Episode 12: Emergence of the New Era

There can be no denying that we are on a Strategic Inflection Point (SIP) on our Planet. McKinsey Global Institute has produced a Discussion Paper asking the Question if the World is on the Cusp of a New Era?. The paper traces life post World War 2 that gathered momentum for the Industrialization and Globalization processes to the current day when we have arrived to the point of Commercialization or what they call the era of the markets.

 

The Four Pegs used to examine this shift from the current market driven era to a new era are:

The World Order

Technology Platforms

Demographic Forces

Outgrowing Debt

 

The Path to Progression needs a break from our past and a clear sense of excellence must drive the intent to cross the chasm to the future. This demands both an accurate understanding of the status quo and the desired state as well as the urgency to make it real.

 

Both Individuals and Industry must arrive at the future by design and not by accident; as life has at this point in time. The new era should be marked by a Conscious Process of Shifting from:

Exploitation to Empowerment

Building Access to Aspiration

Connecting Creation to Consumption with Value

 

This will establish the foundation of a New Era that is Sustainable and the Planet a better place for life to thrive and flourish.