The Agricultural Revolution gave way to the Industrial Revolution, then to the service sector Revolution, and now it's the Knowledge Revolution. Each time, low skilled jobs were lost, but the new-wave industries always created new jobs. The problem now however, is that new wave industries simply don't have the need for the same numbers as before and the jobs that are available require skilled knowledge workers. Government's role is to create a confident, creative, entrepreneurial environment in which business, community and family leadership thrives. This is not happening now.
Current leaders seem more obsessed with control and process than creative, innovative thinking.
Because they have no clear view of New Zealand's future, they can give no clear direction. Politics must be more innovative, creative, relational and entrepreneurial if it's going to take New Zealand into a future of success and prosperity. New generation politicians must get back to the grassroots and begin building New Zealand from the foundation up. Future New Zealand is building a highway of leadership and education, to take the family, community and industry into the future.