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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.

Share your visions of the future!

Share your visions of the future!

Get inspiration from the Storiesfrom2050 project
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
Working from hobby (Δουλεύοντας από χόμπι)
Working from hobby (Δουλεύοντας από χόμπι)
I think we all receive a guaranteed minimum income, while the State meets our basic needs (health, education, etc.). I have the opportunity to work as Freelancer on a project around the world that motivates me, without having to meet the basic needs of me and my family.
Radical Imagination
Radical Imagination
Art will bring solutions into society
Better people better world
Better people better world
Evolution in personal E-Q, communication and conflict resolution, so that attitudes that repeated in history that lead to wars can be abliviated for betterment of human conditions. Evolution in education.
a chance for animals
a chance for animals
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Young people-friendly and inclusive labour market: the key to developing young generation's potential
Young people-friendly and inclusive labour market: the key to developing young generation's potential
From my point of view, the better future implies more opportunities for young, motivated and talented university graduates in the labour market across Europe. As I have personally experienced, these young people face obstacles to gaining a new working experience in a professional environment. The companies/organisations/institutes should be more open to young people instead of expecting them to have relevant, several years of experience already after their studies graduation. the question is how young, talented and motivated young people can already possess several years of professional experience right after their graduation. Instead, they should get chances to gain a new professional experience to develop their career after studies graduation, shouldn’t they ?
White spectrum (White spectrum )
White spectrum (White spectrum )
Urban regenerations for sustainable development, smart and green cities, better promotion of the country (city branding), better infrastructure.
My Bucketlist for the World (regarding menstrual equity)
My Bucketlist for the World (regarding menstrual equity)
- Inclusive language is used when we talk about menstruation, we use the term menstruator over girls or women. Not every woman menstruates and not every menstruator is a woman, for example, trans, intersex or non-binary people might also have a menstrual cycle. - Every menstruator knows what they need to know about how their body works, including the menstrual cycle. - The right education on menstruation and the female body in general (also for men) is standard in education. - Every menstruator has access to safe and hygienic menstrual products and can manage their period with dignity regarding sanitation (ex. running water and private toilets) and community stigma. (Including the underserved populations such as incarcerated and homeless menstruators). - No more tampon tax; menstrual products are acknowledged as necessities. A basic need rather than a luxury. - Menstrual products are free to everyone who needs them. They are provided in public institutions such as schools, universities, libraries, community buildings, etc. or menstrual products are included in basic health insurance. - Everyone (including men) can talk openly about menstruation and without shame. -Menstruation is seen as a natural bodily event, the taboo and shame surrounding it no longer exist. Or government institutions, together with activists are fighting this taboo and stigma actively. - Inclusive and diverse medical support and knowledge. The medical world has the right facts on menstrual and hormonal health, acknowledges that there is no "one-size fits all approach and doesn't view menstruation solely as a problem that needs to be solved. Therefore research of reproductive and hormonal health (also regarding non-female menstruators) has enough funds and is seen as important. - The industry of menstrual products does not view menstruation as a way to make a profit, packaging, and advertisements are no-nonsense, include ingredients and are period positive (or at least neutral), and ideally the manufacturers focus on fighting the stigma rather than exploiting it. - Menstrual products are sustainable.
humanitarian and ecological coexistence (humanitäre und ökologische Coexistenz)
humanitarian and ecological coexistence (humanitäre und ökologische Coexistenz)
Maintaining inter-humanitarian and environmental peace. To ensure that Europe can continue to exist on a peaceful, human and life-worthy basis as a world leader and consequently the world.
Unknown x (Άγνωστος χ)
Unknown x (Άγνωστος χ)
Democracy, equity, love, cooperation, acceptance
involving children (kinderen erbij betrekken)
involving children (kinderen erbij betrekken)
Children have the right to an inclusive future of their own
Summary, ecology, environment (Περιληπτικότητα, οικολογία,περιβάλλον )
Summary, ecology, environment (Περιληπτικότητα, οικολογία,περιβάλλον )
I want there to be truly equal opportunities for all, inclusion, care for all and the environment and natural well-being.
The ideal future for us (Το ιδανικό μέλλον για εμάς )
The ideal future for us (Το ιδανικό μέλλον για εμάς )
I imagine the future of my country with a better and progressive education system as well as a major change in the workplace so that young generations do not need to choose migration. In addition, I hope to help improve the environment
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