The Limits to Growth, the Club of Rome’s seminal report published in 1972, shifted how we see the role of humans in deciding the fate of the planet. On the 50th anniversary of the book, 21 world-renowned thinkers, scientists, and economists came together to reflect on how can we use the lessons learnt and what is next—can we save ourselves and the planet? With voices across genders, cultures, and continents, Limits and Beyond tackles the issue of the planetary emergency from a diversity of perspectives, acknowledging that new lenses are required to imagine different and more desirable futures.

This joint report by the UN Youth Office, the St. Gallen Symposium and The Club of Rome explores how businesses can unlock long-term value by adopting intergenerational leadership models. It highlights the growing demographic gap between corporate leaders and the global workforce and presents a strong business case for meaningfully involving younger generations in decision-making.

Emerging from our current state of emergency will require a reconfiguration of our societal arrangements, through a journey into largely uncharted territories. But how can we consciously change the way we think while we still think that way? <i>Learning new ways of becoming human</i> addresses key elements of the systemic change our society needs to enable people to learn, with the goal of addressing humanity’s existential challenges in their own ways.

In the first of our discussion paper series, we explore how systemic transitions can happen. Starting with key questions, the paper highlights how transformation requires embracing multiple perspectives, holding complexity without simplifying it, and fostering dialogue across divides.