{"id":6,"date":"2023-04-05T16:37:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T14:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juk.hmkw.de\/futuresforum\/text-rali-hmkw-berlin\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T16:21:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:21:56","slug":"text-rali-mu-berlin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/juk.hmkw.de\/futuresforum\/text-rali-mu-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Text – Rali – MU BERLIN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u200bThe future of democracy is inclusive<\/font><\/h2>\n
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From left to right: Emily Haber, Amy Gutmann, Jeff Rathke, Maja G\u00f6pel, Isabell Hoffmann<\/font><\/div>\n
It starts now, with forward-thinking events like the U.S. – German Futures Forum<\/em><\/div>\n
By Ralitza Petrova<\/div>\n
\u200bAs security guards shielded the city, Munster prepared to host not one, but two historic diplomatic events. The first was the annual G7 meeting of foreign ministers, the second \u2013 a brand-new initiative started by the United States and Germany: the US-German Futures Forum.<\/p>\n

\u200bBeyond being a symbolic representation of the kinship between these two countries, the Futures Forum (which took place on November 2 and 3) brought together a truly diverse set of experts on democracy and digitization. Over the course of two days the forum guests attended a series of thought-provoking talks and workshops, focusing on protecting democracy in a world split by war and political conflict.<\/p>\n

The values of diversity and representation were apparent when looking at the Futures Forum selection of participants, who differed both in terms of their age (ranging from young tech prodigies to diplomatic veterans), as well as their professional backgrounds. The topics covered spanned accordingly, with highlights such as Prof. Dr. Maja G\u00f6pel\u2019s talk \u201cMaking our democracies fit for 2050\u201d and NGO Tactical Tech founder Safa Ghnaim\u2019s speech on embedding human rights in emerging technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in the right to expect more transparency when it comes to the way modern technologies are being used,\u201d Ghnaim said. Talking about her background as a US-born Palestinian, she emphasized that it fueled her desire to make digital literacy more accessible. \u201cAt Tachtical Tech we offer free workshops and resources on how data usage affects democratic rights,\u201d Ghnaim explained about the NGO, which partners with fifty-five countries across the globe.<\/p>\n

The Futures Forum culminated in a discussion between the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, hosted by ARD news presenter Ingo Zamperoni. During the friendly yet poignant conversation, Mr. Blinken highlighted the common denominator in how both Germany and the US see democracy \u2013 namely, as a process which relies on inclusion and diversity.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a diverse set of people in my team isn\u2019t just the morally right thing to do,\u201d he iterated. \u201cIt is also what\u2019s smart and necessary.\u201d Ms. Baerbock (who in 2021 became the second female candidate to ever run for chancellor on behalf of a major German party) was quick to agree, adding that inclusivity and representation are a non-negotiable in her field of work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe future of democracy isn\u2019t as smooth and easy as we might\u2019ve thought a few years ago,\u201d she said. \u201cYet it is not despite, but because of these challenges we\u2019re facing that we\u2019ve come to understand the US and Germany only stand a chance if we work together.\u201d<\/p>\n

These statements underpinned what the Futures Forum set out to do: proving that a greater range of viewpoints can lead to faster and more efficient democratic problem solving.<\/p>\n

They were also far from being anecdotal \u2013 in fact, plenty of research supports the claims that Ms. Baerbock and Mr. Blinken made. A 2013 Harvard Business Review study<\/a> found that companies with diverse teams were more effective in capturing new markets, while research by the management company McKinsey<\/a> (conducted in 2015) showed that inclusivity in the workplace led to greater profit.<\/p>\n

Although those studies focused on diversity in business, their general implication \u2013 that complex challenges are best tackled by a diverse set of individuals, is clear.<\/p>\n

\u200bIn an age where political conflict grows ever more prevalent, standing together has never been more important \u2013 and cutting-edge, inclusive initiatives such as the Futures Forum are the way to go.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u200bThe future of democracy is inclusive From left to right: Emily Haber, Amy Gutmann, Jeff Rathke, Maja G\u00f6pel, Isabell Hoffmann It starts now, with forward-thinking events like the U.S. – German Futures Forum By Ralitza Petrova \u200bAs security guards shielded … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/juk.hmkw.de\/futuresforum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/juk.hmkw.de\/futuresforum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/juk.hmkw.de\/futuresforum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juk.hmkw.de\/futuresforum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juk.hmkw.de\/futuresforum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/juk.hmkw.de\/futuresforum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97,"href":"https:\/\/juk.hmkw.de\/futuresforum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/juk.hmkw.de\/futuresforum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}