Statements of the Global Village
INTRODUCTION
During and after World War 2, when human society developed weapons that could destroy all of human society, the citizens of this planet became a global village. With over 12,000 nuclear weapons, environmental impacts, disease (viruses), and other global risks, the importance of the term Global Village cannot be understated.
This section discusses important topics and risks to organizations and individuals of this global village.
The human brain is still for small tribes (small social groups) and uses less energy when the people they interact with are similar. Human society is adapting quite well considering the quickness (on a human existence timescale) in which the world became a global village and nations had to get along.
DO: Change takes energy for the brain to predict. People who do not share similarities require more energy to understand. This energy is already under stress from trying to predict other inputs from the exponential.
Importance of the Global Village
It is important for human society to have the self awareness that they do live in a Global Village and more needs to be done that allow people to work together better. The risks are too great for human society. Organizations would collapse if society collapses. More disorder in the world creates more disorder in markets and human prosperity. Since we are witnessing more stress (due to the speed at which the world has become a global village), it is an important category for organizations to have on a Change Map. The analysis can also be done on an organization level (Organization Village), a department (Department Village), etc. Each with a Focus Map to develop a Village that better adapts through change.
Two Sections to the Global Village
The first will discuss human society and how that can be an opportunity or threat to an organization.
The second will discuss Statecraft. This site is based in the United States. Human compete and cooperate for survival. This section will discuss the constant competition from a United States perspective. This is important because the world is changing currently on a global scale on that will impact approach-avoid going forward (and already has).
STATEMENT
> How people interpret In-Group vs Out-Group will continue to be a risk to local, national, and world security. This risk is rising due to many of the reasons discussed within these pages.
As mentioned previously, the rate at which adaptation to change varies with each individual. As such, in a world of constant change, we should expect wide ranges in the way people react to their In-Groups and local culture change. A part of the population sees Out-Groups as a threat to their cultural survival (which then becomes physical survival in a persons mind). You see this in the rise of nationalism across the globe. Others have wider In-Groups and are fighting for a bigger tent. There is already conflict in the world for this reason and the escalation risks are extremely high. This will impact organizations in multiple ways.
RISK
Organizations and individuals are under constant attacks as Ingroups and Outgroups are consistently being redrawn. This impacts customer and employee approach-avoid behavior. As an example, cancel culture and misinformation are a part of this change in society.
STATEMENT
> Physical Survival and Cultural Survival intertwine. The changes in society will reflect the sum of the most influential people and their actions upon how they interpret physical and cultural survival. There will continue to be more unrest as there are wide ranges of worldviews within the global population.
Society is the sum of all the approach and avoid actions. However, the most influential individuals have much more impact on that daily math equation/sum. Predicting change in society means understanding who has this influence and monitoring their actions.
RISK
Humans compete and cooperate in order to survive. Certainty and control over ones life is an important aspect of survival. Uncertainty and lack of control is dangerous for survival. Since more power is shifted to the top of hierarchies, those who are lower lose more certainty and control of their lives. This causes changes in approach-avoid actions. Customers and employees are looking for certainty and control. An organization can quickly become an outgroup member in this environment.
STATEMENT
> The speed at which human society can adapt to change and acknowledge and live with the Global Village will play important roles in the risks to organizations. Competition and cooperation along various hierarchies (along with In-Groups/Out-Groups) have extreme importance on the sum of daily human society.
It may be a Global Village, but it is separated within it. Hierarchy, who is an In-Group member, self-esteem, survival, these all play a role in tribes within this Global Village. We will discuss this in our Statecraft section below.
RISK
Organizations are at risk for the constant change in how those who have the most influence within a society see their worldview and how to survive physically and culturally within it. Rules change quickly which risks long term investments. Organization and individual certainty are jeopardized within this environment.
DO:
All of it works together. Human physical and cultural survival which impacts customer and employee approach avoid decisions is also part of the global village in world leader approach avoid decisions. The past experiences of these world leaders impacts their decisions as every person looks to adapt to change. Energy is tied to the economy, resources, the environment, technology, knowledge and the global village. The economy is tied to energy, resources, the environment, technology, knowledge, and the global village... and so on.
Recommendation
In this fast pace changing world with all of it connected, consider building a Master Map of Change. This map would consist of having multiple society and organization risks on one map to monitor change.
Statecraft Section
A section dedicated to discussing how nations compete for resources and status (and trends)
Since this website is based out of the United States, we will focus on how US Statecraft can impact organizational brand along with customer and employee approach and avoid actions.
Big Picture from US perspective:
The United States has benefited from its location, its available resources, and its ability to have excess energy (both food and fossil fuels). Its location sheltered it from world war destruction and allowed it to use its military and currency to gain the highest spot on the nation hierarchy. Its water and land structure allowed it to grow excess food and obtain multiple energy sources for strength.
As mentioned in the Exponential section. Exponential increases the opportunity for change and risk in structural order. Every big decision counts and math wins. How the world stage plays out is important to organizations here in the United States. Interest rates, inflation, economic growth, social unrest, potential conflict, debt, the US dollar status, and other major decisions coming out of Washington DC will be play out not only in these areas but also the branding of the United States itself along with its organizations to customers around the world. In a global marketplace, the perception of the United States and the organizations who do business outside this country are impacted by the perception of customers/employees (customer and employee approach-avoid).
There is the Ingroup of the United States that competes and cooperates with other nations. There are multiple Ingroups/Outgroups that compete and cooperate within the United States for influence. This section is all about how the compete and cooperate of these Ingroups (In terms of Statecraft) can impact US organizations.
Current Statement - January 2026 > The United States is currently changing its position and strategy in multiple areas to compete/cooperate with other nations/organization to stay in top positions of global hierarchies. From a Detached Observation perspective, here are some key items to reflect on for your organization to analyze current events:
To keep/stay/attain top hierarchy position, steroid shots are being handed out in multiple areas:
Military - Increased budget and use/threat of use for US benefit.
Trade - Tariff's to increase US advantage
Currency - To maintain US dollar reserve status
Debt - Use the United States position to keep purchases of US Debt continuing
Energy/Resources - Seeking to own or be in position of power over important resources
InGroup/Outgroup - Using all of the above to bolden lines of players around the world to be with the US Ingroup and away from China - other countries - Ingroup.
Some stats and trends to watch for US organizations:
Growth> China, India, Russia and the BRICS, the total share of world output those countries produce is 35%. The G7 is down to about 28%
Population>
India - 1.46 billion (BRICS)
China - 1.41 billion (BRICS)
US - 347 million
Indonesia - 285 million (BRICS)
Pakistan - 255 million (applied to BRICS but has issues with India)
Nigeria - 237 million (partner country in BRICS)
Brazil - 212 million (BRICS)
DO: Reflecting from a math perspective, what is the equation of influence between both nations, organizations, and individuals of all the above listed countries and those slightly further down the list? Predicting potential change and risk involves understanding the influence math equation of top nations.
Xi’s Rare Earth ‘Bazooka’ Sparks Global Alarm, Race for Supplies 10/14/25
Global Village News
What we will be watching for this upcoming year
GLOBAL VILLAGE
How the global village works this year and in the coming years ahead depends a lot on the categories listed above. Building a more successful global village will take time. In 2025, we will be watching the aspects that separate the globe and the ones that bring it together. Managing global risks will take strong leadership. Here are a few items we will be watching in the coming year:
- All the major risks listed above in the Global Village category
- Trade wars - Global Politics
- How nations are getting along - highlight approach and avoidance
- Countries, Cities, and Organizations are Villages. We will also comment on this as well.
2025 Global Village Watch
Atomic scientists adjust 'Doomsday Clock' closer than ever to midnight
This article mixes in the Global Village (countries striving to get resources before other countries), the Environment (Greenland Ice melting from Climate Change opening up possibilities), and Resources (The competition for resources will continue to heat up)
The Risk of Nuclear War Continues to Rise
Important insight from this article:
"Putin capped the year by launching Russia’s new hypersonic ballistic missile against targets in Ukraine, while formally announcing a revised Russian nuclear doctrine that officially lowered the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons to meet a conventional threat to Russian territory. The revised doctrine also states that an attack against Russia by a non-nuclear power with the participation or support of a nuclear power will be seen as their joint attack on Russia."
