This manifesto was written as a result of a research process where I looked at the future of a rapidly changing world
Who am I to decide the future?
Out of all of us, why should I influence our future fate?
Our world is changing faster and faster.
In a world where Google has replaced most libraries,
and labour markets change rapidly,
Capacity to change becomes the most valuable commodity.
Whomever creates change the fastest, decides our fate.
In a world where young people are drugging themselves to perform;
Where democracy is globally in decline;
Where education and other public services are increasingly privatized;
Where the tech industry both creates and exploits our dependency on everyday technologies.
Whomever creates change the fastest, decides our fate.
But, we also live in a world where young people are yearning for meaning and compassion;
Where the powerless relentlessly raise their voices;
Where our communities, online or offline, are spaces for sharing knowledge and ideas;
Where we have more time to think, and more means to care.
Each of us has a choice.
We could resist change;
We could submit to change;
Or we could create change ourselves.
Actually, each of us has a responsibility.
Who am I to decide the future?
I should be! But not alone…
How could I help others, engage with, work towards, and take ownership of their own personal and collective futures?