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.
The belief in the coming of disruptions is a powerful motivator to those with the greatest will to survive, be they turnaround businesses, or frontiersmen. - Douglas E. Castle---------------
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