Evolutionary mechanisms enabled humans to profoundly transform Earth systems. Because the resulting Anthropocene systems are highly interdependent and dynamically evolving, often with accelerating rates of cultural and technological evolution, the ensuing societal challenges must be holistically framed and addressed. An evolutionary, system-of-systems, convergence paradigm will enable the entire family of societal challenges of the Anthropocene to be addressed in an integrated fashion with causally coherent strategic interventions across multiple systems and scales.
