Looking at the Future - BBC Series "IF"

Thanks to Andrew Zolli's blog I learned about a multi-part documentary series called "IF" currently playing on BBC2.

If your cable company or satellite provider carries this channel, I recommend you take a look.

The series uses a technique called "scenario planning", long used by large organizations (notably Royal Dutch Shell and the Global Business Network) to examine possible futures under a variety of conditions. In this case, "IF" uses the technique to catalyze an examination of social futures. Various scenario possibilities are established to look at the income gap, the world that may evolve in the post baby boom era, energy issues, and the future of women.

The next installment airs on Wednesday the 31st and looks at possible futures of women in the year 2020.