In the preceding pages, you discovered four version of Ghent in 2040. They were presented through a description of the driving forces that design the specific worlds through their interplay. We also presented you with testimonies from two characters every time. This provided you with bottom-up look - through the eyes of the people who live and work in the presented worlds, giving meaning to life. We also provided you with the compasses, making the differences and similarities between the four version of Ghent 2040 visible. Moreover, the compasses may offer inspiration for the types of actions that can be taken on the road to 2040. Finally, we described each world from the layering that is typical of it - on the basis of characteristic facts, systems, worldviews, and metaphors.
Now, it’s your turn. We hope that you feel sufficiently inspired to get started with it. What do you think Ghent will be like in 2040? Perhaps, you’re considering completely different driving forces as starting points. Perhaps you’re consider other technologies, materials, or organizational structures that simplify or complicate the lives of people in Ghent in 2040. Perhaps you can come up with a range of different news facts for each of the scripts? Perhaps you want to make a new combination of the best ideas from the four scripts to create a new script. Perhaps you can come up with a whole new basic story or an original metaphor, based on which you create a new layered reality. Of perhaps you want to share your opinion on the elements you find desirable and undesirable.
We are very interested in how you see the future of Ghent’s people and technology. Will you share your ideas with us? Give us a call or send us an email. We are happy to discuss everything over a cup of coffee!
