Mid-Summer Checkpoints: The Bigger Picture, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations, Issue 120

Issue 120, August 3, 2023

It’s been a hot summer for most of us. The political conversation continues to escalate. The war drags on. Inequity and inequality divide us. Next gens still raise their voices with demands and pleas for the planet.

But not all news is divisive and frustrating. One fact in the ongoing swirl is that only change endures. It would appear that our marketplaces and societies are settling into new models and realities as we assimilate all the changes we experienced over the past few years. Yes, we know the shifts caused by the pandemic have been over-reported, but it’s worth taking a pause to review some new changes that seem to be finding their way into better mindsets and improved situations. Here are a few top notes which are interrelated and when viewed holistically form a connective tissue.

·       Work/life balance is a thing, not an abstract workplace culture concept. People are working less, or at least less intensely than they did in 2019 and even before. Onc…