The devastating impact of the COVID-19 crisis has underlined the fact that we face a decade of discontinuity and uncertainty, with further shocks and systemic disruption ahead. Moments of radical disruption like this one force us to revisit what we value and to explore how we might reimagine the future.

From System Shock to System Change, published on our newly relaunched platform, The Futures Centre: reveals the five key dynamic areas already shaping the 2020s - with major influence over human, planetary and economic health: biosphere breakdown; economic crisis and reform; tech and governance nexus; equitable transitions; regenerative openings , explores the interconnections between these dynamics, outlines four distinct trajectories emerging from the COVID-19 crisis.

As the pandemic continues to irreversibly shock the systems on which we rely, we have a limited window of opportunity to ensure the world builds back differently. How can we take decisive action at scale and pace in the next six to 18 months to ensure a more sustainable future? It's time to transform.

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Forum for the Future is a leading international sustainability non-profit with offices in London, New York, Singapore and Mumbai.

They specialise in addressing critical global challenges by catalysing change in key systems. For over 20 years, they've been working in partnership with business, governments and civil society to accelerate the shift toward a sustainable future.