Are We Disrupted Yet?
On Thursday evening, I had a great time (after pushing through a moderate amount of terror) speaking at DisruptHR Toronto
Posts tagged ‘disrupthr’
Jun 11
Stop Trying to Disrupt Stuff and Get Business-As-Usual Right
At a recent author’s talk at the University of Toronto, Joshua Gans opened discussion about his latest book ‘Disruption Dilemma’ by observing:
“People now want to be called disruptive, even when what they are doing is not, and that is a problem.”
He’s right, of course. If I have to listen to one more person tell me that their business idea is ”like Uber, but for X” and then proceed to explain something that is completely and entirely un-Uberesque, I am going to start carrying an airhorn.
“It’s like Uber, but for pet foo-MEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
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