'Change of Era' biedt inspiratie om in de kantelperiode waar we in zitten het verschil te kunnen maken. Ieder individu en elk initiatief telt! De wereld zal de komende decennia transformeren naar een nieuwe samenleving waarin de machtsverhoudingen zoals we die nu kennen radicaal zijn omgegooid. Change of Era beschrijft een beeld van deze transitie aan de hand van de sectoren onderwijs en financiën. Omdat de mens niet langer centraal staat in de huidige maatschappelijke sectoren, ontwikkelen mensen zelf alternatieven en voeren die uit. Samen vormen zij een beweging van onderop, essentieel voor de transitie naar een beter aan de mens aangepaste samenleving en economie. Met een concreet en soms ontluisterend beeld van de heftige botsing tussen de gevestigde orde en de opkomende nieuwe orde laat dit boek zien wat ons te wachten staat. Inhoudsopgave 1. A Change of Era 10 Transition Perspective 11 Previous Big Transition 12 The Big Transition Today 17 The Transformation of Our Society 20 The Transformation of Our Economy 36 A New Power 49 2. The Energy Transition 54 Clashing Worlds 55 Tipping Point Phase 58 New, Clean Economy 63 Europe 65 Germany 67 The Netherlands 70 Energy Agreement 72 Urgency 73 How to Stimulate the Energy Transition in the Netherlands? 74 1. Abandoning Natural Gas in 15 Years: Plan B 74 2. The New Slochteren 75 3. Energy-neutral Built Environment 77 4. Make Energy Conservation Hot and Sexy 78 5. Stimulate Bottom-up Movement 79 3. The Healthcare Sector in Transition 82 The Dutch Healthcare System 83 International Context 84 Why Must Things Be Done Differently in Dutch healthcare? 88 The Silent Revolt in Dutch Health Care 94 What is the Alternative? Health Care 3.0 96 Healthcare Insurers and Their Power 98 Decentralization of Care 101 What Can Local Government Do? 103 What Are the Practical Implications? 104 Social Neighbourhood Teams and Their Pitfalls 106 What Are the Implications for Care Businesses? 108 The Zorgeloos Initiative 110 4. The Education System in Transition 112 The Dutch Education System 113 Dutch Education in an International Context 116 Persistent Problems in Education 117 Education 3.0: How to Renew the System? 125 Roads Leading toward Education 3.0 130 The Netherlands 131 AGORA School 131 Bildung Academie 132 Finland 133 Themes instead of subjects 133 Spain 133 Julio Verne Bilingual School 133 Luxembourg 134 Lycée Aline Mayrisch 134 Switzerland 134 The KaosPilots School 134 How to Realize a Transition in Education? 135 5. How Can We Turn Around the Financial Sector? 138 A Bird’s Eye View of Financial History 139 The Financial System 141 Why Does the Financial Sector Need to Change? 144 Deadlock 151 The Current Phase of Transition of the Financial System 155 The Alternative: The Financial System 3.0 158 Financial System 3.0: The New Public Role of Financial Institutions 158 Transition Pathways and Trends 159 In Conclusion 163 6. What Does That Mean For Us? 164 Society in Transition 165 Our Economy in Transition 169 Social and Economic Synthesis 173 What does this mean for Business? 175 Which Businesses Will Survive? 178 Permanent Change Strategy 180 What does this mean for Government? 183 What does this mean for People? 190 The Netherlands in a Tipping Point Phase 195