futurist, MSNBC
Through the pages of THE FUTURIST, you'll see the ideas and new developments that are changing the way people think, live, work, and play.
But THE FUTURIST is just one benefit of your membership. You'll also have the opportunity be part of…
WFS will help you network with a wide range of thought-leaders from many fields, backgrounds and countries. These are the people whose ideas and innovation are changing the way people live, work and play. You'll be able to meet and share ideas with other forward-looking individuals in your area and around the world.
Speakers at WFS conferences have included:
Al Gore — Vice President
Newt Gingrich — House Speaker
Gerald Ford — President
Walter Mondale — Vice President
Sir Arthur C. Clarke — author
Buckminster Fuller — visionary designer
Gene Roddenberry — Star Trek creator
Betty Friedan — author
Fritjof Capra — physicist
Isaac Asimov — writer
Alvin Toffler — futurist
Marilyn Ferguson — visionary
Les Aspin — Senator
Hazel Henderson — economist
Lester Brown — environmentalist
Hubert H. Humphrey — Vice President
Marshall McLuhan — media guru
B.F. Skinner — psychologist
Margaret Mead — anthropologist
Timothy Leary — psychologist
Jay Rockefeller — Senator
Doug Casey — investment author
Ray Kurzweil — inventor
John Naisbitt — author
Glenn Seaborg — Nobel Prize-winning chemist
Ellen Burstyn — actress
Herman Kahn — defense analyst
Many others prominent in their respective field or country.
In today's fast-changing world we cannot learn fast enough on our own. With membership in the World Future Society you'll be part of a unique “learning community” actively exploring possible future developments and working to shape the future for the better.
Your Membership Also Entitles You to These Additional Benefits:
“I have never had a journal ‘swiped’ as much as my copies of THE FUTURIST.”
Dr. Charles W. Case, University of Vermont
“The World Future Society keeps us aware of and focused on the future. It's a great help in our efforts to help all our clients profit from change.”
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“You deserve all of the accolades for turning THE FUTURIST into an outstanding journal — the preeminent publication in the futures field.”
Robert W. Prehoda, author
All together, membership in the World Future Society is an incredible value. It's a total package of tools, information and a unique network to help you succeed in a rapidly changing world. You can join today and try everything at absolutely no risk.
“The WFS membership represents the cutting-edge cognoscenti of a host of fields, including science, academia, politics, government, even religion. Ideas that gain acceptance among the WFS crowd soon fan out into the general culture.”
Michael G. Zey, Ph.D., executive director, The Expansionary Institute; author, “The Future Factor”
“The World Future Society is unequaled in the role that it plays in helping those interested in the future — from around the world — to be exposed to new ideas. Its publications are must-reads.”
John L. Petersen, president, The Arlington Institute; author, “The Road to 2015”
World Future Society membership and THE FUTURIST are a total information system to help you succeed in a rapidly changing world. You'll be able to position your career, your education, your family, your investments, even where you choose to live — in ways that use trends to your advantage.
Accept our invitation to join now and you'll also receive these exclusive special reports:
This authoritative guide will give you the latest trends, forecasts and insights to help you understand the changes now underway. Chapters include: The Digital Dynamic: How Communications Media Shape Our World… 7 Strategies for Generating Breakthrough Ideas... Hydrogen and the New Energy Economy… Nanotechnology: Benefits and Risks… Finding the High-Paying Careers of the Next 20 Years… How to Succeed in the Hyper-Human Economy… and more.
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Technology's Promise: Highlights from the TechCast Project The Hydrogen Economy will seriously begin to supersede the Oil Economy by about 2020. The portability, power, and connectivity of media devices will make entertainment-on-demand a force to be reckoned with among mass-entertainment providers. Space tourism is on the verge of “a golden age,” as short, suborbital flights become more affordable — and whet the public's appetite for longer adventures.
Future Careers: The High Potential Jobs of Tomorrow — This special report highlights the important trends affecting jobs and work in the next 10-20 years. It includes detailed descriptions of more than 25 totally new, high-paying careers. You'll learn the qualifications and skills required and get a five-step process for career planning to help you succeed in a rapidly changing economy. If you're an employee, an employer or a student, this report is an essential guide to high pay, job security and enjoyable work in the years ahead.
55 Trends Shaping Tomorrow's World — This unique report highlights important economic, societal, environmental, technological, and organizational trends that are changing our world. Here you'll find the key opportunities and threats that can help you create a better future for yourself and your organization. The authors support each trend with solid data and outline its implications for individuals, organizations and society.
The Art of Foresight: Preparing for a Changing World — Foresight is the secret ingredient of success. This special report shows how futurist techniques are used by individuals, businesses and governments to spot trends and develop strategies for creating a better future. You'll learn about techniques such as environmental scanning, trend analysis, trend projection, scenarios, polling, models, computer simulations and more.
Respond today and download this bonus report immediately. This exclusive collection presents the most thought-provoking forecasts from the past year published in THE FUTURIST. You'll get dozens of intriguing forecasts from leading futurists covering a wide range of subjects. The most vital trends and forecasts affecting Business, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Government, Health, Lifestyles, Resources, Technology, Terrorism, World Affairs and more.
What is the key to great success? Is it hard work? Intelligence? Education? I believe real success comes from the ability to create the future. It's the ability to see possibilities that others don't see. And chart a path to get there.
Truly successful people are those who are ahead of the curve. They get there first. They see opportunities or dangers far ahead of the competition. In a world of rapid change, the first mover has a huge advantage. That's why truly successful people don't let the future just happen — they create it.
“Examining the future is an essential competitive intelligence tool. World Future Society publications and conferences make interpreting the future easier for us and our clients.”
Dr. Michael Jackson,
Chairman, Shaping Tomorrow
‘A Vital Role’
“The World Future Society plays a vital role in the futures field. I am very grateful to the WFS for the wide range of activities it has sponsored and supported over the years.”
Richard Slaughter, former president, World Futures Studies Federation
“Many thanks for sending THE FUTURIST which I read with great interest...”
— Sir Arthur C. Clarke, author, “2001: A Space Odyssey”
How much is a view of the future worth to you? This knowledge could help you find ground-floor business and investment opportunities… help you or your children find a new career… give you advance warning of changes or threats from outside your area of specialization… the inspiration to start a new business.
And you'll enjoy an exciting adventure on the forefront of change. You'll be first among your colleagues to know about exciting trends… breakthrough technologies… and the paradigm-shifting new concepts that are changing the world.
This information, this new, broader outlook can be priceless. But you can have all these resources at your service for just $49 a year — less than 14 cents a day. Many newsletters and professional associations charge many times this amount. And you'll get all the great free gifts described earlier with this no-risk offer. They're yours to keep even if you cancel and ask for a full refund. So this offer is better than risk-free because you keep the gifts.
You stand on the verge of an entire new way of looking at your life, your possibilities and your potential. World Future Society membership can give you much greater ability to shape your future. It can be an essential part of a better tomorrow for yourself, your children and your grandchildren.
I hope you'll join us and become part of a unique network of the world's most creative, forward-looking, solution-minded people. And I hope to meet you myself at our next conference or participate with you in an online forum.
Dear Reader,
What kind of person joins the World Future Society? Do you believe that the present could be better than it is? Can you imagine that groups or even individuals could make a meaningful difference for the future? Would you be willing to explore ways in which the future might be improved? Then perhaps the World Future Society might be the organization for you.
FIND OUT how others are making their own futures brighter and more promising. DISCOVER what opportunities may be waiting just around the next corner.
UNCOVER the tools you will need to anticipate both the potholes and the clear paths in the road ahead.
ARE YOU inquisitive and resourceful, willing to take a few extra steps to improve your future?
ARE YOU thoughtful and imaginative, interested in perceiving opportunities and obstacles before they arise?
ARE YOU concerned and caring, hopeful about the future but also cautious about possible risks affecting your community or the world at large?
For the past 40 years, the World Future Society has been a trusted source of valuable information about the possibilities, the obstacles and the strategies surrounding navigation in our increasingly complex world. We offer our members critical information, indispensable tools and essential connections to a toolkit of ‘best practices’ for coping with escalating change and often bewildering globalization.
The term “futures” as used in financial commodity markets has been of great concern to many the past few months, because of the enormous turmoil that is assaulting the financial world today. The insights, trends and tools offered by WFS can be of great assistance in understanding the nature of this turmoil, and better equip members in facing their future, identifying critical issues, relevant early signals and bellwethers for change that can highlight opportunities and alert you of the rocks and shoals ahead.
My name is Timothy Mack. I am president of the World Future Society. In this bulletin, I'll share other forecasts with you and tell you how you can receive — completely without risk — a valuable guide to important trends in the years ahead. It's FREE with an introductory membership.
Futurists do not claim to be able to predict the future. So much of what will happen in the future depends on what we humans decide to do. If we could know the future with certainty, it would mean that the future could not be changed. Yet this is a main purpose of studying the future: to look at what may happen if present trends continue, decide if this is what is desirable, and, if it's not, work to change it. Knowing the trends can empower you for effective action.
So you can't know the future. But you can know a lot about probable future developments. This is valuable knowledge because it offers you an essential edge for success in a rapidly changing world.
A Crisis or an Opportunity? What Makes the Difference?
The critical difference is whether you are prepared. If you're aware of possible developments… if you see changes coming… you can take action and prepare yourself. In a rapidly changing world, new opportunities are emerging everywhere. If you get an advance notice of these possible changes, you can be ready. You can ride these waves of change to benefit your career, your business, your family and your investments.
The news — even instant news — is recent history. But understanding trends and possible future developments is some of the most valuable knowledge you can have. It enables you prepare while you still have the opportunity and time to act.
Your Satisfaction is 100% Unconditionally Guaranteed for the Life of Your Membership. If at any time, for any reason, you are not 100% satisfied with your membership benefits, you may cancel at any time and receive a full refund of your introductory membership dues. And you may keep all the free gifts we've sent you with my compliments for giving this offer a try.
As soon as we receive your membership application, we'll activate your benefits and rush your first copy of THE FUTURIST and your free gifts. I urge you to do it now, while this special offer is still in effect.
It is my sincere wish to see you benefit from a better understanding of the trends shaping our future. World Future Society membership and THE FUTURIST magazine are the best sources to help you do it. I hope you accept this no-risk offer and claim your free gifts. Please click here now to get started today.
Sincerely,
Timothy C. Mack
President
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