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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.
Share your visions of the future!
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 - find your inspiration!
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.

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Get inspiration from the Storiesfrom2050 project
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
Healthy Environment (Zdravo okolje )
In the future, I would like to see a healthy nature. The environment is the most important thing we have and we are currently very ill-treated. In 2040, we must urgently use renewable energy sources and strictly punish those that destroy nature. If we continue to do so, we will be deprived of nature and animals. Unfortunately, individuals cannot do much, of course we can help and most depend on large corporations.
Calm (Mirna)
I hope that there will be less wars and battles in the future and that people will learn how to deal with problems between states and heads of state through diplomacy rather than weapons. At the same time, I hope that in 20 years we will see how we can solve the climate crisis, or at least partially stop it.
Tolerant 2040 (Strpno 2040)
In 2040, I would like to see full tolerance the most. Otherwise, the situation is improving today, there is still significant intolerance. In the future, there is an urgent need to accept people such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation...In 2040 (e.g.) no role would be played in finding a job if a woman wishing to have children or a black man married to a man. It should be assessed only on the basis of experience and skills. Discrimination would also be eliminated in pay, etc.
My Dreamland (My dreamland)
SOCIETY/PERSONAL but not only: I hope to wake up one day and people would be authentic in their expression and striving for better self. So that their social picture would overlap their inner one. So they wouldn't only PLAY the role but LIVE it.
And that solidarity would be taken on higher level - that we would FIRST behave, live, act responsibly so that solidarity (of any kind - health insurance, accidental insurance, social support ...) would be redistributed to people that they really need help, support, assistance because of unfortune situation, genetics etc. rather than to people exploiting system, taking poor choices (regarding food/alcohol consumption, smoking ...).
I wish future with responsible acting individuals.
WORK but not only: That there would be no POSITIVE neither NEGATIVE discrimination nor QUOTAS but INDIVIDUAL-ORIENTED/FOCUSED and what this individual can bring regardless race, age, education, experience, nationality etc. If we focus only on QUOTAS, POSITIVE DISCREMINATION will never solve NEGATIVE discrimination but we will recreated it for another/"opposite" group. We cannot create proportional representation of each group in each field of work or life, for some fields it is not even possible because our biological prepositions are disadvantageous. We have to be honest to ourselves but remaining openminded to individual's determination, passions, interest (has nothing to do with race, age, gender etc.)... because these characteristics make a difference how successful one can be in the field of work/life. Future without QUOTAS.
ENVIROMENTAL ISSUE: That we act responsible on individual level and not impose our one-view opinion to other without supported facts. Environmental issues are complex and one have to have holistic picture on problem or solution.
Example electric cars might solve air pollution IF electricity is produced accordingly (not possible in the moment) but creates a lot of other problems such as exploration of people/kids in third countries, corruption, disposal of butteries, problematic of long distance travels etc.
Example reduction of meat consumption/owning pets etc. might reduce air pollution but then we need more plant based food - problematics that would arise are water pollution/overuse, air pollution by mechanization, processed food - increase energy consumption, health problematic.
ETC.
I wish for future with strategical and holistic changes to improve longevity of environment and improve wellbeing.
Imagine the unimaginable (imagine the unimaginable)
personally- living in a healthy , well being and active life( I will be close to 90) ,still be able to learn and making contribution. surround with a community of people who have positive attitude to make the society better. Be a concious global citizen and sustainable consummer/life style ( SDGS#12),
intergernational community, less spiritual-material divide , simple life style
Globally- less divide amont nations , economic, environment and society development more balanced. We realize we are interdependent so global partnership is important. digital equity, gender equity are norms.
We take care of eco system for earth and other planets
the relationship between Taiwan and China are peaceful ?
AI is human-like
“Yes me Nico” ("Da sam ja netko")
My future would be without the mental emotional suffering of people that could be prevented if people had greater emotional and social competences. This would be a standard as it is now in Europe: without hunger, I would add without unnecessary emotional suffering. People would like to work on their personal growth and this would be accessible to doctors today. In kindergartens and schools, there would be a SOCIAL-emergency IMPLEMENTING, which would be part of a compulsory curriculum. Self-awareness, as the first element of this, is a basic skill. There would be a number of reminders to raise awareness on several occasions on the day, “what is happening now” – on newsboards, in windows, on the internet...
Constructive conversations in any challenging situation
Like in the past and present people have different opinions. In the future they will show intention and competence to have constructive conversation about it. They will approach with curiosity and compassion to hear and understand each other. They will discuss the topic until they find an agreement that is acceptable to both or all involved.
Living together in peace
In 20 years life there will be less differences between cities and the countryside. Travelling by train will be effortless and where there is no train there will be people ready to take you on board with their electric car to make sure nobody is using a car alone.
Houses will be sourrounded by colorful gardens cultivated with permaculture principles. Fruits and vegetables as well as the beauty of nature will be shared among members of the community. Fields will be smaller again and organic food will be the norm.
Communities will value the gifts of all generations and cultures, there will be homes for everyone and everything. Climate refugees will be welcomed and integrated in the villages and co-living projects. Humans have time to appreciate the natural world and each other. Capitalism will only be a memory.
I see lots of green, trees, plants, flowers, lots of colors and smiling faces in my future world.
We are creators and heads of the same earth. (Wir schöpfen und sind Geschöpfe aus der selben Erde.)
We have recognised the diversity of our biological and historical heritage in the Karawanken region (in the Alpe-Adriatic region) and we can respect the resources and potentials, as well as the wounds and traumas that this heritage contains. The ‘his/herstories’/history linked to the border country/region in the Alpe-Adriatic region saw long periods of common neighbourhoods (Noricum, Karantania, Illyrian Province-Habsburg and French) in the same way as war periods with struggle for territories and linguistic references. — We can look at the victims of the war, let us sorry and enjoy and draw strength from the times of peaceful coexistence and coexistence.
This liberates our creative capacity and liveliness in order to actively shape and generate desirable arrivals. In our environmental, economic and social environments.
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