Time Horizon
The future is not only divided by topic, but also by time. Every curated item is tagged by its horizon — from short-term signals to civilizational shifts spanning a century. This page reveals the same content through a temporal lens.
Short-term signal
Noise, disruption, weak signals, sudden frictions and early indicators already visible today.
10-year shift
Directional change that can plausibly redefine sectors, institutions or markets within a decade.
Lab-grown meat: Why are countries banning it?
Lab-grown meat is often touted as the solution to climate-friendly meat production. But in some parts of the world, governments are introducing laws to stop it from being produced. On the Global Story podcast, Lucy Hockings speaks with Graihagh Jackson, host of The Climate Question programme on the BBC World Service and our Asia business reporter Nick Marsh. They discuss whether cultivated meat is a potential solution to the climate crisis or just a gimmick.
The Future of Food in post-Covid
A few times a year, Wouter de Heij delivers an extended lecture. In the pre-COVID era, these were held in large venues with clients, partners, or other interested audiences. Such lectures typically focus on food technology, emerging developments and trends, or on “agriculture in the developing world.”
The Sweet Future of Vertical Farming
Can strawberries grown inside a building taste sweeter than those grown in a field? Farming entrepreneur Hiroki Koga explores how his team is combining solar-powered vertical farms with AI, robotics and indoor bee colonies to grow delicious strawberries year-round — and how this practice, if widely adopted, could deliver a harvest of benefits for the future of food. (Recorded at TED2024 on April 16, 2024)
30-year structural
Deep systemic change affecting infrastructure, demographics, energy, food or the architecture of society.
50–100 year
Rare but essential long-horizon thinking around biosphere, civilization, megacities, rurality and technology as environment.