Kizuner vs Urgent Optimists

Kizuner is a neo-futuristic global community that makes it possible for people to connect with each other from all over the world. They can support each other, and spend a great time with people with the same interests. Not only photos, thoughts and events can be shared, but also experiences, emotions, and “Kizuna” (emotional ties) can be shared through this app. You may have experienced the following situations: ・You can’t find any job which provides the opportunities to express what you like or what you’re good at. ・Feeling you’re not appreciated even when you sacrifice yourself doing things for other people. ・You don’t know who to talk with when you are in need of help. You may be disappointed when you keep experiencing these situations. This isn’t your fault, but just the mismatch between the structure of society and our lifestyles. For example, you want to: ・Give a hand to those in need. ・Be good at making people laugh. ・Know a lot about having great and fun experiences. We know these abilities don’t always make money, but these personality types and skills are needed in many places by a lot of people. When you support each other, money is not the most important thing anymore. Hangout with your friends and support each other. Get ‘Kizuna’ which can be used all over the world through this app. Let’s hangout! When you are a cast member, post whatever you are good at or whatever you would like to do. Invite guests to hang out together and you will get ‘Kizuna’. You can attract the attention of other users by uploading your profile photo or linking your SNS accounts. You will be able to hangout with people online as well. If you are a guest, find cast members who provide opportunities to have great experiences or who have skills you are looking for around you by using the map or hashtags. You can check reviews, so you’ll know who they are beforehand. Have a wonderful experience with people who you are comfortable with! Support Each Other Spend ‘Kizuna’ and post your needs. You’ll find people who can support you with their skills. Also, earn trust through giving a hand to people in need. Friendships that begin with a supportive experience will be irreplaceable. We can do whatever with Kizuner.” Making such a world is our mission. Why don’t you join us and be part of the process to make a better world?

WHAT IT IS Are you ready to face the future with more creativity and optimism? Urgent Optimists is the Institute for the Future's first individual membership program. We’re bringing together people who want to feel authentically hopeful about the future, and who are working to create positive transformation in society and in their own lives. You're invited to join us to: + Tap into the power of collective imagination + Participate in mind-expanding thought experiments + Discover new future scenarios + Go on exclusive learning journeys with IFTF researchers + Play future forecasting games with people from around the world + See the future from many different perspectives + Learn how to measure and increase urgent optimism in yourself and others. + Earn a certificate in Imagination Leadership WHAT YOU GET As a member, you’ll have full access to: SCENARIO CLUB. Think of it like an online book club, but for future scenarios! Discover a new scenario the first Friday of every month. Each scenario includes a short narrative, followed by supporting research, discussion questions and creative prompts. Join our monthly Zoom club meeting to go deeper into the scenarios together. IMAGINATION TRAINING. Dive into the psychology and neuroscience of futures thinking, with 24/7 online courses led by Jane McGonigal, an IFTF Research Director and New York Times bestselling author of the new book Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything, Even Things that Seem Impossible Today. TOOLS TO MEASURE AND INCREASE URGENT OPTIMISM IN YOURSELF, YOUR TEAM, OR YOUR COMMUNITY. It's a highly motivating and resilient mindset that helps us stay engaged with the hard work of making a better world. “SIGNALS OF CHANGE” SCAVENGER HUNTS. Find and share examples of change already happening today that make you feel hopeful for the future. (Because we all could use a little more hope these days!) 10 DAYS IN THE FUTURE. It’s an immersive, 10-day online learning journey that IFTF organizes for our Urgent Optimists once a year. The entire community comes together to simulate an urgent future, from climate migration to geoengineering. We tell stories about how we might personally react, adapt and help others. Each journey is designed to help you feel ready for what’s next and find your own unique role to play in making a better future. PLUS all the social networking features you need to make deep, lasting connections with urgent optimists from around the world -- including group chat study groups to support your imagination training, a forum to share and get feedback on your own future scenarios, direct messaging, and customizable profiles to tell the world what futures you want to help make. WHY IT MATTERS What the world needs now are more urgent optimists. Urgent optimism is a powerful mindset made up three key psychological strengths, which we can measure and improve together. 1. Psychological flexibility. It's the opposite of being “stuck” mentally. It’s the ability to recognize that anything can become different in the future, even things that seem impossible to change today. 2. Realistic hope. It's a balance of positive and shadow imagination. It’s knowing which risks and threats it makes sense to worry about – and which new solutions, technologies, ideas, and positive actions it makes sense to be excited and optimistic about. 3. Future power. It's a feeling of control and genuine agency to directly impact how the future turns out, by taking intentional action today. Building these strengths is what this community is all about. We're practicing the proven skills, habits and games that can measurably increase our urgent optimism, even in the face of significant future challenges and uncertainty. At Institute for the Future (IFTF), we embrace the limitless, catalytic power of imagination to unleash potential. Learn more at IFTF.org -- Terms of Use: mightynetworks.com/terms-of-use