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Thursday, August 1, 2013

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I'm Not Jealous Of Alec Baldwin. I'm Just Jealous Of His HAIR.

Friends, Colleagues, Clients, Readers And The Occasional Paper Clip Thief:

I should be back to my usual pattern of obsessive blogging on too many subjects by August 8th, and I thank you so kindly for your patience while I'm rapidly on the mend.

In the meantime, would you please do me a great kindness and 1) visit my new blog at http://douglasecastleblog.com, and then 2) follow me (please...this only takes a quick moment) on my brand-new Twitter account at http://twitter.com/DECastleAdvisor?

Thank you, and I'm hoping that you've missed me.

Until then, please be healthy, safe, of good spirits and prosperous -- or on your way to prosperity.

Faithfully,

Douglas

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p.s. Kindly look at the image below. When I've looked at it (in a darkened room) for more than a minute or two, I have found that simultaneous with my body relaxing, my mind starts to wander in a fascinating way. I recommend it. It's wonderful, easy meditation, and you don't need any dangerous drugs. Seemingly silly exercises like this one have made my "comeback" much quicker. You can click on the image to see it at its full size, which is considerably larger.





The fascinating shape is actually an impossible recursive pattern wrapped around a doughnut-like shape called a toroid. Really. Look it up if you like.


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Friday, July 26, 2013

Disruption As A Determinant Of Fate



I have often heard people quote (paraphrase) a somewhat famous philosopher in stating that "Whatever doesn't kill me only serves to make me stronger." I myself have used variations of this is conversations about various challenges or fears.

If the "Whatever" in the quote can be taken out and the words "If disruption" could be inserted, you can easily see the defining power of disruption. It is adaptive. It is evolutionary. It is selective in favor of the intellectually and physically swifter.

Disruption is the ultimate test -- we either adapt, migrate, or die. If we are collectively a business or a technology, we become extinct (through displacement) or we become more efficient and more competitive.

While it will frighten some to think of it this way, disruption is a potential extinction event.

This is indeed something to ponder.

An unscathed survivor of multiple disruptive events is probably the best person to follow when climbing a mountain, navigating a maze or exploring a cavern.

In brief, disruption separates the leaders from the losers. And it always has since the beginning of time.

Douglas E Castle for The Disruption Theory And Disruptive innovation Blog.



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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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At last there is a weekly newspaper, sponsored by This Blog [Disruption Theory And Disruptive Innovation] and CrowdFunding Incubator LLC, which discusses disruption and disruptors in everyday life -- and makes the subject interesting and enjoyable for all. Look for it weekly, and ultimately, daily, right here.

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Monday, January 7, 2013

Planned And Unplanned Disruption For Self-Growth, Organizational Development And Strengthening.

























If disruption fosters creativity through innovation, is there a way in which a manager or leader, unbeknownst to his or her team, can actually program disruptions into brainstorming exercises, program test runs, drills, and actual operations? If the leader were kept out of the loop by having the nature and duration of these disruptions timed utilizing a random number generator such that no one would know the time, nature or extent of these disruptions, and the leader of the team could not reveal with any non-verbal 'tells" (messages) that disruption was about to occur?

The underlying assumption behind these philosophical-sounding questions is that disruption, similar to a progressive resistance exercise (and muscular 'confusion') at the gym, builds and strengthens the "muscles" of innovation, creativity, flexibility, contingency planning and problem solving.

The unasked question, which could only be answered by experimentation is this:

Q: Just how much, what frequency of occurrence, and what types of disruption cause so much entropy or disorder, that systems begin to fall apart instead of getting stronger?

Using the analogy of the body-builder, if he or she over-exercises without adequate recovery time, he or she begins to lose coordination and burns off muscular tissue. How much disruption is beneficial, and how much has the potential to invite crisis management, chaos and defective decision making?

Planned And Unplanned Disruption For Self-Growth, Organizational Development And Strengthening.

Think about it. Think about how we'd test it.

Douglas E Castle for the Disruption And Disruptive Innovation Blog



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