Schwab Klaus, Malleret Thierry. The Great Narrative: For a Better Future

Forum Publishing, 2022. — 210 p. — ISBN 9782940631308, 9782940631315.The Great Narrative is a guide for anyone seeking to better understand how the world has evolved since the pandemic started and what solutions can make us more resilient, equitable and sustainable.
The book recognizes that the problems for which we collectively must find solutions are both major and manifold. Vital issues abound: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal and technological. But solutions do exist and are within our grasp. «The Great Narrative» proposes some hopeful and inspiring narratives around them. In that sense, it is an optimistic book that categorically rejects the negativity that permeates too many doomsday narratives ready to consign us to a future of oblivion. It asserts that human creativity, ingenuity and innate sociality will prevail, and it offers a comprehensive framework to explain why.
Professor Klaus Schwab is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. He is a life-long advocate of «stakeholder capitalism», the author of various books, including The Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the co-author (with Thierry Malleret) of the international best-seller COVID-19: The Great Reset. Thierry Malleret is the Managing Partner of The Monthly Barometer, a succinct predictive newsletter that also provides tailor-made research to its subscribers. He has written several business and academic books.Foreword.
Introduction.
Concatenation of risks and systemic connectivity.
Social media and the age of fake news.
The power of narratives.
Post-COVID Issues and Challenges.
Conceptual framework.
Economics.
Environment.
Geopolitics.
Society.
Technology.
The Way Forward – Solutions.
Collaboration and cooperation.
Imagination and innovation.
Morality and values.
Public policies.
Resilience.
Role of business.
Technology’s exponential progress.
Conclusion.
Annex.
List of foremost global thinkers and opinion-makers who contributed to the Great Narrative project.
Acknowledgements.
Endnotes.