by Dean van Leeuwen | Jul 17, 2013 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
“It is clear that policymakers and those who advise them do not have a satisfactory conceptual framework for dealing with [this] disruptive impact” says Alec Ross the former senior adviser on innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and; Jonathan...
by Graeme Codrington | Jul 17, 2013 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
It sounds like something out of one of those cringeworthy, self-written high school plays. But in reality it is a genuine news report from a Fox affiliate TV station in the United States. And although it is a single anecdote, it does shine a spotlight on the mess that...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Jul 12, 2013 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
There is a pattern to the disruption of industries – change happens slowly, with a few early-adopters taking a technology and innovating, but not always in the optimum way. Then it happens quickly – and a whole industry can come tumbling down. Take digital...
by Graeme Codrington | Jul 10, 2013 | Archive, Change
Apologies to regular readers of this blog. This is a repeat of a short rant I had when last year’s UK Christmas retail report came out. Now the half year retail results have been released, and we’re stuck with the same problem. Marks & Spencer...
by TomorrowToday Global | Jul 10, 2013 | Archive, Change
In 1968 it seemed that the whole world was in dispute or turmoil. Many of the disputes were student led; there were student protests in Poland against the oppressive Communist Government, there were protests and riots in France that ending up involving workers that...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Jun 27, 2013 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
A disruptive forces is not a force that results in incremental changes, improving products or services one step at a time. Rather disruptive forces result in a breakthrough or a step change that transforms society forever. Sometimes the disruption is complete and...
