Giving Shape To The Next Grand Narrative

Giving Shape To The Next Grand Narrative

The federal government of the United States emerged from the Second World War as a force for good, having beaten the German and Japanese war machines and brought an end (finally) to the Great Depression. The government built on that victory by passing new laws intended to make sure the country did not lapse back into another depression. As a result of those government efforts, and corporate alignment with them, society entered the Dispersed Wealth Grand Narrative, which lasted until several shifts took place. The country went: From “We’re in This Together” to “We’re on Our Own”; From Stakeholders’ Benefit to Shareholders’ Benefit; From a Public Sector Focus to a Private Sector Focus; From Increased Production to Global Warming; From “Too Much Is Never Enough” to Addiction and Waste; and From Industrial Engineering to Financial Engineering. After those shifts hastened the demise of the Dispersed Wealth Grand Narrative, individuals started taking actions that have offered a framework for society’s next forward-looking vision, its next societal guidance, which we called the Repair and Enhance Grand Narrative. As of now, it involves: Pulling Back from the Costs of Addiction (So Much Is Becoming Too Much and Less of This, More of That); Moving Ahead: Repair (Rebalance Life, Larger Responsibilities and Training, Training, Training); and Moving Ahead: Enhance (Better Life and Fairness).

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