The Grassroots Economics video shows trends that lead to The Maker Economy in the
2020 Forecast
What our economy could look like over the next decade or more, a change from economies
of scale to economies of groups. It values collaboration more than negotiation,
and bottom-up rather than top-down processes. In the Maker Economy, these principles
combine with new tools to democratize fabrication and design, and the production
of goods becomes more local and customized.
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The Volatile Communities video shows trends that lead to Platforms for Resilience
in the 2020 Forecast. Flexibility, readiness, and resilience are important skills
for coping with a volatile world.
Urban locales that face compromised environmental conditions, declining measures
of health, uncharted social challenges, and few shared norms to guide action will
be looking for ways to pioneer security, safety and sustainability.
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