There is ever increasing uncertainty. Dealing with the New Ideas forces us to look at four aspects. Frontier has to do with our vision of where we are going or into what we are developing. History means that we need to determine what we have forgotten, what we need to forget, and forge a new understanding. Relating means that government, culture, and commerce or economy need to see their mission in the broader perspective of the universe.
Capabilities have to do with dealing with change.
The challenge of the New Ideas is that we compete, cooperate, or we walk away. It is built upon a new interdependence model. The Y2K issue is the first crisis in history that you know is going to show up. And the number one priority of the White House is not military or financial, but rather the response of the American people. There is a great potential for panic.