Future doesn’t simply happen, but is influenced by individual, social, economic, and political actions. The “Bright Prospects” project aims to show and analyze positive futures and present attractive and constructive visions for the future as a counterpoint to the stories of decline that are widespread in Germany. The Center for Societal Progress wants to initiate a public dialogue about the kind of future visions that might be thinkable and desirable for Germany. The BMW Foundation supports this project.

The Center for Societal Progress and the BMW Foundation hope to find answers to the following questions: Where do we want to go as a society and why? How will we get there? We want to draw attention to the fact that today’s decisions play a crucial role in shaping the future.

A public debate is to make visible the fundamental value systems and links between the different social groups, making it possible to constructively use commonalities, differences and connections for the social dialogue. By laying bare the mechanisms to develop and implement positive visions for the future, we hope that they will serve to guide civil-society, political and economic practitioners in their decisions.

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