Imagine the Future Competition 2021/2022
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.
Shell Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition 2021/2022
How today's youth see our world in 2050
Team Seashell from Singapore emerged champion in the Shell Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition Regional Finals 2021/2022. (In a close finish) The team from Nanyang Technological University painted two futures for Ho Chi Minh City in 2050. Each year, student teams pick a city of their choice as they answer the question, “What will more and cleaner energy look like in an Asia Pacific or Middle Eastern city in 2050. How will residents live, work and play?”.
In 2050, how People In Fayoum Will Live, Work And Play? by Gryffindor, Egypt
In "from seed to machine" scenario, Water scarcity was the turning point that made Fayoum became one of the leading industrial cities in Egypt instead of being agriculture dependent. The city has also witnessed a great technological development, as there are many ways to produce clean and more energy, such as solar energy, geothermal energy, and energy from sound and molten salt and the use of piezoelectric devices. People life is now easier due to the services that are provided to them like better education and health. Thanks to the job opportunities, the Emigration dropped. People also have many ways of entertainment like hologram technology. On the other hand, In "Fayoum city "the little Egypt"" the city becomes a green city depends on agriculture, tourism and fishing. The revival point of this scenario is Qarun Lake. The laws imposed, purification techniques applied and the interesting activities built around it makes it a crucial element that changes the whole city. Some crafts are back to be pioneering again like textile and poultry. The workshops of these crafts are the main ways of entertainment for the children in order to establish the profession. Also the education is directed to serve these crafts. The main sources of energy in the city is solar panels and wind turbines.
Imagining the Future of Ho Chi Minh City by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Team Seashell analyses the status quo of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), and evaluates how the critical uncertainties, namely the economic and environmental aspects, may affect the city’s future.
The team postulated two futures: Cờ đỏ and Sao vàng.
1) Cờ đỏ - The Red Flag:
In ‘The Red Flag’, the city sticks to the status quo of a tertiary-focused economy, whilst efforts to deal with the environment remain the same. The city is powered by 7G technology, and many people’s lives revolve around the Embodied Virtual Reality Universe (EVRU) and the Internet of Things. Although these ground-breaking technologies have revolutionised the way some residents work, live, and play, this future is not perfect.
2) Sao vàng - The Golden Star:
In ‘The Golden Star’, the city transitions to a secondary-focused economy, whilst efforts to deal with the environment increase. The new economy is powered by Advanced Additive Manufacturing technology. This technology propels the city to become a leading high-end manufacturing hub in the region. It also allows the city to successfully improve their clean energy systems and adopt new ones. The environment is also in a better state than it was in the past.
A whole new look for HCM city in 2050 by Double Powerpuffs, Thailand
Given that people's awareness and behavior have a great impact on the future of energy, the representative team of Thailand has taken the resource status as a common ground to construct 2 possible scenarios for Ho Chi Minh City.
In the Horizontal Future, given the shortage of natural resources due to the excessive energy usage for rapid development. The city faced a major population and environment dilemma, people started to become more individualistic to cope with the Energy Crisis. The main focus of Ho Chi Minh City at this point in time is to further push Advanced Technology development, aspiring to discover new renewable sources and solutions to sustainability. Competitiveness and wealth gap in society will be further intensified, this situation opposed to new challenges, yet envisioning opportunities (possibilities) for the city to prosper.
On the other hand, in Vertical Future, Ho Chi Minh City is expected to have abundant resources as a result of efficient usage and preservation. To fully utilize these resources while ensuring social welfare, the government allows initial high spending and carries out The Subterranean Project. By being collectivist-oriented, residents inside the city will help each other become acquainted with the concept of living underground. The underground space, so-called District 14, will be developed with the aim of sustaining the nation’s precious resources and ensuring a higher living standard for residents to live, work, and play (inhibit).
Shell Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition 2021/2022 Regional Finals | How do you imagine the future?
Title: Imagine The Future Scenarios Competition The National Finals
Duration: 45 seconds
Description:
Look back at the journey of our 3 Regional Finalists - Team Egypt, Thailand and Singapore - during their local National Competition!
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It's all about utilising your imagination.
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Whatever we want to bring to life. We had to imagine.
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It’s incredibly important to anticipate the future,
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To exploring the unknown,
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and to play an active role in making a more informed decision.
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Teams from Singapore, Thailand, Egypt
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Teams from Singapore, Thailand, Egypt standing in a group.
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Small decisions can lead to a vastly different outcomes,
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and we need to be ready for these changes.
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Exploring
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What the future might look like
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You can make your own future. Nothing is impossible.
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Discovering possibilities
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We are just a group of students trying to help the world one step at a time.
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We all want a better future, so don't just stand around.
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You will make a difference.
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How do you Imagine the future?
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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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Painting a scenario in 2050.
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It allows us to stretch our perspectives.
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Thinking about the future is incredibly important. We always need to anticipate the future.
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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 mini dolls behind a paper sign “Enter the Metaverse here!”
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One is never certain about what exactly what future will hold.
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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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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 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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Think all those small steps really count.
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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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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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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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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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I imagine a future to be a smart city run by data.
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Technology would be deeply integrated into every single aspect of human life.
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We won't have as many workplaces and not many schools as well.
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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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Trainer explaining and giving her comments
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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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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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Imagine The Future Scenarios Competition
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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.
Teams attend a storytelling workshop where they learn how to creatively deliver their scenarios for the Singapore Finals.
Teams are taught different techniques to better present their scenarios.
A team acting out their scenario during the storytelling workshop.
A team putting their creativity into action.
Previous editions
Imagine the Future Competition 2018/2019
Participants from Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition 2018/2019 share their experiences.
Imagine the Future Competition 2019/2020
Participants from Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition 2019/2020 share their experiences.
Imagine the Future Competition 2020/2021
Participants from Imagine the Future Scenarios Competition 2020/2021 share their experiences.