Between February 2009 and December 2010, we spoke to hundreds of people about the future. A few dozen of these people were nice enough to make predictions about the future.

Some of these predictions took the form of elaborate short stories, or intricate drawings or maps.

Click on their names to see what these participants submitted to the project. (Note: to see these predictions in context, click on "Timeline & findings", above.)

My prediction for Somerville is that by the year 2020 the moldy practices of nepotism, favoritism, and back-door-dealing will have shrunken under the sunny eyes of scrutiny provided by intrepid reporters and ordinary citizens who've made it their mission to shine on the dark corners where they have thrived.

(Source: Linda Haviland Conte)