PART II

PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, SHARED CULTURES, AND OTHER RHYTHMS

In the first part of our journey, we set out to map the fractious, fluid landscape of this world that we’re encountering. We have seen that all products, services, organizations, and persons perish, some more quickly than others. We have acknowledged that the prevailing punctuation of the innovation economy is the explosion: particularly those that drop mighty industries and organizations with a disruptive crash. But we have also learned that in a setting of constant upheaval a wise organization can not only survive, but also thrive—if we learn to act in harmony with that riotous energy. Opportunity and risk are two sides of the same coin. We have to learn to love both.

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