Addressing the Problem Problem.

On Wednesday, I wrote about the "problem problem," -that we are poor at spotting real problems because there is more money to be made from addressing symptoms.

Since then, I've been thinking, talking and listening with people about the implications and ways in which we might address the real problems - because we have to. Symptoms are rarely benign, and at some point will manifest the underlying cause, most likely when we are least ready for it. We are out of time for procrastination

The list of examples of symptoms manifesting right now is too long for this post. They range from climate change, when we've known about the causes for half a century, a plague of mental health issues caused by the toxic cultures we have developed in our businesses and wider society, and inequality caused by a mutated and gamed form of shareholder capitalism. The problems include our education system that prepares our children for a world of work that will not exist when they grow up and public services tha…