Building the Bridge from Now to 2035

What to expect in “Postcards from 2035” — Table of Contents

“Your challenge is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.” — Earl Nightingale. Image courtesy Luca Onniboni

Here’s how we’re going to build a bridge to the world we need, from the world that exists. Let me know which topic you’re most interested in so that I know what to write next. Chapters with no live links have not been completed yet — they’re included to provide an idea of the overall direction.

Part 1 — The Basic Building Blocks

This section describes the basic format, structure and functions of our society. It’s important to understand these principles before diving into how we live.

• Introduction: Hi, I’m Gracey
• How the World Thinks in 2035
• Life Without Middlemen
• The (Revised) Rules of the Game of Life
• Our Ideology
• The Big Picture — Project 2030 and How we Solved the Planet’s Grand Challenges

Part 2— Life in 2035

This section describes how our society functions and what life is like.

• How We Identify Ourselves
• Our Data-Driven Society
• How We Educate Ourselves
• How We Grade Ourselves
• How Ideas Spread
• The Abundance Score
• Employment & Value Creation
• Universal Abundance Income
• Ownership vs. Access
• Public Science & Research
• How Our Healthcare Works
• Government & Politics
• The Environment
• The Economy

Part 3— The Transition: 2020–2035

This section gives a brief history of what happened between 2020 and 2035, to give you clues about how you can manage your own transition, and why it must commence by 2020.

• Citizen-Led Societal Design
• The Data Trust
• The Collapse of Neoliberalism

Part 4— What You Can Do

• Crowdsourcing the Future
• Community Conversations
• The #2035 Global Plan
• Business Ideas (for tech entrepreneurs)

Part 5 — References

• Bigliography

Postcards from 2035 is a series of profoundly simple interlinking ideas describing life in a highly desirable society, where everything and everyone is advanced, happy, intelligent and problem-free. It’s a blueprint of the world we need to create. The best thing you can do to help us get there is to share with your friends and get the conversation started.