
Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition
Scenarios provide plausible alternative views of the future. Building and using scenarios can help us explore what the future might look like and the likely challenges of living in it. Join the Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition and shape the way we live, work and play!
Since 2016, Shell has been inviting university students to imagine the future of more and cleaner energy in Asian and Middle Eastern cities and how it will change the way we live, work and play.
Imagine existing more in the metaverse than in the real world. What about living as communities in huge air domes so you will always have clean air? Or commuting in all-terrain vehicles because of rising sea levels?
These were some of the ideas in the scenarios Singapore teams from the local universities created of Seoul, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City in the year 2050.
Emerging as champions was Team Zhe Kai from Nanyang Technological University, who imagined possible futures for Ho Chi Minh City. Team Zhe Kai will proceed to compete in the regional finals later this year.
Shell Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition 2021/2022 Singapore National Finals
Title: Imagine The Future Scenarios Competition Singapore Journey
Duration: 01 minute 33 seconds
Description:
Montage video on the ITF students, and their ideas on plausible scenarios in 2050.
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For A Better Future
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For a better future, stretch your thinking,
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Think not only for yourselves, but for your kids,
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think not only for yourselves, but for your kids,
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And do whatever it takes to save the earth.
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and do whatever it takes to save the earth.
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Imagine The Future Scenarios Competition
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Singapore Finals
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Imagine The Future Scenarios Competition, it's about reimagining how scenarios will play out.
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Two students on their laptop
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A trainer giving advice to students
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Painting a scenario in 2050.
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Student in a group discussion
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It allows us to stretch our perspectives.
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Two students on their laptop
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Male interview
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Student waves to camera
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Thinking about the future is incredibly important. We always need to anticipate the future.
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Student presenting
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Male interview
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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. So I think scenario planning really encapsulates that.
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Two students snapping their hands
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The trainers bobbing their heads along in rhythm
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Female interview
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A model in front of a digital version of it on screen
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Two mini dolls behind a paper sign “Enter the Metaverse here!”
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A group of students setting up their model
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One is never certain about what exactly what future will hold.
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A group of students setting up their booth
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Male interview
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The world today is very, very fragmented. However, there’s only one earth and hence we should all put aside our differences.
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Judges walking into the presentation room
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Students setting up their cardboard model
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Students getting their booth ready
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Male interview
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We need to be able to be nimble in our feet to be forward thinking and fast.
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A student explains to the judges while another presents their idea on a watch
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A student explains while holding onto a laptop
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A lot of times we try a very reactionary measure, but I think we could try a more proactive measure when we take steps to address the world's problems.
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A student holds up a board as he explains.
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A judge looking into a VR headset, then passing it along.
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A student presents while gesturing
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A judge listens intently
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Male Interview
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A student holds up a board as he explains.
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Think all those small steps really count.
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A judge listens to a student presenting her ideas
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Female Interview
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Small decisions can lead to vastly different outcomes in the future. Regardless of where we stand in society, we need to be ready for these changes.
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A male student presents confidently to the judges.
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Male interview
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A student presents in front of his team members
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A judge listens
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What is required of each and every one of us is having a tenacity as a human, as people on this earth to adapt and overcome the challenges.
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A judge listens
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A student presents in front of his team members
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A student nods as he listens
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A student looks up
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Male Interview
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A collage of each group as the camera pans
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We are all human, and some things in life are perennial, such as the need to love one another, empathize and be kind.
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There are small actions we can take to make big contributions in our efforts towards sustainable living.
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And together as a human race, we can overcome all challenges.
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Students and judges stand around giving a thumbs up sign
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shell.com.sg/imaginethefuture
Shell Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition 2021/2022 Singapore National Finals | The Journey
Title: Imagine The Future Scenarios Competition Singapore Finals
Duration: 45 seconds
Description:
Montage video on the ITF students, and their ideas on plausible scenarios in 2050.
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How Do You Imagine The Future?
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In the year 2050, I believe that we would have achieved our goals of a greener and more sustainable future.
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Students looking at their laptops
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Trainer speaking to students over Zoom
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Female Interview
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A student speaking
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I imagine a future to be a smart city run by data.
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A trainer gesturing while explaining to students
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Male Interview
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A student typing on his laptop
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Technology would be deeply integrated into every single aspect of human life.
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Students having a discussion
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Male Interview
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We won't have as many workplaces and not many schools as well.
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A trainer guiding a student as she writes on a piece of paper.
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A student gesturing while discussing with his group.
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Male Interview
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A student presenting
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Everyone is environmentally conscious as well as for the world to be using more renewable energy sources.
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Trainers listening
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Female Interview
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Trainer explaining and giving her comments
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Students smiling while listening
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The future encompasses not only growth but caring for nature in the only planet that we have.
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Students snapping their fingers along with a beat
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Trainers bobbing their head along with the beat
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A student deep in thought
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It is really an exciting time. I'm just looking forward to see what we as a world can come up with.
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A student listening
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A student listening
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Male interview
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Imagine The Future Scenarios Competition
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Shell Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition 2021/2022 | Join Us Now!
Title: Imagine The Future Scenarios Competition Singapore Sign-Ups
Duration: 45 seconds
Description:
Montage video on the ITF students, and their ideas on plausible scenarios in 2050.
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Timelapse of Shanghai
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Imagine The Future Scenarios Competition
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Why should you join?
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This competition really got me thinking about the future that I want to create for myself.
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A group of students wearing masks in discussion
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Students presenting
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Male interview.
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A group of students acting out a skit.
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A student sharing her ideas to a group.
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It forces us to think more about future scenarios, not just 5 years ahead, but decades and even centuries
ahead.
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A student speaking while gesturing with his hands
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Female interview
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A student trying out a VR headset and controls.
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A female presenting
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A student gesturing at a display while presenting.
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A student explaining while amongst his teammates.
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Learn how we
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Live,
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People crossing a road
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Work
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Two people observing a machine 3D printing an object
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And Play
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A crowd at a concert
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In 2050
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A child looking out of a car window
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Two students working on their laptops at a desk
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I think if we work together, we’ll be able to find a better solution for a better tomorrow.
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Female interview
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A student trying out a VR headset.
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A male student looking at his exhibit
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Explore
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Visual effects on a person’s eye
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Discover the possibilities
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A land rover surveying a planet
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We never know what kind of circumstance may happen along the way, and that really boils down to how
we can find opportunities amidst them
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A student looking at a video on a screen
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Female interview
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A student sharing a photo of his phone
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Female student smiling while talking to his groupmates
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A female student explaining while gesturing
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A group of students looking at a book
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How do you imagine the future
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Join us now
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Imagine the Future scenarios

Scenarios provide plausible alternative views of the future.

A team putting together their display exhibitions to better bring across their scenarios.

Powering progress together through ideas and discussions on the future of energy.

Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition allows us to think of a cleaner and more energy efficient future.

A team presenting their ideas through a skit.

Imagine how we would live, work and play in 2050? How different would it be?

A team sharing how more and cleaner energy could shape the future.

The panel of judges reviewing the scenarios presented by the Singapore teams.

Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition allows the teams to explore ideas and think out of the box.

Building and using scenarios can help us explore what the future might look like and the likely challenges of living in it.

Discover what possibilities lie in the future of energy through the Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition.

Together, we can Imagine the Future.