However unreal it can seem, it is very likely we find ourselves in the most important decade in the history of humankind. The speed of change in technology, together with the exponential impact we have, puts the world we love at risk. Nature loss and climate change are no longer distant threats but are upon us. The human suffering we have witnessed this summer from droughts, fires and extreme flooding is man-made.
For most business leaders, uncertainty has become boardroom weather now and is no longer the seldom interruption in otherwise cool climes. Geopolitical strain, unpredictable energy prices, stretched supply chains and more frequent extreme weather now sit inside ordinary business decisions about cost, investment and growth.
