The Great Upheaval

Governance, media, business and global geopolitics are all being reordered at breakneck speed—all simultaneously. It's the Great Upheaval. We're witnessing more change, across more parts of life, at more speed, than ever before. This means opportunity—and new threats or surprising shifts—pop up faster and faster. Anticipating change is tougher than ever. There are several causes: a global populist surge, an AI arms race, shifting political alliances globally and domestically, and radical changes in how people worldwide get and share information. President-elect Trump's governing plans are designed to exploit this emerging phenomenon—and speed it up. Elon Musk routinely tells Trump this will be the most dramatic transformation of business, governance and culture since the nation's founding. It's classic Musk salesmanship, as we've seen with cars: Promise vast, immediate change—regardless of feasibility.