The objectives of the course:
- Understand the elements of the "ideal".
- Learn how to think about possible futures.
- Learn to design alternative ideal futures.
- Learn about backcasting as a method of predicting and deciding the future course of society.
- Develop connections with like minded people and form action teams for doing things together.
- Share your understanding of the world and its future with others and get feedback.
- Work together to realize visions of the future in realization teams.
- Design futures worth pursuing.
- Understand what a "better" world is exactly.