WORLD OF THE FUTURE … THE NEW WORLD ORDER POST COVID-19

Abstract

Future always starts now;we simply do not know that! COVID-19 has triggered a new phase of human evolution! It disrupted every aspect of our life. It created new norms for everything, from education to supply chains to employment to healthcare to economy to personal hygiene! We are still in the middle of the pandemic, and the impact on both economic and social levels is not clear yet, and its severity would depend on how long the pandemic would endure. Based on that the paper outlines the disruptions prior to the virus outbreak and acted as a double-edged sword, such as the infodemic phenomena, digital transformation, platform organizations, workplace and workforce dynamics. Then, the paper illustrates the characteristics of the new world, World X.0. This includes the future of work, education, economy and public health. Resilience is not a luxury anymore! Therefore, the paper identifies a pathway towards resilience. This is by having a dynamic ecosystem driven system in place. A system that is capable to deal with uncertainties in a swift manner. The paper pinpoints this system, as well as the outlook of the required transformation that should take place on different levels related to production, workforce, business' policies and procedures, supply chain, technological platform, and environment. The approach used in the paper is based on thorough analysis of the latest reports issued by international institutions, and literature in the areas of modernization, technological disruption, COVID-19 impact on the different social and economic levels, and outlook of the new world in post COVID-19 era. Copyright © 2021 by Naudé Scribante. Permission granted to IAMOT to publish and use.