About
Reimagining an alternative future,
not an extension of the present: IFs
The Institute for the Creation of Future Society (IFs) is not a research institute that predicts the future. Rather than predicting the future, IFs uses cutting-edge science to research alternative futures that are not an extension of the present. To accomplish this, we must examine the past to identify alternative paths, consider ideas that have never been conceived before but that would be remarkable if possible, and determine if society truly desires such a future by engaging in dialogue with the general public. We must also consider how to create something new and exciting and how to verify what society truly desires. The IFs comprises researchers affiliated with the Institute for Earth Life, the Center for Future Humanity, and the Center for the Creation of Well-Being. These researchers have established six initiatives. Though they appear independent, they are organically connected. DLab+ supports these six initiatives.
Kickoff Movie
#1
What does the Institute of Future Science (IFs) think of the future?
#2
Solving the Dilemma of Ownership from the Perspective of International Politics
#3
Considering Environment and Health on a Global Scale
Initiatives
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01
Planetary Wellbeing Initiative
The global environment affects human wellbeing, and human behavior affects the wellbeing of the planet. We will explore the dynamic relationship between people's wellbeing and the wellbeing of the planet, and outline a path to an alternative future where people's wellbeing equals the wellbeing of the Earth. -
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Social Dilemma Initiative
We will combine the humanities, social sciences, and science to find holistic solutions to social issues with inevitable trade-offs, which cannot be fully optimized. -
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Social Phase Transition Initiative
Assuming that society is undergoing a phase transition like matter, what happens at its boiling or melting point? Are there triggers or signs before a social phase transition occurs? In this study, we will use mathematical models based on examples such as responses to global crises and the spread of innovations to elucidate social phase transitions. -
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Human Transforming Initiative
To what extent can human beings change? We will explore the potential of physical functional forms, including the limits of human movement, the variety of organ functions, the resilience of the human spirit, and the capacity for hypergrowth in the face of adversity. Additionally, we will address telepathy, considered the ultimate form of communication, using epidemiological studies of quantum entanglement, twins, and parents and their children. -
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Space Humanity Initiative
We will study the science, technology, and ideology necessary for expanding human activities into space and creating new societies on the Moon and Mars. We will also consider the impact this expansion will have on Earth, as well as the societal and value transformations it will bring. -
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Evolutions in Eating Initiative
Technology is creating new foods and changing our experience of eating. The way our culture and body have nurtured "eating" may offer hints for the future that differ from mass production. We will explore how society and technology can enrich the meaning of "eating" from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Planetary Wellbeing Initiative
The global environment affects human wellbeing, and human behavior affects the wellbeing of the planet. We will explore the dynamic relationship between people's wellbeing and the wellbeing of the planet, and outline a path to an alternative future where people's wellbeing equals the wellbeing of the Earth.
Social Dilemma Initiative
We will combine the humanities, social sciences, and science to find holistic solutions to social issues with inevitable trade-offs, which cannot be fully optimized.
Social Phase Transition Initiative
Assuming that society is undergoing a phase transition like matter, what happens at its boiling or melting point? Are there triggers or signs before a social phase transition occurs? In this study, we will use mathematical models based on examples such as responses to global crises and the spread of innovations to elucidate social phase transitions.
Human Transforming Initiative
To what extent can human beings change? We will explore the potential of physical functional forms, including the limits of human movement, the variety of organ functions, the resilience of the human spirit, and the capacity for hypergrowth in the face of adversity. Additionally, we will address telepathy, considered the ultimate form of communication, using epidemiological studies of quantum entanglement, twins, and parents and their children.
Space Humanity Initiative
We will study the science, technology, and ideology necessary for expanding human activities into space and creating new societies on the Moon and Mars. We will also consider the impact this expansion will have on Earth, as well as the societal and value transformations it will bring.
Evolutions in Eating Initiative
Technology is creating new foods and changing our experience of eating. The way our culture and body have nurtured "eating" may offer hints for the future that differ from mass production. We will explore how society and technology can enrich the meaning of "eating" from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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