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This Leap Year Will Enter History Books as “The Great Reset.” What’s Next?
“Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The global health crisis is accelerating meta-trends and hurling civilization towards the cybernetic future. The disruptors are being disrupted, and the rush is on to digitize and virtualize everything in weeks’ time that otherwise would have taken a few years to play out. Recent surveys show that we have compressed five years in business and consumer digital adoption within a few months.
Banks have transitioned to remote banking and making flexible payment arrangements for loans and mortgages. Restaurants and some grocery stores have shifted to online ordering and delivery as their primary mode of operation. Most schools have switched to online learning and digital platforms. Research shows that e-Learning is more conducive to retention of information in less time, implying these changes may be permanent. Doctors have begun delivering telemedicine eyeing more flexible regulation. Manufacturers are actively adjusting supply chains and prepping their factories for automation where it’s possible. Sport fans found new venues of enjoying e-Sports. The bottom line: Digital native life isn’t just coming sometime in the future, it’s here — and here…
