Change

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‘It is not the strongest of species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one most adaptable to change.’

Change

These were not exactly Darwin’s words but rather an adaptation of one Leon Megginson, a professor of management and marketing. Be that as it may, there is change in the world and it is both scary and exciting. Change means uncertainty and risk. Change can be slow and gradual - often associated with growth. And change can be sudden or abrupt - often associated with regression or decline.


Change per se is not the issue. We’re facing multiple, complex and simultaneous change, culminating to risk. Risk which makes people generally just a little bit more anxious. Risk for which we have less recent historic data to rely on. The climate is changing as a consequence of this very ability of humans to adapt and survive. Not only adapt biologically, but also socially and technologically. And much of the social and political change we’re currently witnessing and experiencing is a consequence of this collective survival.


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Loudina Erasmus MSc AAG FASSA

Principal Actuary bij Athora en lid van het bestuur van het Koninklijk Actuarieel Genootschap en het Actuarieel Instituut.