Weathering the Storm

By most accounts of renowned futurists and trend watchers, we are not yet drinking from the proverbial fire hose. These monumental shifts are on course for a pileup but what we experience now are symptoms of being on the front edge of the wave. These are leading indicators that illustrate our discomfort with and subconscious reaction to these trends:

• skyrocketing rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide

• drug use

• chronic disease (heart, cancer)

• burnout

• extreme labor shortages in certain niche areas

• outsourcing to other organizations (and countries).

How do we survive or thrive in spite of these challenges in ...

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