| Dates | 1900-1940 | 1940-1980 | 1980-2020 | 2020-2060 | 2060-2100 |
| Number | From 1.6 to 2.4 Billion people | From 2.4 to 5.0 Billion people | From 5.0 to 8.0 Billion people | From 8.0 to 8.5 Billion people | From 8.5 to 7.0 Billion people |
| General Context | The Production Society | The Consumption Society | The Show business Society | The Education Society | The Creation Society |
| Population | European domination over a colonized world | Growth in the “South”, slowing down in the “North” | South North migrations, rise of ex-colonies, contraception spreads into the “South” | Systematic birth control, inversion of the pyramids | Global reduction, ageing, genetic reproduction choices |
| Health | Beginnings of mass vaccination | Antibiotics, infant mortality reduction in poor countries | Molecular illnesses : Cancer, Cardio-vascular, AIDS | Self medication and prevention mental illnesses | Biotechnology : biocompatible organs. Artificial reincarnation |
| Urbanization | Network of great cities of rich countries | Urban growth around large manpower industries | Megapoles. Half of Humanity is urbanized, slums | Relocation starts : medium-sized towns, technopolis, ocean cities | Nomadism ; Challenge settlements, “Green” towns, “Biospheres” |
| Transports | Railways, Waterways | Automobile, Plane | High speed train (TGV), metro, Yachting, start up of hybrid car | Mobile Housing moved by airships, autonomous delocalized work | Tourism in artificial planets. Explorations out of the solar system |
| Environment, Agriculture | Traditional local markets | Industrialization, overproduction in rich countries | Beginning of reforestation, quality diversification, small products from farms | Reconquest of the land, Tourism developments | World ecology police Planetary garden, including oceans |
| Commerce, Industry | Taylorism, small retail trade | Labour intensive industries, relocation, automation | Service economy, Small high tech firms, super stores | Cultural, educational industries, design, teleshopping | Expansion of bio-industries, artificial living bodies |
| Energy, raw Materials | Coal, Iron mines | Petrol, electrification of rich countries | Energy conservation, Hydrogen start up | World wide electrification, diversity of sources, solar energy | Exploitation of the Moon and asteroïds for raw materials from & for space |
| Communication | Popular radio, telephone restricted to notables | Worldwide television, professional telephone | Fax, global use of portable phone, laser memory, videophone start up | Global data bases : technology, tourism, education. Portable multimedia | Artificial telepathy, concretization of dreams, communication therapy |
| Finance | Gold Standard, 1929 Crisis | Dollar standard, merging of banks | Tripolar system, Dollar, Yen, Euro | interconnexion World currency, Ethno-banking (Grameen type) | “Hanseatic” system, wide-spread private currencies |
| Conflicts | Two World wars between Nation- States, Air forces and Tanks | Cold War between two “blocks”, Nuclear deterrence | Tribal and religious conflicts, terrorism and mediatization, rise of influence of mafias | Fights of influence over the control of psyches, computer viruses | Conflicts concerning oblivion management, semi alive sofware battles |
| Education | Basic state education : Europe, USA, Japan | Development of universities, institutionalization of research | Disarray and competition between medias, lack of practical knowledge | Vigourous reassertion of control, secondary education for all. Reign of virtual universes | Personal development through “edutainment”, ethics and mastership of survival technologies |
| Spirituality & religions | Christianity of colonizers | Scientism dominates, rise of Islam | Fundamentalism versus New spirituality | Cognitive Sciences : rationalization of the irrational | Three ways of knowledge : Rationality, Transe, Creativity |
| Culture | Globalization of European culture | Popular music, English language dominates | Resurgence of local cultures, popular video, electronic games | Standardized trans cultural translation | Artistic creation through virtual life |
