Technological Innovations
Scenarios exploring how different technological developments or their timing might have changed history
What If Artificial Intelligence Achieved True Consciousness?
Investigating the philosophical, ethical, and societal implications of a world where AI systems develop genuine self-awareness and consciousness comparable to human beings.
What If the Industrial Revolution Started Earlier?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if the Industrial Revolution had begun centuries earlier, fundamentally altering the development of technology, society, and global power structures.
What If Cryptocurrency Became the Global Standard Currency?
Examining the profound economic, political, and social consequences of a world where Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies replaced traditional fiat currencies as the primary global medium of exchange.
What If Social Media Never Existed?
Exploring how modern society, politics, and human relationships would have developed if Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms were never created.
What If New Zealand Became the World's First Carbon-Negative Country?
Exploring the environmental, economic, and geopolitical consequences if New Zealand achieved carbon-negative status through aggressive climate action, transforming its economy and global influence.
What If Y2K Actually Caused a Global Computer Meltdown?
Exploring how society, technology, and global development would have been transformed if the Year 2000 bug had triggered the widespread technological failures that many feared.