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Ole Wintermann Twitter: @olewin

Hi all – my name is Ole, and I’m the head of www.futurechallenges.org. In my opinion, the Internet is going to play an essential role in coping with global future challenges. Currently, I see economic globalization and global governance as the two most central issues. These trends, and how they interact with others like demographic change and security, make the lives of people around the world complex and insecure, and make it tougher for political and economic decision-makers to make good long-term decisions. We need new rules and methods for decision-making. Dear politicians: please consider all of us when you make important choices. It’s our world, not yours. Please follow me also on my personal blog www.globaler-wandel.eu
  • FutureChallenges at re:publica (#RP12)

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    Over the past few days the re:publica conference has once more opened its doors for debate on Web-related politics. This year even saw a boost in attendance with 4,000 participants (as opposed to last year’s 3,000) coming to listen to exciting speakers in a creative productive environment, and working together […]

  • Catalysts for Change Global Game Announcement

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    Our colleagues from the Rockefeller Foundation announced an interesting global game. Please feel free to contact them and join the game.   Catalysts for Change Global Game: April 3-5, 2012 A new way to think about the future Can games change the way we think about the future? Can they […]