What’s the problem? Things are not working well. Furthermore, they are getting worse.
Our world is in turmoil. It is a mess. I think most of us would agree.
Surprisingly though, there is plenty of evidence that our quality of life is better today than ever. Steven Pinker has extensively documented the evidence in his book Enlightenment Now, and Yuval Harari in his book Homo Deus.
This progress, however, has come at a high cost, and our way of life is not sustainable. Dave Pollard, for example, in his talk Against hope, a primer on complexity and collapse, thinks the collapse of our global civilization is inevitable.
Global Issues
The world is facing a long list of global issues that potentially impact us all wherever we live.
They affect us at all levels: personal, family, business, societal, and global. The list is long, and I don’t need to list them all; you know them. To name just a few:
- At the personal level: unemployment, depression, and loneliness.
- At the family level: domestic abuse and divorce.
- At the business or organizational level: a lack of employee engagement and psychological well-being.
- At the societal or community level: poverty, unemployment, and inadequate healthcare provision.
- At the political level: increasing polarization and lack of tolerance
- At the global level: global warming, terrorism, pandemics, financial instability, oceanic pollution, and depletion of natural resources.
Why are things not working well, and why is our way of living not sustainable? To create a better world, we need to answer this question first.
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Things Todo
- Reflect: How much of a mess is the world in, and can we survive?
Resources
- United Nations: Global Issues Overview
- Inc.: These Are the World’s 10 Most Serious Problems, According to Millennials
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Loved it!
So the questions Rocio: Why is that and what is the response? :-)