“The pace of change has never been this fast, yet it will never be this slow again.”

 

That's a great line. It's from Trudeau's speech at Davos.

But this lesser reported line is also important, “You are rightly anxious about how quickly our existing business models are being disrupted. Still, if you’re anxious, imagine how the folks who aren’t in this room are feeling.”

That's what a real understanding of technology in today's society sounds like.

It reminded me of when he was asked to explain quantum computing. Makes a change from those politicians who struggle with all the necessary hashtags.

He went on to say the most “fundamental shift that every leader in this room can act on immediately” … is gender equality… “the hiring, promotion, and retention of women is something we can make happen today, right now”

He spoke in front of the people currently running the world. He didn’t waste the opportunity. Full text here.