Name: 3 ways to plan for the (very) long term
Uploaded: 2017-04-10T14:58:16Z
Duration: 13 min 33 s
Description: We increasingly make decisions based on short-term goals and gains -- an approach that makes the future more uncertain and less safe. How can we learn to think about and plan for a better future in the long term ... like, grandchildren-scale long term? Ari Wallach shares three tactics for thinking beyond the immediate.

We increasingly make decisions based on short-term goals and gains -- an approach that makes the future more uncertain and less safe. How can we learn to think about and plan for a better future in the long term ... like, grandchildren-scale long term? Ari Wallach shares three tactics for thinking beyond the immediate.

Ari Wallach: 3 ways to plan for the (very) long term

3 ways to plan for the (very) long term

Embracing longpath thinking can shift us from short-term gains to addressing grand-scale problems with future generations in mind.

Transgenerational ethics implores us to make decisions with the far-reaching impact on future generations as a core consideration.

By questioning 'to what end?', we're encouraged to think beyond our lifespan, aiming for solutions with a 30 to 100-year outlook.