Another damn wake up call.
I have to wonder, what does it take? Or is American society such a sponge that it can absorb the likes of this economic crisis, or Hurricane Katrina or 9-11 without learning and making significant changes to affect the root causes of these events?
Perhaps this is simply ingrained habits on the macro scale. Or perhaps its the natural way of societies to absorb the shocks that directly affect only a small portion of their populations and then return to business as usual, not understanding that those shocks will eventually affect them, too.
Whatever it is we're supposed to be learning - as a nation - from the financial pratfall, from the devastation of the Gulf Coast, from the extreme hatred of foreign radicals - the general downslide of every aspect of this nation over the past 8 years indicates that we've made some grievously wrong turns. We haven't learned largely, I think, because it's easier not to change and certainly not to sacrifice.
Now it's about money. It's about the national - and global - economy. It's going to impact everyone. It's going to impact every business that relies on consumers, every organization supported by foundations or the generosity of the public. It's going to affect our ability to implement projects that will address root causes.
So, every organization should be rethinking its game plan seriously, now. Just as every citizen should be. There's going to be less money around, so creativity and innovation will become the new currency.
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