Change is everywhere. Change happens at breakneck speed – BUT it takes time to recognize and adopt/adapt. Recall the typewriter return at the end of each line – and how long it took typists to stop using it in word-processing.
We unconsciously cling to the old models and cite them as ‘rules.’ The Information Interview was a mainstay for job changers to get information and referrals – it doesn’t work anymore.
What are some old models/rules that are no longer valid?
Technology is a driver of change. So is the economy. So is the frontier environment where most innovation occurs.
There’s more Do It Yourself (DIY) now. More Fix Yourself – reorientation of how you get and use information and vision.
Scale is easy – get 1 or 10,000 units by clicking a box on-line when ordering from a fabricator.
Do your projects on the workbench or the desktop – build your prototypes and learn valuable tips from the process.
Whether you are responsible for just you or are leading a team, or a company, shift from telling your folks What to Do, and instead tell them What you Want. Robots can be programmed to do, people can innovate to satisfy a want.
Change is disrupting the old norms.
Make something – learn – apply – improve – share with your community.
Nike said it best: “Just Do It.”
What’s your story?
Models and rules are evidence a conclusion was reached.
“Did you ever stop at a conclusion and forget to start again?”
Most of the time there is no reason to continue, but over time models diverge from reality, until it’s profitable to recalibrate.
Losers confuse models for reality.