The world is caught in a never-ending chase. Without even realising it, we seem always to be hurrying after something – something we can’t even describe – a chase to nowhere.

For hundreds of years, since the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s, the chase has provided vast profit, fuelling rapid human development and great advancements in science and technology. But today, wherever we look, it appears to be reaching its sell-by date – wreaking destruction on the environment, on animals, and ultimately on human well-being.

As a result, we have arrived in the age of disruption – a word that has become part of our daily business vocabulary. We’re all aware of it, yet many of us still struggle to cope with its implications: fast-paced change.