It's About Time

Did you imagine 2007 to be like this ten years ago? What about 2017? How about 2027? At the accelerated change we're going through, twenty years into the future would be as different to us as seventy years into the past. In other words, 2007 would be as weird to someone from 1937 as the year 2027 would be to someone from today. Looks like we need a remake of Forever Young. With a sequel to boot.

Can't we slow down... long enough to think; to reflect; to know where we're headed? Are we really at the beginning of the Knowledge Economy? How far till the Wisdom Economy? Is the Emotional Economy far behind? The Imagination Economy? The Metaphorical Economy? No, I’m not mocking anything or anybody: there’s no telling what will concern people in the near or far future. And with every new paradigm shift, whole new worlds are built and rebuilt. Knowing that “Change is the only constant” is little comfort for those who’ll have to endure it. Going back the beginning: we seem to see the future only through the rearview mirror. Get ready for a very bumpy ride.