Implementing "Implementing the Future"
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In the afterword of "Implementing the Future," I wrote the following.
To implement in society concepts such as "social implementation" and "implementing the future," simply conveying information will not work. This book has only sketched out the impact and the path leading to it, and from here on we will need to carry out governance and sensemaking around its content. That is the author's homework.
So, after publishing Implementing the Future in January 2021, I have been "implementing" the book.
After its publication, I spoke about it some 30 times at public events and in-house talks, and I believe I have also had conversations whenever time allowed. I also replied with thanks to the people who mentioned Implementing the Future on Twitter. I believe I have steadily carried out the kinds of activities I listed in the chapter on sensemaking. Through these activities, connecting with the people who read the book was a good experience as well.
In addition, to contribute at least a little to governance, I took on work such as serving on government-affiliated committees.
I hope that, through these activities, the concepts of this book have been implemented to at least some degree, and that the homework has been done to some extent.
I hope that going forward, there will be more startups tackling climate change countermeasures and regulation, where "implementation with society" is truly needed.
Next year, to move a little further ahead, I am thinking of strengthening community activities related to social implementation. If you are interested, please sign up through the special site for "Implementing the Future".
In 2022, I plan to publish another book. It will be a bit more field-oriented than Implementing the Future, but if you are interested, I would be glad if you would pick it up.