Scenarios
for the
Future
of
Technology
and
International Development
 
This report was produced byThe Rockefeller Foundationand Global Business Network.May 2010
 
Contents
Letter from Judith Rodin
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Letter from Peter Schwartz
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Introduction
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 WHY SCENARIOS?
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 WHY TECHNOLOGY?
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THE FOCAL QUESTION
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ENGAGING YOUR IMAGINATION
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The Scenario Framework
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CHOOSING THE CRITICAL UNCERTAINTIES
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GLOBAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ALIGNMENT
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 ADAPTIVE CAPACITY
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THE SCENARIO NARRATIVES
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Lock Step
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Clever Together 
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Hack Attack
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Smart Scramble
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Concluding Thoughts
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 Appendix
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