citizens of the future

Meanwhile, the majority of “normals” (to borrow a term from the sci-fi film Gattaca) are expected to take orders, complete tasks, stand in line, clock in and out . . . punctually, obediently, subserviently. No dancing in the halls, and certainly no daydreaming about a world put together differently.

Our fates, whether we like it or not, acknowledge it or not, are intermingled. Though it is not immediately legible, we sink or swim together. Still, at times, communities need space and time to build, grow and fortify apart from the whole. That’s OK as long as communities find paths to understanding in a kind of complex Venn diagram of trust from

Reciprocity of thinking requires us to pay attention to who else is speaking alongside us. It also positions us, first and foremost, as citizens embedded in dynamic legal orders and systems of relations that require us to work constantly and thoughtfully across the myriad systems of thinking, acting, and governance within which we find ourselves en

Radical Curiosity is the greatest expression of what it means to be an entrepreneur, a futurist, and a leader: willing to raise the bar of our ambitions and expectations. It is an antidote to the apathy that leaves us content with how things are and emboldens us to ask what they might become.

Education is a pipeline for young people to enter the economy, rather than their lives or the conversation the world is engaged in.

Fundamentally, Citizens are humans who want to shape the world around us for the better, and who claim and where necessary demand the right and the means to do so. To be a Citizen is to care, to take responsibility, to acknowledge one’s inherent power. To be a Citizen is to cultivate meaningful connection to a web of relationships and institutions.