At the beginning of the 21st century, humanity is at the completion of a cycle fed by numerous founding myths such as technical and scientific progress, infinite growth, positive finance and unlimited resources. The human society is facing its responsibilities and is at a shifting point. Denying...

This article tries to imagine the future of the French ski resorts in 2040, by using the method of Scenario Planning. What will be the snow coverage in the French mountains in 2040? What social, economic and political consequences will it cause for mountain cities? Will skiing remain a fashionable...

Coming back to the origins of mankind, Hervé Kempf retraces the great divergence between continents observed with the development of capitalism, and the great convergence at work since a few years. But we have to take into account that we now facing a "green wall", due to the finiteness of raw...

Long-term common interests require the implementation of a collective intelligence. Human collective intelligence is not instinctive and must be built. Education in general and alternative pedagogies in particular can boost the collective intelligence process.

Luxury and sustainability may seem at odds. However they share common values, so that they turn out to be quite close and able to nurture a meaningful dialogue. If we think beyond prejudices, we can have a head start and show how - and why - to do usual things differently or do different things in...