Boer Maak 'n Plan - Part 3 Conclusion
Choosing Our Civilisational Path
In this pivotal section, we've explored the three evolutionary paths before humanity: Termination, Technofeudalism, and Transcendence. Through the lens of Clare Graves' seminal work, it's become starkly apparent that our current trajectory is hurtling us towards a harrowing future—one where centralised control and the wholesale erosion of human agency reign supreme.
The case studies examined in Chapter 9 paint a chilling portrait of Technofeudalism rising—a world where the language of sustainability and stakeholder concern is cynically coopted to consolidate power in the hands of an unaccountable elite. From the dispossession of bioregional heritage under the GREEN+ program to the spectre of biosecurity totalitarianism, the warning signs are unmistakable.
Yet amidst this gathering storm, a glimmering alternate path beckons. The model of bioregional resilience outlined in Chapter 10 represents a clarion call to transcend the false binaries and chart a course for holistic regeneration. By forging audacious alliances with rural wisdom-keepers and orienting our enterprises around the flourishing of entire living systems, we can become architects of a world that works for 100% of humanity in harmony with nature.
However, manifesting this Transcendent possibility will require a fundamental evolution of consciousness—a collective Momentous Leap into the holistic, integral paradigm Graves termed "Second Tier". It demands that we relinquish the myopic, mechanistic mindsets that have brought our world to the brink and embrace a new cognitive order—one that recognises the intrinsic interdependence of all life and our sacred stewardship role in its thriving.
We are uniquely poised to be the vanguard of this civilisational Momentous Leap. Our identity has been forged in the crucible of transmutation, from colonialism to apartheid to the birthing of the Rainbow Nation. The indomitable spirit of making a plan that enabled us to alchemise adversity into emancipation now calls us to be torchbearers for all humanity in this epochal transition.
Ours is the task of rejecting the siren songs of predatory paradigms and pioneering a new pattern entirely—one where corporate success is synonymous with the holistic enrichment of all stakeholders, from watersheds to future generations. By decoupling from the diseased logic of extractivism and weaving a new social fabric of reciprocity and resilience, we lay the foundation stones for a civilisational Renaissance.
The road ahead will undoubtedly be arduous. Transcending the inertia of the known to venture into terra incognita will demand unflagging conviction and fortitude. But such is the burden of the pioneer, the visionary, the evolutionary provocateur. In choosing to be the unlikely allies our future is pleading for, we activate the unique medicine our country's soul has incubated for this very hour.
There is no more pressing task than to align the tremendous creative energies of business with the regeneration of all Life. As we stand at the crossroads, may we find the moral clarity to renounce the roads to ruin and forge an intrepid trail into the thriving future our hearts know is possible. The journey to an authentic, regenerative civilisation will be shaped by those with the courage to become the transformation we wish to see—and it begins with us, right here, right now.
Onward to Part 4.
Boer Maak 'n Plan—Table of Contents
Want to navigate to a particular chapter quickly? Use these links. Back Cover Blurb Foreword Introduction About the Author Part 1 - The Past: Patterns of Civilisational Cycles Part 1 Introduction Chapter 1 - Barbarians at the Gate: Defending South Africa's Resilience in an Age of Globalisation