the future of measuring national performance 2030
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Presented by Laura Schlehuber This session highlights the best student products from the award-winning graduate program in Foresight at the University of Houston. The session will include the best essays, forecasts, scenarios, and plans from the next generation of professional futurists.TRANSCRIPT
Reliance on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Current Conditions
Robert F. Kennedy once said that a country's GDP
measures “everything…except that which makes life
worthwhile”.
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Working more hours and are paid less per hours worked
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Pension Coverage Rate Shrinks
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Inequality grows with GDP
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Biocapacity levels decreasing
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What if we stay on this course?
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IT’S TIME FOR GDP TO RETIRE!
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Alternative Futures
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Laura's GPI CalculationEconomic Environmental Social
WFS Payment -
U of Houston Payment -
Hotel ($200)
TOTAL ($200)
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Bottle of Water $200
Paper Free! $300
Noise Pollution ($500)
TOTAL $0
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Terribly Nervous ($500)
Great Audience $2,000
TOTAL
$1,500
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TOTAL ($200) TOTAL $0 TOTAL $1,500
GRAND TOTAL (AVERAGE)
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$433
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