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The Future of Work Is Now
How the new reality shapes a new agenda
The world is out of balance. Wildfires, storms, floods, pandemic, global warming, depletion of natural resources, hunger, poverty and much more. The widening gap in health, wealth, and opportunities between rich and poor threatens to destroy the existing world order in the years ahead, unless action is taken to change the development.
We are out of balance. The inner world, our brain and mind, is challenged to the extent that depression, burnout, and stress-related illnesses have become epidemics. Some of us have too much to do, others too little. We are restless and feel we should do more, or we are helpless and believe we can do nothing. The mood is more fearful than hopeful. Dreams are more often forgotten or abandoned than pursued and fulfilled.
Now is the time. As the only species on Earth, we have the means to create a better, more peaceful and balanced world. Exactly now, after the ravage of the pandemic and before irreversible climate catastrophes set in, it is time to join forces. Beneath the surface of growing inequity and suffering, something is taking shape that has the potential to establish a sustainable relationship between cultural and natural systems.
Ironically, what has caused most of our problems — the work of generations — could also be…
