MEI-MEI SONG
° 1966
Works in Taipei (TW), lives in Taipei (TW), born in Taipei (TW).
Mei-Mei Song is Assistant Professor at the Graduate Institute of Futures Studies, Tamkang University, Taipei. A highly accomplished futures educator with a doctorate in Education from Columbia University, New York, Professor Song specialises in the future of education and of globalisation. She has published widely on topics such as images of the future, sustainability in universities or incorporating futures thinking into higher education. She is devoted to the convergence of foresight with other disciplines such as engineering, architecture and city planning to create beneficial futures for Taiwan – and all of humanity. Professor Song is also the director of her university’s Center for Futures Intelligence and Research (C-FAR).
The true-cost economy concept that is the basis for Professor Song’s presentation of a future technology-assisted pricing system for consumer goods is a well-
researched disciplined scenario. The items for sale are valued in euros and Carbon Footprint Points, calculated according to consumer profiles. Professor Song’s Time Machine, 2017, is an adaptation of her workshop game with the same title. It follows the instruction of ‘looking back before looking forward’ that is a common starting point for many futures exercises. The role-play is meant to empower participants, letting them look from the past at a future they already know (i.e. the present).
