The big challenge for most societies will be how to absorb and accommodate the new modernity while still embracing the nourishing aspects of our traditional value systems.

Today we find ourselves at the beginning of the fourth industrial revolution, looking forward and, more important, possessing the ability to influence its path.

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My sense is that successful organizations will increasingly shift from hierarchical structures to more networked and collaborative models.

“And in an age of distraction, nothing is so luxurious as paying attention. And in an age of constant movement, nothing is so urgent as sitting still.”

Instead, take dramatic technological change as an invitation to reflect about who we are and how we see the world.

We can only meaningfully address these challenges if we mobilize the collective wisdom of our minds, hearts and souls. To do so, I believe we must adapt, shape and harness the potential of disruption by nurturing and applying four different types of intelligence:

“We may end up with a future in which a fraction of the workforce will do a portfolio of things to generate an income—you could be an Uber driver, an Instacart shopper, an Airbnb host and a TaskRabbit.”

“In an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow,”