The Progressive Era, the economic narrative of the last 150 years, has firmly anchored us in efficiency. Focused on our own humanity, in a spirit of domination and omnipotence, we have seized our planet as property, in search of a better life.
Our drive for efficiency, our cultivation of the myth of competitive advantage as the key to survival in a competitive world, has left us vulnerable. Thanks to the latest research in biology, physics and neuroscience, we are beginning to become aware of our interconnection with nature. With a resolutely optimistic outlook, the author proposes a new narrative based on glocalization and the sharing of the commons to ensure our survival by reconnecting with our environment. He proposes a world based on resilience, diversity and redundancy.
“For a long time, we believed we could force the nature to adapt to our species. Today, we are forced, mortified, to adapt to an unpredictable natural world”.
