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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 - 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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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
Tuleviku tervishoid 2040
Let's take health care! In 2040, healthcare could be much more proactive, personalised and technologically advanced than it is today.
Today's medicine focuses mainly on curing diseases, but in 2040 the focus will be on prevention and early detection. Thanks to genetic analysis and smart devices, people will be able to know what risks they are at risk of before they develop a disease, and put in place personalised health programmes.
Change and innovation:
Artificial Intelligence as a doctor - AI analyses millions of cases in seconds and provides doctors with highly accurate diagnoses. AI-powered health apps can detect diseases even before symptoms appear.
Home Health Centre - most routine medical tests can be done at home. Smart toilets analyse bodily fluids and smart mirrors can detect health changes through facial colour, skin condition and eye gaze.
Personalised medicine - medicines and treatment plans are tailored precisely to a person's genetics, lifestyle and health data. One size does not fit all - each person receives a treatment that is precisely optimised for them.
Biorobots and nanotechnology - nanobots injected into the bloodstream detect and repair cell damage, clean blood vessels and fight viruses and cancer cells directly in the body.
3D-printed organs and tissues - organ donation is no longer a problem, as 3D bioprinting can grow new organs from a patient's own cells, reducing the risk of rejection.
Such a healthcare system would no longer focus on the consequences of disease, but would create a society where people live longer and healthier lives.
Bądźmy bardziej świadomi swojego życia.
In 2050, I would like all citizens to have intelligent medical care that monitors their vital signs, prevents the occurrence of diseases by, among other things, reminding them to move, indicating the calories they have already eaten, informing the oiliness of the time spent by devices and the need for sleep.
Aplinkosauga 2040-aisiais
In 2040, people's thinking about environmental issues has changed completely. There are no more shared landfills, all rubbish is separated. You won't see a single piece of rubbish in nature. It is a disgrace for a person to pass by a piece of litter that has accidentally appeared in nature and not pick it up, let alone drop it themselves. There are no more plastic islands in the oceans, they have been turned into residential areas and are no longer expanding because nobody throws rubbish into the water. People only know from history that they were once islands of plastic and have no idea how this could have happened, because they themselves think about littering in a completely different way to past generations.
In 2040, there is no longer a hunter because no one hunts anymore and no one understands how to kill. All animals are free to roam and are no longer afraid of humans because nobody does anything to them.
Pet shelters have also changed. If an animal accidentally turns up there, it feels like a resort, it has the same living conditions as at home, and every animal wants to be there. Animal shelters are also open to people, they can come in whenever they want, so the animals don't stay there: they are soon taken in by someone.
In 2040, people are thinking about the future, how their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and later generations will live. That's why they don't pollute the environment, clean up what has been polluted by previous generations, or kill animals, but care for them so that as many of their species as possible survive for future generations.
The future of housing for all
Housing is the biggest issue that is facing many European countries. I really want to see a future where housing is a lot more affordable and a lot more attainable for young people. I think more high rise apartment buildings need to be built in big cities and commuter towns. Make it affordable so our young people will stay in the country instead of emigrating for a better life. It’s becoming more and more tough to imagine a future where people can afford to live where they come from so I think it really needs to start now if we are ever to have a chance to see a better future for our children
radość
I do not imagine such a distant future, I have my years and I certainly will not live to see it, but I would like my children and grandchildren to live in harmony with each other and with the world, so that there are no wars and people live in harmony and health, so that there is peace and no need to worry
Zielony dom
The year is 2040 and Europe is green. Trees have transformed cities into more welcoming places. There is plenty of shade, and despite hot days, you can always find a comfortable resting place. People can be found walking, riding bikes or scooters along the streets. Traffic in the city is calm. Riding the streetcar from the windows, you can see children playing in the playgrounds. When you return from work, and even more so on weekends, you can go close outside the city to take a walk in the woods or sit by the water. Lots of often small bodies of water allow for active recreation.
When traveling in Europe, there are no borders. Convenient roads , fast trains allow easy movement. At the same time, it is easy to find secluded places and large forest complexes. These are places where nature is governed by its own laws. Animals live in their natural rhythm. Beavers create huge floodplains. The world becomes really green again.
Marzenia do spełnienia
My future is the future of my children and my grandchildren , it is joy , health and love . It is our country without feuds and disputes , an economically stable country . Poland with a healthy climate , healthy food and good health care . It is a country with secure borders , without homophobia and Nazis . A place that is safe for everyone , regardless of origin , religions or skin color . My future is people who are friendly and tolerant , who care about the wider environment , animals and those citizens who have failed in life. Thinking about the future I hope for an even more united and independent Europe , mutual respect of nations . It is a Europe without wars and conflicts . It is more colorful and joyful, leaders make joint decisions, all Europeans have equal rights and responsibilities, help each other and take care of each other. My loved ones are looking forward to traveling, getting to know other countries and nations. Grandchildren have their own homes, without taking out loans, work in line with their aspirations and happy families, and grandparents have a dignified old age without worries and can realize their hidden dreams.
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