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The page for Design By Accident Press, specialist publishers of scenario fiction and futures publications.

Design by Accident Press is a child born of frustration. In the past year, all of the publication outlets for futures work have become the slaves of the academics. There is no outlet for practical futures work. Design by Accident Press aims to fill that gap in the market. We have already published one work of scenario fiction, we are working on a further two, and we invite contributions from other

s who are frustrated by the present market structure. If you have a proposal for a work, we would be interested in looking at the proposal. Please contact us through our page initially, and we can take it from there.

07/08/2024

Just suppose it feasible to refreeze the Arctic. Is it something that all parties would want to do? Who might resist this? How can the dissenters be persuaded otherwise?

A narrative of climate repair.

14/03/2024

Is the United States in a period of malaise? If so, is it permanent? Could it represent the peak of American influence? If that is the case, what sort of world would arise from a post-American world order? In whose image would the new order emerge?

Is it time for the baton to pass on?

02/02/2024

What is the mechanism by which the rich get richer? Is it a feature that is built into society? How does the wealth pump work? By what means can the wealth pump be switched off? What is our recent experience of this? And what does it hold for our future?

How does the wealth pump work?

18/01/2024

Can we slow down global warming by refreezing the Arctic? Is it technically feasible? How? Can we do this at scale? Is this something we would want to do? What might be the impediments to doing this? What levels of international agreement are needed?

Is there a case for climate repair?

12/01/2024

Is there something about capitalism that connects with the human condition? What factors account for the endurance of capitalism as a system of human organisation? Is it our acquisitive nature? Or our desire to trade for a better situation? Or both?

Does it reflect the human condition?

04/01/2024

Forecasters were confident that 2023 would see a recession. It didn't happen. Why didn't it happen? Were there material changes to account for? Is there a problem with forecasting? Or do things act to make us look foolish? What does that mean for 2024?

Things are never quite what they seem.

21/12/2023

What trends could disrupt us in 2024? How do they interact? And what would the consequences be if they were to happen? How far are they visible now? And how much is obscured to us at present? If these are threats, how can we plan for them?

What should we keep an eye on in 2024?

14/12/2023

Why are nations falling behind in their climate commitments? Are the costs too high? Could it be that Net Zero is not a truly popular policy? If so, can a democracy achieve Net Zero? Can we only improve the climate by suspending democracy?

Is the environment too much an elite cause?

07/12/2023

Does it pay to go to university? If so, why are graduate salaries stagnant? If it doesn't, is the lure of the lifestyle that great? Should we be concerned? What does it mean for the current labour market? What could it mean to a future labour markets?

Does it pay to go to university?

30/11/2023

Is the BRI a means for China to project itself internationally? If so, what does it mean that the pace of growth of the BRI has slackened? Is this a change of course? Or does it mean that the BRI is running out of steam? What does it mean for the future?

Are concerns about China overblown?

02/11/2023

Why is there a common assumption of a future confrontation between China and the US over Taiwan? Would that be in the interest of China? What factors are constraining Chinese action? Could such a move have hazards for China? Would that make it wary?

Should Taiwan feel apprehensive?

26/10/2023

When could a ruling elite work for the public good? Who are the elite of today? How did they manage to gain that position? And does that serve all of us well? If we need reform, to where should we look for it? Can we envisage an alternative?

Are we running out of ‘good chaps’?

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