The 2015 Maslow Window

[Sam Fraser]

The what?

Trends in the economy, technology, and society – over the last 200 years – show that we’re within a few years of potentially the most transformative decade of the 21st century: the 2015 Maslow Window.

Featuring clusters of great human explorations (e.g., Lewis and Clark), macro-engineering projects (e.g., Panama Canal), and major wars (e.g., WWI), Maslow Windows are extraordinary 1960s-style decades driven by rhythmic, twice-per-century major economic booms. Powered by widespread affluence-induced ebullience, many people ascend Maslow’s hierarchy where their expanded worldviews make Apollo-style engineering projects and explorations seem not only intriguing, but momentarily almost irresistible.

The Decade 2010-2020, will feature the opening of potentially the most transformative, 1960s-style decade — in space and on Earth — of the 21st Century.

Here are 10 Space Trends for the Decade 2010-2020.

10. Long-term Economic Trends Point to the Opening of Potentially the Most Transformative Decade of the 21st Century
9. A Significant Military Crisis May Develop Early in the Decade (e.g., Iran) …
8. The Financial Panic of 2008 Signaled That We Were Within 6 years of a New, Apollo-Style, Global Space Age
7. The Cancellation of Constellation will Create New Worlds for Space Commercialization and for NASA
6. Affluence-Induced Ebullience will Drive Space-Related Expenditures to ~ $ 1 T (2007 USD) during 2015 to 2025
5. B-R-I-Cs are the Solid Foundation for a Grand Alliance for Space
4. We are the Beneficiaries of 60+ Years of Space Technology Development, and Are Capable of going to Mars, Developing the Moon, and/or Utilizing Space Resources in the Next Decade
3. The U.S. is Approaching Another Sputnik-style Crisis of Confidence in Education
2. President Obama is Creating the New Space Age — Another Golden Age of Prosperity, Exploration, and Technology
1. Potential Wildcards and the Bottomline for Space

More:

http://21stcenturywaves.com/2010/03/06/decastate-of-the-wave-10-space-trends-for-the-decade-2010-2020/ (WARNING: lots of links, hours of reading!)

[asteroid-wildcat]

Sam – as if I’m not getting enough sleep already and you put out a link to the Maslow Window.

The what?

This is very interesting stuff. My first Google search leads me here:

http://www.habitationintention.com/2009/06/spc-7-maslow-windows.html

It then leads me here:

http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/2006frq.pdf

Sam - Thanks for the post. I think I know now what is driving me better.

For me - It is almost like a need, a desire, an itch, a nagging pain, or deep rooted factor of my being to move into space.

I'm going to post this in another bucket on the forum too.

[Sam Fraser]

Update: Will the 2011 Economic Collapse Threaten the 2015 Maslow Window?

Economist Arthur Laffer (co-author of Return to Prosperity…; 2010) recalls that in response to the Reagan tax cuts of January, 1983, “the economy took off like a rocket with average real growth reaching 7.5 % in 1983 and 5.5 % in 1984.” Laffer worries that the expiration of the Bush tax cuts in January, 2011 — plus tax increases at the federal, state, and local levels — will have the opposite effect (WSJ, 6/7/10 (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704113504575264513748386610.html)) .

http://21stcenturywaves.com/2010/06/08/will-the-2011-economic-collapse-threaten-the-2015-maslow-window/

[moonus111]

The whole thing is run but Dr. Bruce Cordell. He seems like a nice guy I've chatted with him via email.

Lately I've found dozens of websites that are all run by a lone dog trying to promote space colonization in some way or another. How can we get them all together is my main thought.... I've got a few ideas, but they're all sketchy. It would be a great boon to have them all under this forums umbrella though...