The Future - Velamoor, Sesh R
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A whole range of new discoveries and theories, from chaos to complexity, from string theories to postmodern notions of truth and reality, are forcing us to question, indeed abandon, the legacy of the Baconian Age and interrogate the very idea that "humans" are the center, sum and substance of the world! The long-term future is a product of a complex set of interacting factors, forces and processes wherein humans have an active role, but do not, and cannot, determine the outcomes. We must transcend history in an imaginative and bold manner: foresight is key to our survival. Addressing issues of…mehr

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A whole range of new discoveries and theories, from chaos to complexity, from string theories to postmodern notions of truth and reality, are forcing us to question, indeed abandon, the legacy of the Baconian Age and interrogate the very idea that "humans" are the center, sum and substance of the world! The long-term future is a product of a complex set of interacting factors, forces and processes wherein humans have an active role, but do not, and cannot, determine the outcomes. We must transcend history in an imaginative and bold manner: foresight is key to our survival. Addressing issues of human survival in this framework also forces us to recognize that we, as humans, have a responsibility; not just as current custodians of the planet, but also as shapers of long-range futures: viable futures, with meaningful legacies for generations far ahead. Disregarding this responsibility would be tantamount to leaving the future generations a wasteland as their inheritance. This compilation of essays, talks and interviews presents the canvas upon which to explore these issues within a framework of larger totalities-such as "humankind" and "planet earth"-within the scope of an evolutionary time frame. What results is a blueprint for negotiating a global transition to avoid collapse.
Autorenporträt
Sesh Velamoor, recognized as a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, has had a unique and distinguished career in three different fields spanning over nearly 45 years:¿in business, as a member of boards, chief executive and consultant in the electromechanical manufacturing industry;¿as a lecturer in business administration at university level; and ¿as a trustee and director of programs at the non-profit Foundation For the Future with responsibility for planning, designing, and conducting conferences, seminars, workshops and onstage interviews involving several hundred scholars of world renown, exploring the long term future of humanity on a wide array of themes such as climate change, energy, water, cultural evolution, future of humans in space, demographics, genetics and society, future humans, education etc.He is a regularly invited panelist in global seminars and conferences, as a speaker at numerous global forums on aspects of the future. He has also published articles and essays in several different journals of Future Studies.