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Post 2026 · 33Robustness
People who read our posts, attend our talks, or work with Coboom almost always tell us the same thing: what we say makes people uncomfortable. We know it, and we own it, because many of the ideas we defend are grounded in scientific evidence that still sits well outside the Overton window.
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Post 2026 · 32Economy
The economic system no longer simply responds to our real needs. It constantly manufactures new ones to sell ever more superficial, often useless products and services, then presents this headlong rush as progress and innovation. The entire machine feeds on manufactured dissatisfaction: marketing creates it, credit finances it, planned obsolescence accelerates replacement, and social status turns overconsumption into a permanent competition staged on social media.
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Post 2026 · 31Robustness
British historian Arnold Toynbee, who studied the decline of civilizations, and American billionaire investor Ray Dalio, who studies the rise and fall of empires, arrive at a similar conclusion. Societies rise, plateau, and eventually decline.
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Territoire responsabilisé
Toward a second Quiet Revolution in Quebec
The key role municipalities play in organizing collective action in a world in crisis
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Coboom
Foresight research and fictional stories of Quebec’s economy in 2040
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apdeq × Coboom
Votre territoire est-il prêt face à la métacrise climatoéconomique ?
Foresight perspectives and practical levers for Quebec’s coastal communities
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