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SUMMARY:Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society 2025
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DESCRIPTION:In a world often defined by scarcity – of resources\, opport
 unities\, and vision – this year’s edition of the Rhodes Forum on Tech
 nology & Society invites us to reimagine abundance on a global scale.\n\nH
 ow can society move beyond zero-sum thinking to create a future where pros
 perity\, sustainability\, and human potential are not constrained but expa
 nded? Building on last year’s conversations on envisioning the future th
 rough a more positive lens\, this convening will bring together thought le
 aders\, technologists\, policymakers\, and change-makers from across the g
 lobe to explore the conditions that enable abundance – and the barriers 
 that prevent it.\n\nBut\, what is Abundance?\n\nAt its core\, abundance is
  the belief that we can build a world where there is enough housing\, heal
 thcare\, clean energy\, infrastructure\, and opportunity for everyone to l
 ead better lives. It is the state in which there is enough of what we need
  to create lives better than what we have had. This framing asks us to mov
 e beyond scarcity-driven thinking\, where caution\, bureaucracy\, and limi
 ted resources shape our collective choices\, and instead imagine a future 
 centred on bold action\, inclusive innovation\, and societal well-being.\n
 \nThese ideas have emerged primarily from American contexts\, recently gai
 ning traction through the work of  Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. Can such
  a vision be meaningfully extended to the rest of the world? What would ab
 undance look like in developing economies or in communities where systemic
  inequalities persist? And perhaps most importantly: Is abundance even the
  right goal?\n\nAt the 2025 Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society\, we invi
 te you to grapple with these questions. This is your space to think critic
 ally\, challenge prevailing assumptions\, and shape your own vision of the
  future!
LOCATION:Rhodes House\, South Parks Road OX1 3RG
TZID:Europe/London
URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/86054a3c-9cc6-4088-b9ef-74876ffebec9/
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