Thematic Issue Series on
“International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Future”

This fourth thematic issue, like the first three, has several objectives:

·         Extend constructive dialog on the future to more peoples and cultures.

·         Provide insights on the ways in which people will live and work.

·         Challenge hidden culture-based assumptions, including values and everyday lifestyles that people often take for granted (for example, the alarm clock culture, or notions of prosperity or identity) and that can impact the way that we live, work, and think.  Futurists will find this expanded perspective useful, as will other readers who are interested in lifestyles that "might be" or "can be." 

·         Help usher in the next frontier in interdisciplinary and liberal education – specifically, cross-cultural learning among students of diverse backgrounds – and serve as an educational resource that can be leveraged in the classroom. 

We are particularly interested in articles that focus on lifestyle and cultural values – that is, which ones are likely to survive in 2025 and which ones will become marginalized or extinct – and in your nation's or culture's wisdom that can be helpful in meeting the challenges of the future.  Other theme-consistent articles are also encouraged.  Click here for additional topic suggestions, or peruse our first, second, and third cross-cultural issues.

Publication is scheduled for September 2010.  As for this issue, planned distribution includes embassies, selected educational institutions, international think tanks, and professional societies, various other international, ethnic, and cultural organizations, and World Future Society chapters.

For further information, contact us at info@futuretakes.org.  If you plan to contribute an article, send it on or before July 31, 2010 to articles@futuretakes.org.