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Indiana State of the Future Index (SOFI) |
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A State of the Future Index or SOFI is a futuring tool used to look holistically at the long-range future at some scope level of society.
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Global Trends |
Regional Trends |
Indiana Trends |
Data/ Measures |
SWOT Analysis |
Desired State |
| Consumption |
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| Trade patterns |
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| Trade partners and alliances |
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| Structural change |
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| Wealth distribution |
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| Debt Level |
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| Taxation |
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| Employment/Unemployment |
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| Impact of globalization |
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| Contradictions |
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| Expansion/Development |
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| Integration |
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| Sectoral production |
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| Technology |
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| Science |
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| Manufacturing |
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| Retail |
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| Wholesale |
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| Education |
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| Sustainability |
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| Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels |
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| World forest area |
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| Fossil fuel usage |
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| Water resources |
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| Forest lands |
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| Carbon emissions (industrial, consumer) |
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| Alternative energy |
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| Technological literacy |
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| Technological divide |
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| Infrastructure |
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| Number of networked people |
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| Change capacity |
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| Privacy |
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| Communities |
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| Life expectancy |
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| Literacy rate |
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| Democracy level |
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| Health Care |
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| Status of youth |
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| Status of women |
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| Health/Fitness |
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| Human equity/Diversity |
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| Crime |
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| Value change |
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| Security |
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| Power levels (local, state, region, nation, global) |
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| Population levels and growth |
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| Fertility |
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| Infant Mortality |
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| Mortality/Aging/Life Expectancy |
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| Migration |
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| Land use and production levels |
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| Calorie availability |
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| Malnutrition rates |
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| Resource and production levels |
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| Demand patterns |
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| Renewable energy share |
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Here's an example of a State of the Future publication made available by the Millenium Project:
http://www.acunu.org/millennium/sof2007.html
And here is an example template for a State of the Future Index for Indiana:
http://writer.zoho.com/public/knowledgemachine/Indiana-SOFI-Delphi
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