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Stories for the future of Europe

Join us in exploring the possibilities of the future! Share your future perspectives, discover other people’s visions, and engage in a dialogue on what Europe and the world may look like in the future. We collect, share and distribute your visions in our stories database.

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Your ideas matter – shape the future you want! Share your visions of tomorrow and join us in creating a narrative that inspires citizens, policymakers, and foresight experts. Together, we can co-create the future.

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Stories do shape futures. Dive into the video tutorials to explore how future narratives are born. Further below, browse trough a series of inspiring, thought-provoking stories around challenges and opportunities of our futures.

Share your visions of the future!

Share your visions of the future!

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Inside the first self-sustainable city on Mars - by ABIBOO studio
Inside the first self-sustainable city on Mars - by ABIBOO studio
Construction of the city of Nüwa could start in 2054 and will see 250,000 people live inside the rock of a steep cliff. Freeze my body, melt me in 80 years, and send me to Mars. Architecture studio ABIBOO has revealed its plans to create the first self-sustainable city on the Red Planet, which is set to be ready for residents in 2100. The city will be called Nüwa and will be located at Tempe Mensa on one of the Martian cliffs. Its position inside a rock on the steep cliff will protect its residents from radiation and meteorites (cool!) while still giving them
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#OurFutures stories by EU citizens
Sports
Sports
i love sports mostly gaelic but other sports are good as well. I want to play for Cavan team but it dosent really matter if i dont play with them there is always other sports to choose from, its Likely ill play for them cause im very confident
You forgot any cultural aspect. Culture is the key topic of our possible futures
You forgot any cultural aspect. Culture is the key topic of our possible futures
I hope a REAL democracy win: neither money, nor power. But the culture of mutual respect and responsibility
My Future (My Future )
My Future (My Future )
School and education: Every student should have access to an iPad or PC. Schools are becoming more and more digital. More and more exercises are done over the internet, homework is uploaded etc..... The pandemic has again shown how important it is to have a PC or other media device. Everyone had to work from home and you could only stay in touch and work via the internet. Especially students who do not have a media device are at a clear disadvantage. They could not participate properly in the lessons, or had to look in a roundabout way to get their hands on one. That's why I would be in favour of every school being able to provide pupils with an iPad or PC in 2040, as the world also becomes more and more digital, and it becomes more and more important to own a media device. It can be concluded that every student should have internet access at school instead of always using their own mobile data.
Less Stress and Racism More Kindness and Fun
Less Stress and Racism More Kindness and Fun
I would like the future to have less racism and other problems gone and to not have a lot of hate everywhere. The future I want would be more nicer and less hate around. I would also want to make school less stressful by making Wednesdays a rest day so that people don't have to stress alot over school.
A walk in the park
A walk in the park
A combination of various aspects of daily life
Everyone is unique in their own way
Everyone is unique in their own way
A future where prejudice, racism and discrimination do not exist. No person should be treated differently because of the color of their skin, their origin, their sexuality.... Acceptance is important for our future and only we can take the initiative to change something. The humanity must become more open minded and must develop a modern way of thinking. Children should be taught that there are no differences between people.
Being able to pursue my dreams and travel
Being able to pursue my dreams and travel
A sustainable planet, powered by renewables, providing livable cities in which people interact and thrive based on cooperation, understanding and inclusiveness.
Integration and tolerance
Integration and tolerance
When my parents emigrated (from former Yugoslavia) and settled in Vienna (Austria) they moved into a flat which was free of charge but they had to take care about it, e.g. cleaned it regularly, supported the flat owners and residents when they need something (especially the elderly), cleared the snow in winter in front of the building, etc. As foreigners they got the chance to immediately be in exchange and communication with the locals. Both sides were dependent on each other and gained respect, trust and understanding! I grew up as daughter of immigrants but became an Austrian citizen. I had never the feeling that I was less worth or less important, in the contrary. These supported housing vanished with the years. Businesses took over and this possibility of easy integration and living together disappeared. In 2040 I wish that living together with immigrants, elderly people, young families, etc. is fostered and supported. New housing concepts shall tackle the combined taking care of elderly, disabled, etc. at the same time supporting families with children and integration of new residents. Joint open spaces and living rooms can foster exchange, integration, tolerance and learning from each other, reducing loneliness of elderly people and singles.
The future we want for better life
The future we want for better life
Less working hours,better life-work balance,more green spaces especially in urban contexts,flexible working environment, decentralisation (work remote-choose smaller cities or rural or touristic placea to live in),better quality of life,less stress
Civilisation and culture (Civilization and culture )
Civilisation and culture (Civilization and culture )
Reaching the true human potential
Safety (Ασφαλεια)
Safety (Ασφαλεια)
Rainbow.
A new breve world
A new breve world
Cancer has been eliminated. Our ability to collaborate on medicine and energy after countless attacks on humanity by viruses and nation states physical attacks to Europe has pushed us to wake up and take action. We agreed to form better knowledge sharing techniques based on Ai and collect knowledge and expertise in a single source of truth, based on blockchain technology. This enabled us to quickly discover the tech for eliminating cancer, space travel with massive amounts of energy generated by just drops of water and gold. We used that energy to jump to other galaxies and mine the necessary elements to achieve longevity and health. At the end we didn’t need to leave the planet because we saved it thanks to massive amounts of energy fixing the problems of environment of the 2020s Ai has become the all consuming tech and humans can now use their brains for better reasons than fighting themselves China’s economy has overcome US by a magnitude of 3 and Russia never recovered after its war on Europe. It’s been defeated and its resources were consumed by the alliance, while China didn’t risk joining the war., leaving Russia to its own resources. US has extended itself via a major treaty to Canada and Mexico, creating a new large Economy of North Americas. Brazil has been in a new alliance with African countries, South Africa, Australia and NewZealand forming the Southern Alliance
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