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Rescripting Life
The standard narratives of adolescence, early adulthood and post-retirement get written.

People make their own worlds Extending the trend toward choice and customization in everything from media and appliances to food, health, and education, people are becoming more active participants in creating their own worlds, whether it means do-it-yourself home projects, peer-to-peer media exchanges, or open-source collaboration. The result: a much more personalized world.

Resources:
- [Indexed] Note to helicopters:
- [Reuters] Man auctions his life
- Boomers Take Work Ethic to College
- Crisis of Age Requires Cure
- Futurist Magazine forecasts for 2007 and beyond
- Growing Up Is Harder To Do
- I.B.M. Plan Ties Training and Accounts
- I.B.M. Plan Ties Training and Accounts
- Japan Eyes Robots to Support Aging Population
- Japan Eyes Robots to Support Aging Population
- Japan Eyes Robots to Support Aging Population
- Monitoring America's Children
- Off to Resorts, and Carrying Their Careers
- States Turn to Seniors for Classroom Help

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Map Legend

Drivers   Drivers
The vertical side of the left column of the map. These are six categories driving all trends, hotspots and dilemmas. Click on the purple bar for a definition of that driver.
Impact areas   Impact Areas
The horizontal axis of the map. These are five key areas of activity where major trends are revealed from different perspectives. Click on the purple bar for a definition of that impact area.
Hotspots   Hotspots
These are key trends that we think have broad impact on education and often make good starting points for exploring the map.
Dilemmas   Dilemmas
These are issues that can't be solved with either/or thinking but require new strategies that go beyond simple problem solving.

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