Thomas Friedman from the New York Times shares an opinion about extraordinary changes in the world since 2007. Friedman is also working on a book about the massive acceleration in the world since 2007 that has disrupted politics in so many places.
These accelerations in technology, globalization and Mother Nature are like a hurricane in which we’re all being asked to dance. Trump and the Brexiters sensed the anxiety of many and promised to build a wall against these howling winds of change. I disagree. I think the challenge is to find the eye.
Friedman has hope that the solution is in “building healthy communities that are flexible enough to move with these accelerations, draw energy from them — but also provide a platform of dynamic stability for citizens within them.”
PSA also seeks solutions to the challenge of moving with these accelerations by creating new models for innovation.