H. A broader perspective and opportunity for New Zealand
Although this proposal positions orchestrating national ingenuity as a recession response, there is a far bigger picture and opportunity to consider. This broader perspective and opportunity would have existed even if there hadn’t been a global recession.
In fact, the recession is merely evidence that our civilisation has reached the end of an evolutionary cycle – we’re at the point where the existing paradigm needs to be replaced by a new one, to take us through the next cycle of our evolution. The writing is on the wall – the recession is one of many indicators that the current paradigm is fast-reaching its sell-by date.
In addition to being a graphic illustration of the need for a new paradigm, the recession also provides us with the burning platform we need to make the leap into the next cycle of our evolution. The combination of the recession, the flattening off of the knowledge economy paradigm (which contributed significantly to the creation of the recession) and the dramatically accelerating rate at which computers are taking over ever more advanced human functions (Ray Kurzweil’s prediction of an artificial intelligence singularity) creates a huge opportunity for our society to bring the next era – the Ingenuity Revolution – about.
Orchestrated National Ingenuity provides New Zealand with more than a mechanism for dramatically improving national productivity, in order to minimise the impact and duration of the economic recession and capitalise on it. The opportunity it provides isn’t merely tactical – it is, in fact, highly strategic because of the underlying macro-trend it allows us to capitalise on.
Implementing Orchestrated National Ingenuity will put New Zealand in a powerful and influential position to play a leadership role in the emerging Ingenuity Revolution.
