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Foreword by Éric Seulliet: Proposals Resulting from an Approach of a Cybernetic Futurologist

I have known Geneviève Bouché for a long time and I have always appreciated her perspective. Over the past few years, the Fabrique du futur has participated in the initiatives of the digital think tank collective, which she leads with determination.

One day, when she had joined the Fabrique du futur, I discovered that we had a “cybernetic futurologist” among us. I was surprised and amused by this name, which led to long debates between us on the difference between that and a futurist. Geneviève Bouché’s book is a perfect illustration of her approach as a cybernetic futurologist. It is a very accomplished work by which an “honest woman” of her time, passionate and committed, transmits to us a systemic vision of the situation of the world and gives us tracks of solution to face the future. Geneviève Bouché has an encyclopedic eye. She dives deep into the past to explain the present, and at the same time has a transdisciplinary approach to current problems that she deciphers with talent: history, geopolitics, science, technology, ecology, sociology, culture, etc. Her book sweeps through all the fields, putting them into perspective and crossing them to better bring out the connection and meaning. It also focuses on various issues that allow for a better understanding of the basic and emerging trends.

But beyond the explanations of the world’s issues, and more particularly those of our old Europe, Productive Economy, Contributory Economy recommends ways to follow in order to return to a peaceful and tranquil progress, and to move towards a better tomorrow. Geneviève Bouché suggests balanced and, all in all, reasonable solutions.

However, this does not exclude original, even iconoclastic, proposals, such as those concerning the principle of commencement, those related to monetary biodiversity and smart currencies, to a new conception of digital technology based on the reappropriation by citizens of their personal data, or to the renewed concept of circular economy. But always, Geneviève Bouché takes care to elaborate holistic, boldly realistic and balanced approaches. Thus, her invitation to take a cue from the way nature behaves and evolves in a symbiotic and organic way is inspiring and rich in potential.

Geneviève Bouché reminds us that we are all children of Gaia and that a posture of benevolence and a sense of “care” towards our planet is indispensable. Geneviève Bouché’s words exude a spirit, an almost spiritual quest to help her contemporaries escape from a world governed solely by the productive economy and move towards a contributory economy that focuses on the search for the common good. In this respect, Geneviève Bouché’s work is marked by a great deal of humanism, generosity and wisdom. For all these reasons, I consider Productive Economy, Contributory Economy to be a major work that should become an essential reference for all those who seek to build better futures.

Éric SEULLIET

President of La Fabrique du Futur