The relative peaceful and stable Western development of the past 80 years gave Boomers, Gen Xers and Millenials a false impression that society evolves in a linear fashion throughout History.
In the bipolar world of the Cold War, the general affairs of geopolitics, economic development and trade were predictable. Many signs indicated the apparent linear progress of History: several countries obtained their independence after WWII, the cultural revolution in the late 60s, and the far and wide spread of economic liberalism. Revolutionary discoveries in Science and the transformation of Asia, adopting business lessons from the capitalistic West, rendered the context somewhat coherent to a common future. For a while societies slowly migrated to the indisputable values of free market, trade, democracy, rule of law, right to property and individual rights. The SPOD world existed for a while. A static, predictable, ordered and durable (SPOD) geopolitical and social status quo.
But History has never been SPOD. We do now experience other world contexts in different regions of the globe. In A Kaleidoscope for Leaders post, I list the current alternative worlds, which helps you understand the chaotic political environment.
In Gender vs. Generation post I suggest that will soon see the emergence of a relevant factor of change. In a large scale, at nation level, the young generations are already making history. Revolutions in Bangladesh (2024), Kenya (2024), Nepal (2025), Madagascar (2025), Morocco (2025), Peru (2025), Indonesia (2025) and Bulgaria (2025) are all led by Gen Zers. The stunning giving-up on climate change mitigation, sudden shift in American politics, the European awakening to an unclear future, the fatigue of war in the east front and the success of a China bouncing from a trade war only confirm the suspicion among youngsters: The older generations are following outdated playbooks. The new generations will shout it louder.
The Unconscious Skill 