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12 Social Shifts for 2012

Mal Fletcher
Posted 14 December 2011

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With the passing of 2011, we wave goodbye to a season marked by deep economic uncertainty, violent summer riots, persistent questions about public institutions and a general belief that, surely, things can only get better.

But what challenges can we expect to face as a society in 2012? It’s been said that the only way to control the future is to shape it today.

As a social futurist, my interest in the future is not merely in its technological, economic or political dimensions. I’m interested in what they might mean for groups of people – in families,... Click for more

What’s your view?

Do you expect 2012 to be better than 2011?

Yes

No

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