Our friends at UCAS and the charity, Forum for the Future would like to hear from you about what you find important in life and what you think the future holds for you and the world.
The aim of the survey is to gain insight into the view of future leaders, and to raise awareness of their views amongst present day leaders in business, government and the education sector. The survey findings will be published in the second annual Future Leaders Survey, launched early in 2008.
So check your email inboxes and delve into your junk folders, dig out the email and follow the link to fill out this year’s survey. Tell us what you think.
And it’s worth your while. Everyone who completes the questionnaire will be entered into a prize draw. We have five iPod Nanos to give away as well five cash prizes of £100.
LAST YEAR: WHAT YOU TOLD US IT WOULD BE LIKE IN 2031
On the world
A world where resources are at a premium and are unevenly distributed between rich and poor.
66% expect oil to have run out.
52% predict a war will have been fought over access to water.
80% believe inequality between rich.
and poor countries will have grown.
Only 7% think that the end of poverty in Africa is likely or very likely by 2031.
On the UK
A United Kingdom where quality of life may have improved but divisions still exist.
50% expect quality of life in the UK to be better than it is today, though.
72% expect the gap between rich and poor people to have grown.
47% think smoking will have been made illegal.
On technology
A more technologically advanced world.
74% expect to be talking to their computers rather than using a keyboard.
44% expect computers to be more intelligent than humans.
12% think virtual reality holidays will be popular.
And on the environment
A world suffering the ravages of climate change.
91% expect the effects of climate change to be felt.
Almost four-fifths (78%) of these think climate change will make their lives a little or a lot worse.
And 55% expect that business will take more responsibility than governments for dealing with climate change.
75% predict green taxes on air travel (though 54% expect long haul air travel to be cheaper than today).
70% think tigers will be extinct in the wild.
Related links
The Future Leaders Survey 2006/07
Forum for the Future website
