The Cockatoo Chronicles

It Will Get Darker Before The Dawn
Economic Disruption, Incumbents v's Disruptors, Surviving The Climate Emergency, Geopolitics Security Climate Emergency, Markets People Planet Paul Gilding Economic Disruption, Incumbents v's Disruptors, Surviving The Climate Emergency, Geopolitics Security Climate Emergency, Markets People Planet Paul Gilding

It Will Get Darker Before The Dawn

COVID 19 is not a ‘black swan’ – a singular, unexpected event. It is the first in a series of what NYT’s Tom Friedman referred to as a ‘herd of stampeding black elephants’ – multiple, predictable and economically catastrophic events. Events that everyone knows are coming but our political and business leaders have consciously chosen not to deal with.

Choices have consequences….

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The Walking Dead in Washington
Governments People & Civil Disobedience, Incumbents v's Disruptors, Geopolitics Security Climate Emergency, Science is a change agent Paul Gilding Governments People & Civil Disobedience, Incumbents v's Disruptors, Geopolitics Security Climate Emergency, Science is a change agent Paul Gilding

The Walking Dead in Washington

We’re all focused on the drama and entertainment of Trump’s takeover of the world’s centre of military, security and economic power. For some it’s exciting and entertaining, for others terrifying and apocalyptic. I too have been glued to the news – at various times having each of those responses! But now I’ve come back to earth, recognising it all for what it is. Important, but a sideshow to a much bigger and more important game. And on reflection, I’m glad he got elected.

How can a Trump Presidency be positive? Surely this is a major setback – to action on climate change, to addressing inequality, to human rights and global security. Doesn’t it make the world a scarier and less stable place? In isolation, all true, but in context, not so much. The context is the key.

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