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A Brief History of the Future
The Power of Deliberative Democracy
Ari explores the power of deliberative democracy, where citizens are actively involved in decision-making processes. Ari speaks with the French president Emmanuel Macron about the country’s use of citizen conventions to address major challenges and how they can serve as an example of how this approach can work.
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The world-changing power of asking, “What if?”

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How can we create futures that serve the needs of all people?

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What does it mean to be human in the 21st century?
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How do the stories we tell shape the boundaries of our beliefs about what is possible?
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How do we make sense of today’s exponential rate of change and disruption?
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What do we imagine when we think about the future?