About
What Future World? is my personal blog where I explore one simple question:
How might we - and the societies we build - live more fulfilling lives?
This project began in Jan '24 as a space to imagine better futures, weaving together philosophy, science, and storytelling into visions of what might be possible for humanity. That original mission hasn’t changed—but it’s become clearer and more practical.
Over time, I realised that envisioning ideal futures isn’t enough. We also need concrete guidance for how to live well today, and how to redesign our systems and culture so that more people can flourish. That’s why What Future World? has evolved to become the research and ideas journal behind Original Position, my broader project to build an AI Fulfilment Advisor.
From Vision to Action
Original Position (OP) aims to help individuals figure out how best to spend their money and use their time to live more fulfilled lives. It draws on moral philosophy, positive psychology, behavioural science, and many other fields to offer practical, evidence-based advice.
Beyond helping individuals, OP also is an experiment in how we might transition toward new social, political, and economic systems - beyond the limitations of modern capitalism - that could enable a more flourishing and sustainable future for all.
What Future World? feeds into this mission. It’s where I share the research, experiments, and philosophical inquiry that underpin OP’s vision. It’s a place for testing ideas, making sense of the evidence, and exploring how the individual and the collective connect.
What You’ll Find Here
I write about:
Individual Fulfilment
- How our spending choices shape happiness
- How to use time for greater meaning and wellbeing
- Moral philosophy applied to daily life
Systemic and Structural Change
- New economic and political models that prioritise human flourishing
- The role of AI and technology in shaping good futures
- Lessons from science fiction and futures thinking
Bridging Personal and Collective Good
- How individual choices ripple outward to shape society
- How collective decisions can unlock personal fulfilment
Why This Matters
I believe we already have much of the knowledge we need to build better lives, both for ourselves and for society. But that knowledge is scattered across philosophy, psychology, economics, design, and countless other disciplines. Worse still, the pace of change in our world makes it hard to keep up, let alone act with clarity and purpose.
My goal with What Future World? is to gather and synthesise the most important ideas, and translate them into practical insights. I want to help us all make wiser choices, not just as consumers or citizens, but as humans searching for meaning and fulfilment.
Join Me
This remains my personal space to think aloud, test ideas, and share what I’m learning. I hope it’s useful—and perhaps sometimes inspiring—for anyone interested in building a life, and a world, that’s worth looking forward to.
If you’d like to follow along, you can subscribe for new posts. And if you’re curious about Original Position, stay tuned: it’s coming soon.
David Corfield
Founder, What Future World? and Original Position
