Utopia

No wonder, then, that few people still have confidence that Germany is heading in the right direction, and that for many, the past sometimes seems more appealing than it actually was. Yet the future is not a force of nature. It arises from ideas, expectations – and from the decisions people make.

As one of Europe’s most prominent futurologists, Florence Gaub explores how people make decisions today, even when they do not know what tomorrow will bring.

In her interactive lecture-performance ‘Utopia’, she joins the audience in a search for the future thought to be lost and for a vision for 2050, ranging from our own lives to global politics: How do people want to live, work and love? What can they still expect from democracy – and what does it demand of them? Which decisions we make today determine what kind of future is even possible?

Florence Gaub is one of the most sought-after voices on the future of Europe. She advises governments, heads the NATO Defence College in Rome, has taught at Johns Hopkins University and headed the research department at the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris.