In the face of escalating cultural divisions and systemic crises, such as the resurgence of identity politics, climate change, and rising racial tensions, the urgency for us to learn how to effectively manage personal and societal transformation has never been greater. The life journey of Malcolm X, a prominent civil rights figure, offers a powerful prism through which we can examine this process. His personal evolution, closely mirroring the seismic societal shifts of his era, sheds light on the complex dynamics of transformative change, both on an individual and collective scale.

Today’s most challenging global issues have a common root cause – the prevalence of rivalrous (zero-sum) systems over anti-rivalrous (positive-sum) systems. Rivalrous systems fuel scarcity and competition, while anti-rivalrous systems foster abundance and cooperation. It’s essential to acknowledge the unsustainability of rivalrous systems if we hope to tackle humanity’s most pressing concerns and move towards a more sustainable and cooperative future.

We live in an era marked by escalating challenges, with numerous existential and catastrophic risks materialising on a global scale. Climate change, once considered a distant concern, has evolved into a pressing issue with wide-ranging implications. The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, such as widespread wildfires and devastating hurricanes, serve as stark reminders of the urgency to address this global threat. Additionally, human activities have led to environmental degradation, with the depletion of the Amazon rainforest and overfishing in the oceans being prime examples.

In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapid advances in AI technology, and the threat of nuclear war due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, have underscored the significant and far-reaching impacts that catastrophic and existential risks can have on human civilisation. These events demonstrate the potential for harm, disruption, and even complete extinction if we do not effectively address the interconnectivity of various risk categories. To better understand and mitigate these risks, assessing the cascade effects that can result from the interactions between different risk factors is crucial.

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