main point of this paper again I still feel like it's still valid
for - paper - Earth System Science for Global Sustainability: Grand Challenges - 2009 - still valid today - Forecasting - Observing - Confining (Planetary Boundaries) - Responding (Governance) - Innovating (How we organize society)
In what other fields can the concept of “grand challenges” be used?
Pretty much all fields, I think. I guess it's like formulating a problem, a possible future, giving a vision to aim at. And then gathering the people to collaborate and work toward it together.
“formulations of global problems that can be plausibly addressed through coordinated and collaborative effort”.
Global Challenges
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