"In Smart Futures for a flourishing World, you meet an imaginative power that goes beyond the most of expected horizons. In this fairy tale from the long and not so long distant future, Claire Nelson, not only force us to think through some basic social political perspectives" - ERIK F. ØVERLAND PH.D., PRESIDENT, WORLD FUTURES STUDIES FEDERATION

"What emerges is a set of design truths that should capture our attention and activate us to mobilize. Dr. Nelson weaves a compelling perspective on our collective future as a single human race and establishes a visionary and principled foundation of sustainability, morality, agency, resilience, and technology, that is inspirationally moving." - PROFESSOR KEMPER LEWIS, DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO

"This book is a unique seed of hope accompanied by exclusive nourishment of Dr.Claire Nelson's matchless wisdom. The result is this audacious volume that bonds us all at the primal level of chills that accurate prophesies send down our spine. Yet it maintains a gentle sense of humor poking fun at,while warning in no uncertain terms against our shortsighted, misguided priorities." - PROFESSOR SIRIN TEKINAY, CHAIR, GLOBAL ENGINEERING DEANS COUNCIL

"This visionary synthesis of our current global situation uses the tools of science fiction, prophecy, and policy analysis in combination to make a compelling description of where we are and where we could get to, in terms of making a good future for humanity." - KIM STANLEY ROBINSON, BESTSELLING SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR