Drawing on history, cutting-edge research, and complexity science, the author presents tools to rescue a world on the brink. For over three decades, he has examined threats to our future security, predicting a deteriorating global environment, economic stresses, mass migrations, social instability, and political violence if humanity continues on its current path. Once labeled "The Doom Meister," his insights have proven prescient as we witness dramatic changes in our natural environment, economies, societies, and institutions—often for the worse. Without radical new approaches, our planet risks becoming unrecognizable, poorer, more violent, and authoritarian. In this long-awaited work, dedicated to his children, the author leverages his extensive knowledge of complexity science and societal evolution to argue that we can redirect human civilization onto a new path. By mobilizing our minds, spirits, imaginations, and collective values, we can initiate urgent systemic change, strengthen economies and cultures, and renew hope for a positive future for all. The book presents a compelling argument for reinvigorating our cognitive strengths and belief systems to confront the challenges ahead.
