New World Same Humans #39 – Audio Version

Welcome to the podcast version of New World Same Humans, a weekly newsletter on trends, technology, and society by David Mattin. If you’re listening to this and you haven’t yet subscribed, then join 13,000+ curious souls on a journey to build a better shared future 🚀🔮 What do we owe future generations? That’s the short, yet vastly complex, question at the heart of this week’s New World Same Humans. An increasingly influential idea holds that for centuries, those of us in the Global North have been stealing – value, resources, and peace – from the future. And that now, it’s time to start giving it back. Before we start, a reminder that this week saw the launch of the NWSH Slack community! A few days in, we’re already assembling an amazing group from all over the world. Find out more, and get a link to join, below But first this essay, which is called Decolonizing the Future. Hit play! If you prefer to read this instalment, go here for the text version of New World Same Humans #39. Links in this week’s instalment 1. In September the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) opened for trading in US. 2. In Japan, the economist Professor Tatsuyoshi Saijo is the creator of a new policymaking movement called Future Design. The future is now Thanks for listening this week. When it comes to New World Same Humans, this week the future finally arrived. I mean, of course, the arrival of the long-promised NWSH Slack Group! A few days in, we’ve already assembled a fascinating, eclectic, and high-achieving group. They include successful founders, senior insight professionals, service designers, marketers, AI researchers, strategists and more. If you haven’t yet joined: come inside! ***Simply follow this link to join the New World Same Humans Slack group*** And if you know others – a friend, family member or colleague – who’d also find our group useful, just forward this email to them with a prompt to sign up to the newsletter. When they do, they’ll receive a welcome email with a link to the Slack. Alternatively, you could New World Same Humans across one of your social networks, and let people know why you find this newsletter valuable. Just hit the share button! Your membership of our community is valued. I’ll be back on Wednesday; until then, be well. David. David Mattin sits on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Consumption. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newworldsamehumans.substack.com