The authors propose a holistic approach to life and living after the coronavirus crisis of 2020 has become history. Their method is to postulate studied reconsideration of the true needs of the human species, new know‐how for all, novel codes of behavior, and drastic change to how we treat nature. Their findings name humanity's ballooning population as problem Number One. Without reverting to former ways, we need to apply our imagination to sound demographic principles, accept modest economic growth, and create much better stewardship of nature. Stated in terms of the futurist, a Great Acceleration should give way to a process we might call the Great Deceleration of humanity's tempo of life and mode of action. Readers are encouraged to eschew all thought of continuing with ‘business as usual’. A purposeful limitation is the absence of all encouragement towards regrowth of wasteful manufacture and commerce. A systemic shift towards circular and green economies should be a key advance in all business revival. Another mode of being awaits; success of the encounter depends on humankind, not on theory.

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COVID-19之后的世界：照常营业，还是建立更大更美好的世界？

在2020年的冠状病毒危机成为历史之后，作者提出了一种整体的生活方式。他们的方法是假设对人类的真正需求，所有人的新知识，新的行为准则以及我们对待自然的方式进行巨变的研究重新考虑。他们的发现将人类迅速膨胀的人口列为第一问题。在不恢复以前的方式的情况下，我们需要将我们的想象力运用到合理的人口统计学原理上，接受适度的经济增长，并创造更好的自然管理权。用未来主义者的话说，“大加速”应该让位于一个我们可以称之为“人类的生活节奏和行动方式的大减速”的过程。鼓励读者回避所有继续“一切照旧”的想法。一个有目的的限制是，不鼓励所有浪费性制造和商业的再生。向循环经济和绿色经济的系统转变应该是所有企业复兴的关键进展。等待的另一种方式；遭遇的成功取决于人类，而不是理论。