America faces serious challenges to maintain its storied status quo. Hurdles include a sinking economy, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the rising cost of education, global warming, a crumbling infrastructure and American workers with uncertain futures.

Trendwatchers are more acutely aware of these issues than most, but they’re also more hopeful. They recognize that these challenges can be overcome through creativity, innovation and deft planning. To accomplish this, the groundwork has to be laid in 2009, it can be postponed no longer.

Yesterday, Barack Obama became America’s 44th President. He was swept into power on a “change you can believe in” platform. For the U.S. and the rest of the world, change could not have arrived quickly enough.

We have reluctantly remained sidelined as events transpired but we believe the time to act is now. To that end, we submit for consideration the following platform for change, one that could define a visionary administration.

What follows are thought-starters, tangible beginnings designed to spark serious dialog and meaningful action.

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