What do you see on the other side of the crisis?

Those were not potential, those happened. So, we can anticipated the current one and future one. There are a lot of words and few actions on the other items. Questions about the other things you write about are simple: if we are talking about global warming, why are we using this site and other sites based on cloud computing? Why are we using cel phones? We need to be smart, not to be affraid or talking about things that will not solve the root just are acting (or declaiming) on causes. Too late. Just to remember: project managers are hire to prevent not to cure.

I am kinda Star Wars-type who believes that a personal choice, coming from good thoughts, words, and deeds, creates good in the world, rather than from one Star-Trek global government.
The good that will happen is that people will go back to basic of appreciating family (or community) as the base structure of our world, rather than considering a self, an individual, as the centre of the world.
For us, project managers, those who are innovative and always looking to create a value in businesses, others and in self, we will go through tribulations, but in the end, we will be fine.

I add a quote from Harari's article in ft.com, 20. March 2020

"Humanity needs to make a choice. Will we travel down the route of disunity, or will we adopt the path of global solidarity? If we choose disunity, this will not only prolong the crisis, but will probably result in even worse catastrophes in the future. If we choose global solidarity, it will be a victory not only against the coronavirus, but against all future epidemics and crises that might assail humankind in the 21st century."

I am not certain that humanity in general and people in particular will significantly change their way of living. We have all seen and measured the positive impact that the virus is having on the pollution levels. Will people, based on this evidence, travel less when the crisis is over and/or a vaccine has been found? Will governments invest more in health science than in military? Perhaps am I nihilistic, but I (highly) doubt it.

The values of people are formed during the first ten years of life, at the maximum the first twenty. Beyond that point, they are not easy to change or adapt. People brought up with a good set of values will use this crisis to reinforce them. The ones that did not (which are the same people that still roam the streets against the indications from the government - depending on each country) will not change because of this crisis.

There is a very good chance to change values as a society. I wonder if we are REALLY ready for that.

Dear Andrew,

I do not mean to test your Star Trek knowledge but Star Trek is not about one central Government but instead a Federation of Governments that are responsible for their own actions but who work together for the common good of everybody involved.

Your take on Star Wars sounds more like buddhism and positive thoughts brings happiness, well being and harmony.

I agree with you in that people will go back to what shaped them when they were growing up, their family, their community and their sense of individuality.

Daire

I think that a paradigm shift in thinking is necessary for project managers.
I believe that we are hired to deliver a value to our customers (prevention is part of that thinking, curing is not but increasing existing value is)

Dear Andrew,

I do not mean to test your Star Trek knowledge but Star Trek is not about one central Government but instead a Federation of Governments that are responsible for their own actions but who work together for the common good of everybody involved.

Your take on Star Wars sounds more like buddhism and positive thoughts brings happiness, well being and harmony.

I agree with you in that people will go back to what shaped them when they were growing up, their family, their community and their sense of individuality.

Daire