The document discusses key drivers of change that will impact futures studies over the next 30-50 years. It outlines that futures studies requires a long-term, multidisciplinary perspective to understand discontinuous change from technological revolutions, social upheavals, and business disruptions. The document then examines specific drivers of change like data/energy/automation, clean energy, automation impacts on jobs, an aging population, and resulting lifestyle changes around 2050 with a more decentralized autonomous landscape.