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What is "Seven Revolutions"?
Seven Revolutions is a dynamic presentation created by the Center for Strategic and International Studies outlining the important drivers and how they will change the world in 2025. The project looks at the global trends that will “fundamentally change the way we work, think and live. ”

History of Seven Revolutions
In 1992, Dr. David Abshire and Erik Peterson created Seven Revolutions project to look at the long-term trends that will impact our world in 30 years. It is now the longest continuously running project at CSIS.

== What are the Revolutions? == 1. Population


 *  What effects will population growth/decline, aging, migration and urbanization have on our future world? 

2. Strategic Resource Management of food, water, and energy


 *  What changes will we see in food, water & energy consumption/production? 

3. Technological innovation and diffusion


 *  What changes are we going to see in computation, robotics, biotechnology & nanotechnology? 

4. Information and knowledge flows


 *  How does the vast amount of data change how we learn and govern in the future? 

5. Economic Integration


 *  How is our economic landscape changing? 

6. The Nature and Mode of Security


 *  How do we balance state competition/conflict with the increased pressures of transnational threats? 

7. The Challenge of Governance


 *  What is the role of leaders, corporations and NGO's in this new enviornment? 

Who uses "Seven Revolutions?"
Seven Revolutions has been presented to conferences and groups from leading educational centers, such as Institute for Policy Studies in Singapore, St. Louis University, Penn State University, Notre Dame University, Bryant University, Syracuse University, Southeast Missouri State University, Fort Hays State University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition to presenting to these groups, Seven Revolutions has been incorporated into University curriculum across the country.

In addition to educational groups, leaders from world-leading corporations, government officials , and non-government organizations have sought out Seven Revolutions

Scholars Who Give the Presentation
 Fariborz Ghadar  - Distinguished Scholar and Senior Adviser

 Michèle Ledgerwood  - Senior Associate, Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy and Global Health Policy Center

 Alexander T.J. Lennon  - Editor in Chief, The Washington Quarterly, and Senior Fellow, International Security Program

 Karen Mecham  - Dean, Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, and Director of Educational Outreach

 Thomas Sanderson  - Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Transnational Threats Project

 Johanna Nesseth Tuttle  -Vice President for and Director, Global Food Security Project

 Scott Aughenbaugh  - Fellow & Multimedia Manager, Seven Revolutions & Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy