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(ｉｍａｇｉｎｅｉｔ’ｓｔｈｅｙｅａｒ２０３１．)
Imagine it’s the year 2031.
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You receive a message from
(ｔｈｅｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔｗｅｌｌ)
the government: “We’ll
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pay you to move to a
(ｃｌｉｍａｔｅ－ｒｅｓｉｌｉｅｎｔｃｉｔｙ．”)
climate-resilient city.”
(ａｒｏｕｎｄｔｈｅｗｏｒｌｄ，ｐｅｏｐｌｅ)
Around the world, people
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are relocating because
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of climate risks. Sounds
(ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｉｎｇ？ｍａｙｂｅ．ｂｕｔ)
surprising? Maybe. But
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this might be part of
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our real future.
(ｎｏｗａｓｋｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ：ｗｈｉｃｈ)
Now ask yourself: Which
(ｃｉｔｉｅｓｗｏｕｌｄｙｏｕｃｈｏｏｓｅ？)
cities would you choose?
(ａｎｄｈｏｗｒｅａｄｙａｒｅｙｏｕ)
And how ready are you
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to even answer that?
(ｗｈｙｄｏｗｅｆｅｅｌｃａｕｇｈｔｏｆｆ)
Why do we feel caught off
(ｇｕａｒｄｗｈｅｎｔｈｅｆｕｔｕｒｅ)
guard when the future
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becomes the present?
(ｌｅｔ’ｓｔａｋｅａｌｏｏｋａｔ)
Let’s take a look at
(ｔｈｅｓｅｔｗｏｗｏｒｄｓ：)
these two words:
など
(ｕｎｔｈｉｎｋａｂｌｅａｎｄ)
“unthinkable” and
(ｕｎｉｍａｇｉｎａｂｌｅ．)
“unimaginable.”
(ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇｔｏｒｅｃｅｎｔ)
According to recent
(ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ，ｔｈｅｓｅｗｏｒｄｓａｐｐｅａｒ)
research, these words appear
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in news articles far more often
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than they did a few decades ago.
(ｗｅｕｓｅｔｈｅｍｗｈｅｎｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ)
We use them when something
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completely surprises us when
(ｗｅ’ｒｅｓｈｏｃｋｅｄｂｙｎａｔｕｒａｌ)
we’re shocked by natural
(ｄｉｓａｓｔｅｒｓ，ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌｅｖｅｎｔｓ，)
disasters, political events,
(ｐａｎｄｅｍｉｃｓ，ｏｒｎｅｗｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｉｅｓ．)
pandemics, or new technologies.
(ｂｕｔｗｈａｔｉｆｏｕｒｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｉｓｎ’ｔ)
But what if our problem isn’t
(ｔｈｅｆｕｔｕｒｅｉｔｓｅｌｆｗｈａｔｉｆｏｕｒ)
the future itself what if our
(ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｉｓｏｕｒｌａｃｋｏｆ)
problem is our lack of
(ｐｒｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ？)
preparation?
(ｍｏｒｅｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃａｌｌｙ，ａｌａｃｋｏｆ)
More specifically, a lack of
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imagination.
(ｊａｎｅｍｃｇｏｎｉｇａｌ，ａｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｒ)
Jane McGonigal, a researcher
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at the Institute for the
(ｆｕｔｕｒｅ，ａｒｇｕｅｓｔｈａｔｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ)
Future, argues that imagination
(ｉｓｎ’ｔｊｕｓｔｆｏｒａｒｔｉｓｔｓｏｒｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ．)
isn't just for artists or children.
(ｉｔ’ｓａｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌｓｋｉｌｌｆｏｒｌｅａｄｅｒｓ，)
It's a critical skill for leaders,
(ｐｌａｎｎｅｒｓ，ａｎｄｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ－ｓｏｌｖｅｒｓ．)
planners, and problem-solvers.
(ｗｈｅｎｗｅｃａｎｉｍａｇｉｎｅａｆｕｔｕｒｅｅｖｅｎ)
When we can imagine a futureeven
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one that is difficult or
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frightening we become more capable
(ｏｆｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇｔｏｉｔ．ｗｅｃａｎｂｅ)
of responding to it. We can be
(ｆｌｅｘｉｂｌｅ．ｗｅｃａｎｆｉｎｄｈｏｐｅ．ｗｅｃａｎ)
flexible. We can find hope. We can
(ｌｅａｄ．)
lead.
(ｉｎｆａｃｔ，ｊｕｓｔｂｙｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇａｂｏｕｔ)
In fact, just by thinking about
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future scenarios, our brain builds
(ｎｅｗｐａｔｈｗａｙｓ．ｗｅｂｅｃｏｍｅｍｏｒｅ)
new pathways. We become more
(ｍｅｎｔａｌｌｙｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ，ｍｏｒｅｅｍｏｔｉｏｎａｌｌｙ)
mentally prepared, more emotionally
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resilientand more powerful in how
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we face uncertainty.
(ｓｏｔｏｄａｙ，ｌｅｔ’ｓｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅｔｈｅｉｄｅａ)
So today, let’s challenge the idea
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that some futures are
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“unthinkable.”
(ｂｅｃａｕｓｅｗｉｔｈｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ，ｎｏｆｕｔｕｒｅ)
Because with imagination, no future
(ｉｓｔｏｏｓｔｒａｎｇｅｔｏｐｒｅｐａｒｅｆｏｒ．)
is too strange to prepare for.
(ｌｅｔ’ｓｍｏｖｅｔｏａｎｅｘａｍｐｌｅｏｆｔｈｉｓ)
Let’s move to an example of this
(ｉｄｅａｉｎａｃｔｉｏｎ：ｔｈｅｗｅｌｃｏｍｅｐａｒｔｙ)
idea in action: the Welcome Party
(ａｎｄｔｈｅｆｕｔｕｒｅｏｆｃｌｉｍａｔｅ)
and the future of climate
(ｍｉｇｒａｔｉｏｎ・・・)
migration…