In this post ‘An Agenda for the 2020s: Inventing the Knowledge Age‘ by Alan Wenger (a New-York based Venture Capitalist), some key success factors for moving into the Collaborative Age are listed.
First, I note that the overall perspective of the author is quite aligned with my Fourth Revolution viewpoint: “Technological progress has shifted scarcity for humanity. When we were foragers, food was scarce. During the agrarian age, it was land. Following the industrial revolution, capital became scarce. With digital technologies scarcity is shifting once more. We need to figure out how to live in a World After Capital in which the only scarcity is our attention.” Attention being new the new scarcity, it is an essential skill we need to practice more.
According to the author the key success factors include:
- Fighting the climate crisis
- Defending democracy
- Promoting universal basic income
- Fostering decentralisation
- Developing mindfulness
- Resuming learning
I’d probably add something about inequality and inclusiveness
In any case, important transformations will have to happen in the 2020s decade to move into the Collaborative Age. They will be accelerated by the Covid crisis and possibly other upcoming world transformations as well. Be ready for change!
