Looking at what the world will be like in 2050. A set of downloadable cards identifying key global issues and trends driving change in the built environment. From climate change to urbanisation to poverty, each set examines the top 25 drivers of change impacting our societies and markets.

Card set features seven topics that have been chosen as headings for further discussion: energy, waste, climate change, water, demographics, urbanisation and poverty. The 175 cards are divided into five domains known as the STEEP framework: societal, technological, economic, environmental, and political. Each card represents a single driver of change – for instance urban migration, aging population, austerity-along with a challenging and thought-provoking question. The flip side of the card provides pertinent data to expand on the question, as well as maps, graphs, and other illustrations. An accompanying booklet offers tips on how to use these cards independently or in a group setting. Whether brainstorming for new ideas or facilitating a discussion, these graphically sophisticated cards are an excellent resource for anyone interested in the future of technology, design and sustainability or indeed the way we might live in the years to come.

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