As a result, it’s vitally important that we begin to encourage young people to come and join us.
I see academics, businesses, and organisations of people focusing on the problems that face us, not just out of good intent but out of facing cold, hard realities.This is resulting in money, the fuel of the world economy, being slowly but steadily diverted from the old economy to a new one.
We are starting to invest in a changing world.Leaders and regimes will come and go, but this matrix of positive intent and action is what will truly drive the next 50 years..The third reason for hope came to me in maybe the most unexpected place: a two-hour stand in the toilet on a train with five others, due to huge overcrowding.
Of course, there was griping, anger, and frustration about the situation.There was also a humble reflection that our plight was nothing like those stuck in conflict and humanitarian disasters.
What struck me most, though, was the very human and humane way people came together - caring about those wishing to catch their flight to New York, caring about one of the passengers who started to feel ill, finding space where there seemed to be none; and the humour, sharing stories, and keeping each other’s spirits up.. My sense is that we can always see the future as dark and full of threat.
It can feel like walking into a cave, where, given the darkness, our imagination takes over to ready us for all the potential threats.However, it’s worth stating that this is a huge simplification; that the true meaning of ‘circular economy’ is phenomenally complex (especially when we’re considering a 60-year plus period – how well do we believe someone in 1960 would have predicted the market in 2020?)
This is a topic in its own right that we’ll explore another time – but what we can say for now is that construction Platforms seem like a sensible way of facilitating this approach.. What are the challenges to widespread adoption of construction Platform design?.None of the challenges present in getting the industry to adopt a construction Platforms approach are technical.
The majority of objections are linked to cultural mindset factors.These include issues like insurance warranties, intellectual property, and risk allocation in construction.
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