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AGE OF DISCOVERY
Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance
Age of Discovery looks at the world on the brink of a new Renaissance and asks the
question, how do we avoid chaos and disruption, and share more widely the benefits of
progress?
question, how do we avoid chaos and disruption, and share more widely the benefits of
progress?
Age of Discovery explores a world on the brink of a new Renaissance and asks: How do we share more widely the benefits of unprecedented progress? How do we endure the inevitable tumult generated by accelerating change? How do we each thrive through this tangled, uncertain time? From gains in health, education, wealth and technology, to crises of conflict, disease and mass migration, the similarities between today's world and that of the fifteenth century are both striking and prophetic: we have been here before. So what must we do to achieve our full potential, individually and altogether, this time around? Will we repeat the glories of the Renaissance, the misery, or both?
In Age of Discovery, Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna show how we can draw courage, wisdom and inspiration from the days of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci in order to fashion our own Golden Age. Whether we're seized by Gutenberg or Zuckerberg, the discovery of the Americas or the rise of China, copperplate etchings or silicon chips, the Bonfire of the Vanities or the destructive fury of ISIS, the spread of syphilis or the Ebola
pandemic, such Renaissance moments force humanity to give its best just when the stakes are at their highest.
Turning the spotlight on the crises of our time, Age of Discovery shows how we can all define and create a lasting legacy that the world will still celebrate 500 years from now.
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Age of Discovery explores a world on the brink of a new Renaissance and asks: How do we share more widely the benefits of unprecedented progress? How do we endure the inevitable tumult generated by accelerating change? How do we each thrive through this tangled, uncertain time?
From gains in health, education, wealth and technology, to crises of conflict, disease and mass migration, the similarities between today's world and that of the fifteenth century are both striking and prophetic: we have been here before. So what must we do to achieve our full potential, individually and altogether, this time around? Will we repeat the glories of the Renaissance, the misery, or both?
In Age of Discovery, Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna show how we can draw courage, wisdom and inspiration from the days of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci in order to fashion our own Golden Age. Whether we're seized by Gutenberg or Zuckerberg, the discovery of the Americas or the rise of China, copperplate etchings or silicon chips, the Bonfire of the Vanities or the destructive fury of ISIS, the spread of syphilis or the Ebola pandemic, a Renaissance moments, then and now, dares humanity to give its best just when the stakes are at their highest.
Turning the spotlight on the crises of our time, Age of Discovery shows how we can all define and create a lasting legacy that the world will still celebrate 500 years from now.
Ian Goldin is Director of the Oxford Martin School and Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford. He was Vice President of the World Bank and prior to that the Bank's Director of Development Policy. From 1996 to 2001 he was Chief Executive and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Southern Africa, and also served as an advisor to President Nelson Mandela. He has been knighted by the French government and is an acclaimed author of 20 books.
Chris Kutarna is a two-time Governor General's Medallist, a Sauvé Fellow and Commonwealth Scholar, and a Fellow of the Oxford Martin School with a doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford. A former consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, then entrepreneur, Chris lived in China for several years, speaks Mandarin, and advises senior executives in Europe, Asia and North America. He resides in Oxford, Beijing and Regina.
In short:
We should be learning the lessons of the last Renaissance, as the challenges we face now (disease, mass migration, developments in technology) are strikingly similar. We are at a crossroads war/famine/disease, or new golden age'? The choice is ours yes, there are risks, but there are also massive rewards. So we should face those risks head-on and create our own golden age'.
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An essential guideand a superb ridethrough our current stormy moment. - Editor-in-Chief, Huffington Post
A powerful journey This book will help the world. - Founder, Virgin Group
Everyone should read it. - Nobel Laureate in Economics
Ian and Chris askand answerthe big, essential questions We should thank them for their audacity. - Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
This fascinating book should interest all who care about the future of humanity. - Astronomer Royal & past President of the Royal Society
A much needed dose of perspective in our increasingly short-term focused world. - Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Co
Essential reading to navigate the waves of innovation we face today. - 13th World Chess Champion
A call to action we all need to hear. - International Executive Director, Greenpeace
An education and a great read in one. - Philosopher
Outstanding insights for all those interested in the stresses of the modern world and how other ages have confronted them. - President, NYU & past Vice-Chancellor, Oxford University
A very important reminder to grasp the opportunities in the many challenges we are facing today. - Chairman, Boston Consulting Group
A refreshing change from the shallow analyses and sterile nostrums of the right and the left an impressive and important book. - Nobel Laureate in Economics
A hugely stimulating book Everyone should heed the authors' call. - Professor of History, Harvard University
A must-read for present and future leaders everywhere. - President, Commonwealth of Learning
A remarkable feat of both history and prophecy. Ian and Chris have given us a gift of self-reflection that is indeed rare. I can't believe the book is so light and small for accomplishing such a heavy lift. - President, Skoll Global Threats Fund & past Executive Director, Google.org
A masterpiece. - New York Times best-selling author
In Age of Discovery, Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna show how we can draw courage, wisdom and inspiration from the days of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci in order to fashion our own Golden Age. Whether we're seized by Gutenberg or Zuckerberg, the discovery of the Americas or the rise of China, copperplate etchings or silicon chips, the Bonfire of the Vanities or the destructive fury of ISIS, the spread of syphilis or the Ebola
pandemic, such Renaissance moments force humanity to give its best just when the stakes are at their highest.
Turning the spotlight on the crises of our time, Age of Discovery shows how we can all define and create a lasting legacy that the world will still celebrate 500 years from now.
---------------
Age of Discovery explores a world on the brink of a new Renaissance and asks: How do we share more widely the benefits of unprecedented progress? How do we endure the inevitable tumult generated by accelerating change? How do we each thrive through this tangled, uncertain time?
From gains in health, education, wealth and technology, to crises of conflict, disease and mass migration, the similarities between today's world and that of the fifteenth century are both striking and prophetic: we have been here before. So what must we do to achieve our full potential, individually and altogether, this time around? Will we repeat the glories of the Renaissance, the misery, or both?
In Age of Discovery, Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna show how we can draw courage, wisdom and inspiration from the days of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci in order to fashion our own Golden Age. Whether we're seized by Gutenberg or Zuckerberg, the discovery of the Americas or the rise of China, copperplate etchings or silicon chips, the Bonfire of the Vanities or the destructive fury of ISIS, the spread of syphilis or the Ebola pandemic, a Renaissance moments, then and now, dares humanity to give its best just when the stakes are at their highest.
Turning the spotlight on the crises of our time, Age of Discovery shows how we can all define and create a lasting legacy that the world will still celebrate 500 years from now.
Ian Goldin is Director of the Oxford Martin School and Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford. He was Vice President of the World Bank and prior to that the Bank's Director of Development Policy. From 1996 to 2001 he was Chief Executive and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Southern Africa, and also served as an advisor to President Nelson Mandela. He has been knighted by the French government and is an acclaimed author of 20 books.
Chris Kutarna is a two-time Governor General's Medallist, a Sauvé Fellow and Commonwealth Scholar, and a Fellow of the Oxford Martin School with a doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford. A former consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, then entrepreneur, Chris lived in China for several years, speaks Mandarin, and advises senior executives in Europe, Asia and North America. He resides in Oxford, Beijing and Regina.
In short:
We should be learning the lessons of the last Renaissance, as the challenges we face now (disease, mass migration, developments in technology) are strikingly similar. We are at a crossroads war/famine/disease, or new golden age'? The choice is ours yes, there are risks, but there are also massive rewards. So we should face those risks head-on and create our own golden age'.
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An essential guideand a superb ridethrough our current stormy moment. - Editor-in-Chief, Huffington Post
A powerful journey This book will help the world. - Founder, Virgin Group
Everyone should read it. - Nobel Laureate in Economics
Ian and Chris askand answerthe big, essential questions We should thank them for their audacity. - Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
This fascinating book should interest all who care about the future of humanity. - Astronomer Royal & past President of the Royal Society
A much needed dose of perspective in our increasingly short-term focused world. - Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Co
Essential reading to navigate the waves of innovation we face today. - 13th World Chess Champion
A call to action we all need to hear. - International Executive Director, Greenpeace
An education and a great read in one. - Philosopher
Outstanding insights for all those interested in the stresses of the modern world and how other ages have confronted them. - President, NYU & past Vice-Chancellor, Oxford University
A very important reminder to grasp the opportunities in the many challenges we are facing today. - Chairman, Boston Consulting Group
A refreshing change from the shallow analyses and sterile nostrums of the right and the left an impressive and important book. - Nobel Laureate in Economics
A hugely stimulating book Everyone should heed the authors' call. - Professor of History, Harvard University
A must-read for present and future leaders everywhere. - President, Commonwealth of Learning
A remarkable feat of both history and prophecy. Ian and Chris have given us a gift of self-reflection that is indeed rare. I can't believe the book is so light and small for accomplishing such a heavy lift. - President, Skoll Global Threats Fund & past Executive Director, Google.org
A masterpiece. - New York Times best-selling author
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