Every revolution results in winners and losers — after the dust settles. During the revolution, chaos occurs as people attempt to discern if this is the real thing or just a minor rebellion. All parties put forward their positions, attempting to convince onlookers that theirs is the path forward. Meanwhile, established practices and institutions are disrupted and even overturned — perhaps temporarily or maybe permanently. Eventually, the results shake out and it becomes clear which viewpoint prevails and becomes the new established practice — and in its turn becomes the incumbent, ripe for disruption.
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=B57FA3AD-1A64-6A71-CEB797F55A8FC4A8
Look at the immediate adoption of the iPhone — didn’t see a lot of resistance to that, did you? A more nuanced understanding of people’s reaction to change would interpret likely reactions based upon how the effect of the change is perceived by the individual — is it a benefit or a threat?
Every revolution results in winners and losers — after the dust settles. During the revolution, chaos occurs as people attempt to discern if this is the real thing or just a minor rebellion. All parties put forward their positions, attempting to convince onlookers that theirs is the path forward. Meanwhile, established practices and institutions are disrupted and even overturned — perhaps temporarily or maybe permanently. Eventually, the results shake out and it becomes clear which viewpoint prevails and becomes the new established practice — and in its turn becomes the incumbent, ripe for disruption.
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=B57FA3AD-1A64-6A71-CEB797F55A8FC4A8
Look at the immediate adoption of the iPhone — didn’t see a lot of resistance to that, did you? A more nuanced understanding of people’s reaction to change would interpret likely reactions based upon how the effect of the change is perceived by the individual — is it a benefit or a threat?