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Why Our Economic OS Is Crashing Earth (And How to Fix It)

Transformation Literacy: As a Path to a Regenerative Civilization

Petra Kuenkel

In 2020, human-made inanimate objects officially outweighed all living biomass on Earth. Even more terrifying? Humans account for less than 0.01% of all living biomass, yet our addiction to compounding GDP growth has pushed the planet toward critical collapse. Clean technology and electric cars cannot save us if they merely serve an engine accelerating toward a cliff. This presentation dismantles the hidden design flaws of modern civilization. Explore why infinite growth in a closed system is a mathematical trap, how 80% of newly created wealth funnels directly to the top 1%, and why gross domestic product rewards planetary destruction. More importantly, discover the escape route: real-world post-growth models already happening in places like Wales and Scotland, non-profit enterprise designs that eliminate shareholder exploitation, and the biological principles of living systems. Featured Book and Authors: Based on Transformation Literacy: As a Path to a Regenerative Civilization, co-edited by Dr. Petra Kuenkel (Executive Committee Member of the Club of Rome and founder of the Collective Leadership Institute) alongside leading systemic change scholars. The book provides a practical survival blueprint, moving humanity past crisis paralysis into collective agency. Learn how to shift your mindset from resource extraction to systemic vitality, and discover the practical framework required to steer society toward a truly regenerative future.