"A Japanese economist, Tatsuyoshi Saijo is at the forefront of the 'Future Design' movement, which aims to figure out how to get the world to care more about future generations. Their lives will be directly affected by the decisions we make today, yet they don’t have a voice in politics — so how can we make sure their needs are taken into account? 

"Saijo was inspired to tackle this question head-on after learning, on a trip to the United States, about Indigenous communities that have long embraced the principle of “seventh-generation decision-making.” That principle, in some articulations, involves weighing how choices made today will affect a person born seven generations from now."

"...Saijo’s big ambition is to figure out ways to activate what he calls 'futurability' — the quality you exhibit when you happily choose to forgo current benefits because you know it’ll enrich future generations (like when a parent, facing food scarcity, willingly eats less so their kids can eat more). If researchers can design methods to activate futurability in society — and Saijo’s research suggests that’s possible — that could change how we approach massive issues like the climate crisis." - Sigal Samuel

Article: Tatsuyoshi Saijo Wants to be “A Good Ancestor”.