THE COMPETITIONS 2

A MORE CONSCIOUS EVOLUTION

OF OUR SOCIETY

REQUIRES A VISION THAT UPLIFTS AND ENGAGES PEOPLE

AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY

Green low cost energy

Better, brighter, cleaner alternatives like solar immediately remove key aspects of poverty. Put simply, a solar powered light or system improves the life and situation of every household

MANAGING THE AGE WAVE

Age Wave

More people living longer. Too few have adequate pension planning. Most governments are in debt. That's why we need to find ideas and models that can solve this critical challenge.

ENDING EXTREME POVERTY

Extreme Poverty

is the ultimate misery for any human being. It also leads to sickness, lack of education, social problems, conflicts, crime, migration. How can we innovate and solve this critical Goal?

HEALTH & WELLBEING

Health & Wellbeing

H & W improvements can be transformational. The challenge is how to weave them into school curricula and popular culture in poorer countries, where they'll have most impact.

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

Conflict

80% of conflict situations occur independently of human will. By people’s characteristics, structure of the organization, conditioned by culture established within organizations. Better models for resolution may be key.

MODERNISING EDUCATION

Education

AI, robotics and biotech are redefining our world and preparing students for their future. A relevant education means entrepreneurship, social sciences, technology, engineering and wellness.

SUSTAINABLE CITIES & COMMMUNITIES

Sustainability

Sustainability means transforming how we build and manage urban spaces. Making cities sustainable = creating career/business opportunities, safer affordable housing, resilient societies and economies.

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Global Governance

Unless approached at global level, things like air traffic control and clean oceans will fail. What we seek is robust models that harness technology, acceptable to states everywhere.

PEACE & JUSTICE

Peace & Justice

Peaceful, just, inclusive societies vital for sustainable development. Access to justice for all. Effective, accountable, inclusive institutions at all levels. The basic needs of a rules-based society.

GENDER EQUALITY

Gender Inequality

Developing countries have more unequal gender policies. Pay, access to health, finance, land ownership, education are issues that arise. Human trafficking, under-age marriage need solving.

FOOD SECURITY

Food security

Poor food security causes millions of children to be stunted, too short for their age, due to severe malnutrition. 800 million without food security; another 2 billion at risk by 2050.

REFORMING OUR INSTITUTIONS

Reforming Institutions

It is not often that those within an institution focus on reforming it. Our institutions - from WTO to IMF, from UN to World Bank - areas of the law, education and health care - need purposeful reform.

HOUSING

Housing

What are the secrets to arranging decent, adequate, affordable and healthy housing for all, sustainably? Great design, new materials, innovative technology, creative financing all comes into it.

FIRES

Managing Fires

We're experiencing loss of our public spaces, forests, regenerative spaces and a loss of species. What innovative ideas or policies can protect this precious legacy better?

CYBER SECURITY

Cyber Security

What’s our best defence against hacking, IP rights abuses, economic espionage, online extortion, identity theft, and a growing list of other Internet-facilitated offenses? We need to improve them.

SOCIAL FICTIONS

Social Fictions

Fictions have a purpose. What we see and imagine is what eventually is created. Social Fiction - better societies and institutions can be won IF WE IMAGINE THEM FIRST!

TECH & VOTER ENGAGEMENT

TECH & VOTERS

The dramas of voting in Brexit debates and supposed interference by foreign parties highlight the case for modern, incorruptible, more efficient voting systems for elections and within legislatures.

THE FUTURE OF POLITICS

Future Of Politics

Lost trust in politicians, declining interest in party membership, especially by millennials, spells the end of politics as it has been in many parts of the world. Democracy depends on citizen engagement.

ENDING MODERN DAY SLAVERY

Ending Slavery

Efforts to change legislation, train police, set up identification networks, engage airlines/ hotels to monitor suspicious travellers. Its an unending fight but helped by education and tech.

LOOKING AFTER REFUGEES

Refugees

Migrants and refugees are the most vulnerable: more children, more women, frightened, weary, no resources. With governments under-resourced and under pressure to stop them, how to best help refugees?

WE'RE BLAMING 'SOCIETY,' YET WE ARE SOCIETY. SO TO MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE, WE MUST CHANGE OURSELVES FIRST."

RAMANDEET SINGH