Forces shaping the future of humanity
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The Big Picture is an essential compilation of the serious issues, problems and challenges all of us living on the planet face. Everybody should read this to understand better what is going on around us.
ANDRÉ KUIPERS
Astronaut European Space Agency
The Big Picture is a comprehensive read that tackles the most pressing challenges and opportunities of our time. Topics are presented in an interconnected manner and are put forward with such urgency that the reader is forced to challenge their own beliefs and values. Bringing together cutting-edge research and multiple perspectives, this work is an invaluable tool for everyone supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Big Picture leaves us in little doubt of the need for rapid change in order to secure the brightest and most sustainable future for generations to come.
PROF. DR. JAN PETER BALKENENDE
Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Explore The Big Picture is a book written for those who want to know more about global patterns / trends and their impact, both now and in the future. Explore The Big Picture explains and links several driving forces that globally impact humanity.
Topics like technology, climate change, society, economy, power, control, space and the human factor. These (and other) driving forces are impacting not only our present but are also shaping our future.
By looking at these topics both individually and together, you are able to form a clearer picture of where we are at and where we may be heading. Thus, allowing us to make decisions and changes that will move humanity forward in the best way possible.
Errata
In writing Explore the Big Picture we have done our best to rely on the most up to date sources and the most accurate facts available. However with a book that adresses so many topic mistakes are inevitable. Unforunately some errors where discovered after the book was published. On the this page you can find a list of errors and the correspponding corrections.