In William Bridges’ famous book, Transitions, he points out that for virtually all of human history we have honoured those in a community who protected our stable continuation.
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Those who kept us safe – reinforced our communal rules and stories, the status quo – were our heroes.
We now live in the first era of history where we honour those who bring change – technology, innovation, growth. Think Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos.
It’s exciting, but it’s also exhausting. Many get left behind and can our environment cope?
I’m not for a return to the past – for us all to become Luddites – but I predict the next great innovation may be for stability, predictability – and if we don’t choose this ourselves, nature may choose it for us.
Paul Clark’s musings can be heard on radio across Australia and at atthetop.org.au.
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