Can it be transformed without crisis? Or is the crisis we're facing enough to create change?

Oh, this is a crisis.

Agree. Understanding is a good start. The system is so culturally ingrained with the short term fixation on profit, how is it fixed yet retain critical innovation and motivation ie capitalism?

Short term profit obsession does HARM to motivation, creativity & entrepreneurship because it leaves so many Americans out of the game. Motivation & innovation come from PEOPLE. The greatest source of energy for long-term economic growth lies in helping the American people thrive