Fusion Profile
A Gathering of Intelligent, Introspective, High-Integrity Futurists

Please send johnsmart{at}accelerating.org brief answers (ideally by Word-type file attachment, or by email) to the following ten questions at your earliest convenience. Try to stay around or under 200 words (ten sentences, 2-3 paragraphs) per question, if possible. Feel free to include web links if you'd like to reference additional info.

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City, Country: ____________________

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(For contacting each other on the way to
and at the retreat)

2. Science. Experience and Interests. Brief educational background. What sciences fascinate you most? Which do you wish to learn more about? Do you expect advances in particular sciences in the future?

3. Technology. Experience and Interests. Tech skills, tools, gadgets, you rely on, if any. Which technologies are you most interested in? Which do you find worrisome? Do you expect any specific technology futures, such as a technological singularity (human-surpassing AI) in coming decades?

4. Business. Experience and Interests. Career activities. Business areas you follow. Expertise you might be willing to share. How do you envision your personal or general business future in 10 years? In 30?

5. Humanism. Experience and Interests. Social and personal interests you'd like to share. Humanist (humanities, cultural, social policy) topics you enjoy. Future issues in ethics, security, sustainability, democracy, global development, human rights, freedoms, or other policy you consider particularly important.

6. Organizations/Communities/InfoSources. Personal web page, if any. Groups you are affiliated with or promote. Web community and other info sources you use and recommend (e.g., sites you regularly read/participate in, news sources, magazines, classes, other "conversations" you value).

7. Problems and Projects. Existing or potential projects you've identified, and may or may not be working on. Areas of collaborative opportunity. Personal and social issues you find challenging, and want to share with the group.

8. Goals. Some of your general personal and professional goals for the coming year, progress you've made toward them, and some of the ways you've fallen short (if willing to share).

9. Routines. A peek at the general structure (or lack thereof!) and details of your weekly schedule, including some of your healthy and unhealthy habits.

10. Strengths & Weaknesses. Some self-perceived personal strengths and some personal areas you think you need to keep working on. Does community, friendships, education, or partnerships help with any of these? What are ongoing challenges?

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These profiles are only distributed by us to current attendees to each year's Fusion. If you have doubts about whether any of the information shared is confidential, ask the person who wrote it before discussing outside the retreat group. Thanks for giving your ideas and insights to our community!