Institute For The Future

Artifact from the Future: Global Health Heroes

 

 

What if breakthrough research into the human micro-biome drives new medical practices and professions? Imagine if your Enterotype Diagnostician prescribed a diet and therapeutic regime for you based on your distinct bacterial ecosystem. Or imagine if your mother’s Nanobiopharmacist suggested that her blood pressure medications be administered through an ingested device, relieving you and your siblings of sustaining concerns about her taking her pills. Health Heroes, practicing medicine all over the world, will translate technology breakthroughs into new capabilities and new professions, and pioneer new models of clinical care.

This Artifact from the Future is a snapshot of what might emerge if forecasts about the future materialize. It was developed as part of our 2012 Health Horizons Research, which looked at health and well-being from an ecosystems lens, emphasizing the interactions between our bodies, networks, and environments. Like all IFTF’s Artifacts from the Future, this image offers insights into future everyday lives and is intended to give you an immersive look at a possible future change.