"It’s easier to grow than shrink," may be simply because Harvard MBAs are taught how to grow businesses. But what if they were instead taught how to shrink them?

Imagine a world where population growth wasn't the driving force behind the ever increasing frequency of global crises (migration, famine and war) all triggered by too many people trying to survive an overpopulated planet.

Image a world where Waseda Business School (早稲田大学) or Todai Science School of Management (東京大学 - University of Tokyo) used Japan's declining population as a teachable tool for the rest of the world.

What if the best and the brightest young minds of the 2030's were to focus on productivity, efficiency, and sustainability instead of the alternatives?