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Book SynopsisWe seem to be stuck, staring at insurmountable challenges. The pandemic is the opening act for climate change, and we need to get much better at anticipating and preparing for these types of challenge. Simply rebuilding bridges once they fall, or houses once they are swept away, is both expensive and risks human lives. Anticipation and preparation costs more now, but is much less costly over time. Of course, spending now to save later is not a dominant American tradition. We have managed - or at least reacted to - the Aids epidemic (1981-2013), Internet bubble bursting (2001), the real estate bubble bursting (2007), the opioid epidemic (2017), forest fires on the West Coast (2018), and the coronavirus pandemic (2020). Very recently, we have experienced the fall of Afghanistan (2021), the latest earthquake and hurricane in Haiti (2021), and the attack on Ukraine (2022). Various earthquakes, hurricanes, and recently cicadas, but fortunately not locusts, have been sprinkled throughout.Bey
Table of Contents1: Chaos & Confusion: Four Societal Challenges That Seem Overwhelming 2: Broader Perspectives: Addressing Underlying Behavioral & Social Phenomena 3: Insights for Addressing Challenges: Stakeholders, Attributes & Preferences 4: Translating Insights Into Action Plans: Understanding, Gaining & Sustaining Stakeholders' Support 5: Integrating Plans Into Solutions: Integrating Interventions Across Challenges 6: Economics Modeling of Investment Impacts: Projecting Returns on an Integrated Portfolio 7: Scaling Solutions for Broad Benefits: Energizing, Broadening & Sustaining Progress 8: Organizational & Individual Change: Overcoming Common & Persistent Hurdles
