This is Alex McKay´s story. It shows how the world could look in 2050, if we play our cards right. It´s upbeat, dynamic – a world that works well for the vast majority of people. Alex is a history teacher at Ashton Vale Community College, about to move schools, and challenged by the students to leave them with a parting gift: an account of how the world has changed since Alex became a teacher in the early 2020s. Hence The World We Made. Part history, part personal memoir, Alex´s story charts the key events, technology breakthroughs and lifestyle revolutions that make the world what it is in 2050.