The future is always with us. Not a day passes without our being confronted with the long-term
consequences of climate change shrinking resources financial crises or the risks of the aging
society. The world of the day after tomorrow often seems abstract remote from normality and
fateful. The future appears to be growing and developing while we stand by powerless to
influence it.This is the focus of ABSTRAKT No. 13 with topics that directly affect our lives
ranging from having babies our work food and homes through to dying. Of course no one knows
what the future will look like. It therefore has to be envisaged in a variety of scenarios then
we can shape it for ourselves. This book presents ideas and alternative solutions to the
everyday after tomorrow with New York environmental artist and engineer Natalie Jeremijenko
Finnish strategy designer Marco Steinberg ETH professor Theo Wehner London technology
journalist Olivia Solon and Munich industrial designer Konstantin Grcic. The future is ours!
