Apr 02 2011
State of the Wave: The Maslow Window — A Brief Intro
This is a brief introduction to the Maslow Window model that forecasts another transformative, 1960s-style “golden age” to begin by 2015. (Just click on the titles below.) Keep in mind that on the Blogroll, posts are archived according to Category, publishing date, and keywords.
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What follows is NOT a complete list of relevant posts, merely a few key ones to get you started.
Introduction
A good place to start is The Concept page.
Economic Growth — A Brief 21stCenturyWaves Perspective
Economic Booms and Apollo-style Exploration: How Soon the 40-Year Moon Hiatus Will End
Joseph Friedlander’s view of Maslow Windows at NextBigFuture.com
Trends and Forecasts
State of the Wave — 10 Space Trends for 2011
DecaState of the Wave — 10 Space Trends for the Decade 2010-2020
Ebullience and Animal Spirits are the Drivers
Are Great Explorations Driven by Keynesian “Animal Spirits” on Steroids?
The Economics of Ebullience Points to a Sparkling New Global Space Age
Is Booming Antarctic Tourism a Prelude to Earth Orbit and the Moon?
State of the Wave: Why No One’s Been to the Moon in 40 years — How Soon We’ll Go Again
Economic Growth is the Trigger
Economic Crisis Supports Maslow Window Forecasts
200 Years of GDP Trends Support a Near-Term, New Space Age
Standard Chartered Bank’s “New Super-Cycle” Points to the New Apollo-Style Space Age
Prosperity: A Technological and a Moral Imperative
The Coming Great Boom
State of the Wave — The Recession and the Next Race to Space
State of the Wave: Today’s Gloom & Doom, and the 2015 Boom
Stratfor’s George Friedman Likes Space-Based Solar Power in “The Next Decade”
“The Greatest Era in the History of Mankind”
Sketches of Each Maslow Window
1960s Apollo Maslow Window…
“The Liberal Hour” Supports Maslow Window Model and Points to the Approaching Greatest Boom in History
The 1960s Apollo Maslow Window was “Transformative”
Early 20th Century Maslow Window…
10 Lessons Peary & Amundsen Teach Us About the Human Future in Space
10 Lessons the Panama Canal Teaches Us About the Human Future in Space
Mid-19th Century Maslow Window…
10 Lessons Dr. Livingstone (“…I presume?”) Teaches Us About the Human Future in Space
How the West Was Won — The Expansionist Effects of Ebullience
Early 19th Century Maslow Window…
10 Lessons Lewis & Clark Teach Us About the Human Future in Space
Maslow Windows as a “Critical State”
Why Humans Became #1 and How Technology and Sex Lead to Unprecedented Prosperity
Niall Ferguson — On the Edge of Chaos, Immersed in the Long Wave
Space: The Fractal Frontier — How Complexity Drives Exploration
Political Waves — Past and Present
How President Obama is Creating the New Space Age
A Major Economic Boom by 2015? … The Lessons of Cleveland, Roosevelt, and Obama
Historic, Wave Election Supports 21stCenturyWaves.com Forecasts
Key Space Policy Issues
Is the Moon a “Golden Oldie” or a “One Hit Wonder”?
The Shocking Truth About the Father of the Space Station
The Allure of Moving to Mars Points to the New Space age
Commercialization of the Moon — How Soon and Who?
“A United, Global Effort for Long-Term Human Space Exploration?” — Why Not?
Precursors Point to the New Space Age
China’s Recent Educational Quantum Leap Triggers a “Sputnik Moment”
The Cold War-style Arms Race in Asia and the New Space Age
Facebook-Aided Arab Uprisings & Their Historical Parallels Signal a Transformative Future
Korea, Iran, and the Venezuela Missile Crisis: Self-Organizing Toward a Critical State?
China Surges to #2 and Contemplates More Freedom: The Implications for Space
Xunantunich and the Large Hadron Collider Support Maslow Window Forecasts
State of the Wave: ETs Surge to Center Stage
Wildcards
Phobos, Key to the Cosmos? Just Ask Russia, China
Major Wars Threaten Future Space Initiatives
Asteroid Threats — Rusty’s Call for A Global Response
One More Thought…
In the powerfully ebullient environment of the 2015 Maslow Window — not seen since the 1960s Moon Race, the early 20th century “Panama-fever” (of the Canal) and “Pole-Mania” (of the N & S polar explorers), the mid-19th century “Manifest Destiny” of the U.S., and the seminal exploits of Lewis and Clark over 200 years ago — almost anything is possible.