a marina gorebyss I’m executive director of the Institute for the future a
of the Institute for the future a
of the Institute for the future a nonprofit research organization in palo
nonprofit research organization in palo
nonprofit research organization in palo alto california the institute has been
alto california the institute has been
alto california the institute has been around for 46 years and our mission is
around for 46 years and our mission is
around for 46 years and our mission is to help people systematically think
to help people systematically think
to help people systematically think about the future in order to make better
about the future in order to make better
about the future in order to make better decisions today I always say that we are
decisions today I always say that we are
decisions today I always say that we are all immigrants to the future and none of
all immigrants to the future and none of
all immigrants to the future and none of us are natives in that land we need to
us are natives in that land we need to
us are natives in that land we need to learn new ways of understanding things
learn new ways of understanding things
learn new ways of understanding things we need to learn new ways of relating to
we need to learn new ways of relating to
we need to learn new ways of relating to each other we need to rethink how we do
each other we need to rethink how we do
each other we need to rethink how we do things we don’t believe that we are
things we don’t believe that we are
things we don’t believe that we are passive bystanders to the future we
passive bystanders to the future we
passive bystanders to the future we don’t believe that the future just
don’t believe that the future just
don’t believe that the future just happens to us it’s really about
happens to us it’s really about
happens to us it’s really about exploring their uncharted territory
exploring their uncharted territory
exploring their uncharted territory thinking seriously about possibilities
thinking seriously about possibilities
thinking seriously about possibilities and then really making decisions we’ve
and then really making decisions we’ve
and then really making decisions we’ve been developing the kind of technologies
been developing the kind of technologies
been developing the kind of technologies of becoming a part of our lives the
of becoming a part of our lives the
of becoming a part of our lives the internet and all the adjacent technology
internet and all the adjacent technology
internet and all the adjacent technology is probably for the last 40 years if not
is probably for the last 40 years if not
is probably for the last 40 years if not more but we’re just beginning to feel
more but we’re just beginning to feel
more but we’re just beginning to feel the impact the social and economic
the impact the social and economic
the impact the social and economic impact of these technologies I believe
impact of these technologies I believe
impact of these technologies I believe that we’re living in the world of what
that we’re living in the world of what
that we’re living in the world of what they’re called amplified individuals
they’re called amplified individuals
they’re called amplified individuals people empowered with technologies and
people empowered with technologies and
people empowered with technologies and connections with each other if they have
connections with each other if they have
connections with each other if they have a powerful idea can create very powerful
a powerful idea can create very powerful
a powerful idea can create very powerful movements that change our society and
movements that change our society and
movements that change our society and change our culture you know recently
change our culture you know recently
change our culture you know recently there’s been some research on the state
there’s been some research on the state
there’s been some research on the state of awe and what these researchers found
of awe and what these researchers found
of awe and what these researchers found is that when people experience all their
is that when people experience all their
is that when people experience all their perception of time changes times or it
perception of time changes times or it
perception of time changes times or it becomes expansive so it enables them to
becomes expansive so it enables them to
becomes expansive so it enables them to feel that they’re capable of the kind of
feel that they’re capable of the kind of
feel that they’re capable of the kind of things that they would never think of
things that they would never think of
things that they would never think of before I’m really looking for
before I’m really looking for
before I’m really looking for inspiration and magic in these projects
inspiration and magic in these projects
inspiration and magic in these projects I would like to see things that are not
I would like to see things that are not
I would like to see things that are not just a project but it can inspire many
just a project but it can inspire many
just a project but it can inspire many many people I would love to see ideas
many people I would love to see ideas
many people I would love to see ideas that inspire movements that really are
that inspire movements that really are
that inspire movements that really are game changers the best strategy is
game changers the best strategy is
game changers the best strategy is always to just share your ideas with the
always to just share your ideas with the
always to just share your ideas with the world you never know what people
world you never know what people
world you never know what people to them how they will remix and how they
to them how they will remix and how they
to them how they will remix and how they will improve on your idea the more we
will improve on your idea the more we
will improve on your idea the more we discover the more we realize that
discover the more we realize that
discover the more we realize that there’s so much room left for
there’s so much room left for
there’s so much room left for exploration I think exploration is a
exploration I think exploration is a
exploration I think exploration is a continuous process it really is what
continuous process it really is what
continuous process it really is what makes us human at National Geographic we
makes us human at National Geographic we
makes us human at National Geographic we know there are no limits to wear or what
know there are no limits to wear or what
know there are no limits to wear or what you can explore that’s why we’re giving
you can explore that’s why we’re giving
you can explore that’s why we’re giving away a fifty-thousand-dollar prize to
away a fifty-thousand-dollar prize to
away a fifty-thousand-dollar prize to fund your dream expedition visit
fund your dream expedition visit
fund your dream expedition visit expedition granted calm to learn more
expedition granted calm to learn more
expedition granted calm to learn more given $50,000 what would you explore
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