1. 1 Forecasting the Future (of.....) Your Name Here Note: This is a basic framework for a presentation. You may add as many slides as you need.

2. 2 Why My Topic is Important This topic is important in its own right because… This topic has many important implications for other things…

3. 3 What Exactly am I Forecasting? How my topic is defined The limits between my topic and other topics What is the time period for my forecast, when do I expect it to come true How I will know if my forecast is correct, what are the measures or indicators

4. 4 Trend Analysis What have the past trends been? What is the likelihood of these trends projecting into the future? Will future trends be linear, or do I expect turning points? Links to evidence and examples

5. 5 Technological Developments Key Technological Developments in this field have been.. Experts in the field expect the following developments in the forseeable future Links to evidence and examples

6. 6 Preferences and Values Different views about what we would like to happen My own opinion Links to examples

7. 7 A Scenario What might the world look like in ten or twenty years? What role will my topic be playing at that time Are there alternative plausible scenarios?

8. 8 A Forecast What I think is most likely How certain or uncertain I am

9. 9 Goals What I would like to have happen Why

10. 10 Next Steps What could we do now to make the future better? How certain are we that these steps would work?