They provide a list of these systemic changes: That aside, the authors argue that the pandemic will accelerate systemic changes that were already apparent prior to the crisis. However, so much has changed since that era, with polarization entrenched, and cooperation and collaboration lacking.

Others have used World War Two as the most relevant comparison to our current situation. World War II was the quintessential transformational war, triggering not only fundamental changes to the global order and the global economy, but also entailing radical shifts in social attitudes and beliefs that eventually paved the way for radically new policies and social contract provisions (like women joining the workforce before becoming voters). World War II could be one of the most relevant mental anchors in the effort to assess what’s coming next. In looking at historical periods that represent challenges similar to the current pandemic, the authors focused on the World War Two era: History can be very instructive, and I find Many Similarities to our current day. In exploring the various aspects of a reset, the authors use history as a guide. This reset would reveal itself across several dimensions: societal, economic, geopolitical, environmental, technological, and industry.

The authors explore that question with an eye towards a potential great reset. If such profound social, political and economic changes could be provoked by the plague in the medieval world, could the COVID-19 pandemic mark the onset of a similar turning point with long-lasting and dramatic consequences for our world today? Put simply: The Black Death may have been the unrecognized beginning of modern man. Much as I have looked for the Catalysts that drive human action, the book explores the potential for COVID-19 to serve as a catalyst for profound positive change. The book takes a close look at a post-pandemic world. Thierry is the co-founder and main author of the Monthly Barometer, a succinct predictive analysis exclusively provided to private investors and some of today’s most influential opinion and decision-makers. To promote the stakeholder concept (something gaining considerable traction today), he founded the World Economic Forum. He has argued that a company must serve not only shareholders but all stakeholders to achieve long-term growth and prosperity.

Professor Klaus Schwab is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. COVID-19: The Great Reset was authored by Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret.

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