Andreas Wagner suggests that human creativity is simply evolution at play, and that it is our ace in the hole.
Good news. Nature tends to figure things out, and we are nature. While the short-term forecast is for very stormy seas, natural history shows that human creativity is a big rudder.
"Both nature and the human mind are imaginative problem solvers. A moth’s wing color will darken over time to prevent visibility against smoke-stained bark. A single gene in a strand of DNA will somehow code for multiple different proteins at different times. A composer will shuffle and recombine musical phrases in search of the perfect melody for a sonata. As disparate as this trio seems, the moth, the gene, and the composer all use similar mechanisms of innovation in the service of survival and success."
Book Review: Life Finds a Way: What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity