the future has no lobbyists

anticipatory governance and the challenges of innovation

JOHN CARTER MCKNIGHT JD PHD

getting to the stars will require

new technologiesand new ways of managing them

a process called governance

which is the delicate art of balancing

ends with means

policy choices express a society’s position on

hopes ------------------ fears

chaos ------------------ order

innovation ------------------ conservation

effective regulatory processes

regulating too soon

regulating too late

“anticipatory governance”

if it was easy, everyone would do it (right)

anticipatory governance of starship technologies

propulsion and life supportbut alsonew industries, financial tools and organizational forms

what have we learned?start talking earlyget everyone to the tabledon’t regulate too soon or too lateshift policy choices to balance

fears and hopesorder and chaosconservation and innovation

you – yes you –

can you be a lobbyist for the future?

let’s keep talking:

John Carter McKnight, JD, PhD

john.mcknight@asu.edujohncartermcknight.com@john_carter