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description: The world&#x27;s most influential leaders and thinkers share their ideas for what the future should look like in a post-coronavirus world.
title: The Great Reset: How to Build a Better World Post-COVID-19
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Illustration by Brian Stauffer for TIME

# The Great Reset

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a unique opportunity to think about the kind of future we want. TIME partnered with the World Economic Forum to ask leading thinkers to share ideas for how to transform the way we live and work. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOMPO HOLDINGS

## The Great Reset

* ![The Great Reset](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt856c9d05d63ab1ff/698a136722fb8546dee2b89b/time-great-reset-hero-image2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[Angelique Kidjo, Mariana Mazzucato and PayPal's Dan Schulman on Solutions That Will Drive Real Change](/collections/great-reset/5933167/davos-agenda-solutions/)  
byTIME Staff
* ![WEF 2020 Klaus Schwab](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb02828c40585523/698a1356e76ad292b2638377/klaus-schwab-reimagining-capitalism-wef-2020.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[A Better Economy Is Possible. But We Need to Reimagine Capitalism to Do It](/collections/great-reset/5900748/klaus-schwab-capitalism/)  
byKlaus Schwab
* ![poland-future-coal-environment](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1e4c3fca145470e/698a136116d884fa52c38b7b/poland-future-coal-environment.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[Europe Has Big Plans for a Green New Deal. Poland's Coal Country Isn't So Sure](/collections/great-reset/5900740/europe-green-new-deal-poland/)  
byJustin Worland
* ![Protesters gathered in Times Square to support "Black Lives Matter" movement](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt72dc9e971705bb8f/698a10d697cdff462c6baff8/racial-inequality.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[If Corporations Really Want to Address Racial Inequality, Here Are 9 Things That Actually Make a Difference](/collections/great-reset/5875304/racial-inequality-corporations/)  
byDarren Walker
* ![Watch live discussions with Michelle Bachelet, Ray Dalio and Yuriko Koike](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8a62520e3878e67f/698a1394e76ad29a086383d9/Thumb_3UP-Sponsor-3.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[Watch TIME100 Talks: Michelle Bachelet, Yuriko Koike and Ray Dalio](/collections/great-reset/5905815/time-100-talksmichelle-bachelet-yuriko-koike-ray-dalio/)  
byTIME Staff
* ![Fix the Economy by 2023](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte39ad52f8018fd30/698a1360011682d5a797ff1e/fix-economy-by-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[It's 2023\. Here's How We Fixed the Global Economy](/collections/great-reset/5900739/fix-economy-by-2023/)  
byMariana Mazzucato


* [Redesign Capitalism to Incorporate Social Value](/collections/great-reset/5901668/content-from-sompo-social-value/)  
byTIME Staff
* ![BIG's ski slope on top of a power plant, opened to the public in Copenhagen in October 2019, embodies Ingels' ethos of "hedonistic sustainability"](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt95f60566b30a183f/698a13554ee262102031805d/luca-locatelli-copenhill-copenhagen-bjarke-ingels.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[The Climate is Breaking Down. Architect Bjarke Ingels Has a Masterplan for That](/collections/great-reset/5900743/bjarke-ingels-climate-change-architecture/)  
byCiara Nugent
* ![WEF 2020 Gaperpin](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde4445c5aa310af6/698a135386f68e8aac6ef50f/galerpin-wef-2020.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[Mercado Libre CEO Marcos Galperin Sees an E-Commerce Revolution Coming](/collections/great-reset/5900749/mercado-libre-ceo-marcos-galperin-sees-an-e-commerce-revolution-coming/)  
byCiara Nugent
* ![Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4cafddf61e22156a/698a135601168279b497ff10/201102_WEF_KOIKE_001.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on How the 2021 Olympics Will Be Different from Every Other Games](/collections/great-reset/5900751/toyko-olympics-2021-yuriko-koike/)  
byCharlie Campbell
* ![Jane Fraser Wall Street CEO](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea92d77d7577ac28/698a1354011682636997ff0b/jane-fraser-citibank-wef-2020.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[Jane Fraser, The Incoming CEO of Citigroup, On How to Smash the Glass Ceiling](/collections/great-reset/5900752/jane-fraser-citibank/)  
byEben Shapiro
* ![Rethinking Work COVID-19 WEF 2020](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd120cb1ba24f9456/698a13554ee2620586318058/rethinking-work-covid-19-wef-2020-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[The COVID-19 Pandemic Upended the Office. It’s Time to Radically Rethink How We Work](/collections/great-reset/5900753/rethinking-work-covid-19/)  
byAlana Semuels


* [Japan’s Sompo Group Uses Data to Make Positive Contributions to Society](/collections/great-reset/5901667/content-from-sompo-positive-contributions/)  
byTIME Staff
* ![K-shaped recovery](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42cb4ce30c53f0dd/698a136fdb29874ad5265f11/geopolitical-trends-coronavirus.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Turbocharged Geopolitical Trends. We Need to Adapt Faster](/collections/great-reset/5900755/geopolitical-trends-coronavirus/)  
byIan Bremmer
* ![Yo-Yo Ma](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt81646759ff22bbb8/698a136822fb851220e2b8a5/yo-yo-ma-lesson.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[Yo-Yo Ma: The Pathway to a Better World Begins With Culture](/collections/great-reset/5900761/yo-yo-ma-culture-better-world/)  
byYo-Yo Ma
* ![tony-blair-lesson-1](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87c6efacde144009/698a136ab21a9c99b1504279/tony-blair-lesson-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[Tony Blair: I’ve Always Been an Optimist. But for the First Time Ever I’m Troubled About the Future](/collections/great-reset/5900762/tony-blair-concerned-future/)  
byTony Blair
* ![Netflix &amp; British Vogue Host Dinner Celebrating The BAFTA Breakthrough Brits](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd80a762743cbf530/698a136b09208f4715417473/lily-cole-lesson.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[Lily Cole: We Must Turn This Crisis Into an Opportunity for a Better World](/collections/great-reset/5900763/lily-cole-covid-19-opportunity/)  
byLily Cole
* ![Slack Technologies Inc. CEO Stewart Butterfield Interview](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4028ded5835e2bf8/698a136f01168268c397ff3b/stewart-butterfield-lesson.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[Stewart Butterfield: COVID-19 Will Change How We Work Forever. That Could Make the World Better](/collections/great-reset/5900764/covid-19-work-world/)  
byTIME Staff


* ![Walmart CEO Doug McMillon](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f9e25dcfea3053a/698a135422fb85931ee2b879/201102_wefwalmart_001.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[It's the Right Thing to Do.' Walmart CEO Doug McMillon Says It's Time to Reinvent Capitalism Post-Coronavirus](/collections/great-reset/5900765/walmart-ceo-reinventing-capitalism/)  
byEben Shapiro
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43eef81e4fcd9fb1/6998cd5c25f3ee58ee6455df/duke-and-duchess-of-sussex-time-100-talks-.webp?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
['This Is a Global Crisis.' Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Discuss the State of the Digital World](/collections/great-reset/5901377/prince-harry-meghan-markle-digital-world/)  
byMegan McCluskey
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f05ff3349ab8ce8/6998cd5df1b082d4ab6f20f4/maria-ressa-Renee-Diresta-100-talks.webp?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
['What Will You Sacrifice for the Truth?' Maria Ressa Discusses Disinformation and Social Platforms With Prince Harry and Renée DiResta](/collections/great-reset/5901383/harry-maria-ressa-renee-diresta/)  
byBilly Perrigo
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb91ea7edb038827e/6998cd5c9fbc7c7006d9ac8b/Tristan-Harrissafiya-noble-time-100-talks.webp?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Discuss Misinformation With Silicon Valley's Biggest Critics](/collections/great-reset/5901379/prince-harry-meghan-markle-tristan-harris-safiya-noble/)  
byEliana Dockterman
* ![Alexis Ohanian](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfde23889684bf63b/698a135eb21a9c09fa504265/alexis-ohanian-time-100-talks.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Speaks with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex About Building a Better Tech Industry](/collections/great-reset/5901381/alexis-ohanian-meghan-markle-building-better-tech/)  
byTara Law
* ![Kristalina Georgieva WEF 2020](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbe91e5a374400720/698a13558fd2ee45b4361dbf/Kristalina-Georgieva-Interview-wef-2020.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
[IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva Says We Have a 'Once in a Century Opportunity' to Fund a Sustainable Future](/collections/great-reset/5901323/imf-kristalina-georgieva-sustainable-economy/)  
byJustin Worland


The Great Reset: How to Build a Better World Post-COVID-19

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